Messenger Spam < Internet Fraud in the Yahoo! Directory

How to Stop 'Messenger Service' Spam in Windows
Technofile article about the new type of spam.
aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/bit112702.html
Spamming Using the Windows Messenger Service
The CIAC outlines a spam that is active on most Windows platforms.
www.ciac.org/ciac/techbull/CIACTech03-001.shtml
Stop Messenger Spam
Offers downloadable software to eliminate messenger spam in Windows, as well as instructions on disabling it manually.
www.stopmessengerspam.com
TechTV: Spam Takes New Form
Describes the direct IP advertising spamming technique and how you can stop it for free.
www.g4techtv.com/techtvvault/features/35928/Spam_Takes_New_Form.html
Windows Messenger is New Spam Vector
The Register article about the messenger scam involving DirectAdvertiser.
www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27634.html
Wired News: Spam Masquerades as Admin Alerts
About the ads that hit Windows systems through backdoor networking ports.
www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55795,00.html

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