Hi All,
I am being hit by a new type of spam. This press release will explain it better than I can <snip> Spam and pop-up ads have been combined in an unholy alliance because a bulk-mail spam developer has figured out how to transmit pop-up spam directly to PCs through a messaging function found in Windows. The function was designed for use by computer network technicians to communicate. However, anyone can send the messages and there's no need for the user to have an internet browser open. Gary Flynn, a security engineer at james Madison University, where several messages were received, says the technique is worse than email spam. "This pops up on the screen," he said. "It's almost like somebody barging into your office and interrupting you." </snip> This is so intrusive as unlike email spam where you have a chance of deleting it before you see it this pops up in the middle of your screen covering whatever you are looking at. I have Googled (will that word be in the dictionary soon ?) but as yet cant find a way of turning the wretched thing off. Any ideas anyone. regards melanie ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:wdvltalk-join@;lists.wdvl.com Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
