How do I remove MSN Messenger popups?

[Shocky-FM]

After installing msn messenger which I don't usually use I now kee getting msn poping randomly which viewing websites?

Connect to msnusers.com and requests I sign in with my passport? anyway to remove this crap ?

 

[Hlebio]

Hmm never seen this before.. when I read the thread title I assumed it'd be the 'MSN Today' pop up which comes up everytime you sign in unless you turn it off in preferences.

Tried going in to preferences to check if there is anything about pop ups in there? There isn't a toolbar that has been installed in your web browser right? You could try running Adaware I suppose.

 

[benjo plz.]

It sounds like you're confusing messenger service with msn (post a screen shot of the messages tbh). To get rid of the popups, open up services.msc from run, find the messenger service, open up its properties, set it as disabled, and then stop it.

 

[Shocky-FM]

Hmm never seen this before.. when I read the thread title I assumed it'd be the 'MSN Today' pop up which comes up everytime you sign in unless you turn it off in preferences.

Tried going in to preferences to check if there is anything about pop ups in there? There isn't a toolbar that has been installed in your web browser right? You could try running Adaware I suppose.

I have disabled all popups and autostart in msn but this popup doesn’t seem directly related to the actually msn software I installed.. It’s more like its woke up some dodgy built in crap. I did remove msn from the windows components which clearly doesn’t do anything.

 

[Shocky-FM]

It sounds like you're confusing messenger service with msn (post a screen shot of the messages tbh). To get rid of the popups, open up services.msc from run, find the messenger service, open up its properties, set it as disabled, and then stop it.

Here you go...

The messenger service is disabled by default in SP2

 

[The_KiD]

I would not enter your details in that window, it could possibly be a new form of spyware.

Download HiJackThis (www.merijn.org) and paste a log file here, so I can take a look.

Dont use HJT to delete anything as you may cause system problems.

 

[bledd]

it could be a picture that someone else has linked to from their msn space or something..

what website do you get this on?

 

[Shocky-FM]

I get it on the futuremark forums.. Should I ask a mod there?


Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 22:07:47, on 20/05/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe
C:\WINDOWS\CTHELPER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTXFIHLP.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CTXFISPI.EXE
C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logitech\KhalShared\KHALMNPR.EXE
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe
C:\Program Files\ATITool\ATITool.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Documents and Settings\Martin\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.futuremark.com/community/
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AudioDrvEmulator] "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe" -1 AudioDrvEmulator "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\Audio Emulator\AudDrvEm.dll"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTHelper] CTHELPER.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTxfiHlp] CTXFIHLP.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Logitech Hardware Abstraction Layer] KHALMNPR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATICCC] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe" runtime -Delay
O4 - Global Startup: Logitech SetPoint.lnk = C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe (file missing)
O16 - DPF: {0A5FD7C5-A45C-49FC-ADB5-9952547D5715} (Creative Software AutoUpdate) - http://creative.com/su/ocx/15015/CTSUEng.cab
O16 - DPF: {39B0684F-D7BF-4743-B050-FDC3F48F7E3B} - http://www.fileplanet.com/fpdlmgr/cabs/FPDC_2.2.0.84.cab
O16 - DPF: {F6ACF75C-C32C-447B-9BEF-46B766368D29} (Creative Software AutoUpdate Support Package) - http://creative.com/su/ocx/15021/CTPID.cab
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - "C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\msgrapp.dll" (file missing)
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe

 

[ShakenNstirred]

i use the mess patch on here
http://www.mess.be/
it stops adds and lots more

 

[csmager]

i use the mess patch on here
http://www.mess.be/
it stops adds and lots more

As far as I can read, the OP doesn't even have MSN installed anymore. I can't see how that'd help!

 

[uknorthboy]

Messenger is quite hard to get rid of altogether, if you want too get rid of it and hopefully the popup, cut and past this into the run command.



RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Make a restore point before you do this just in case.