RE: Windows Messenger Pop-up spam

["David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers [mailto:bugtraq () planetcobalt net]
>
> On 2004-11-30 Beauford, Jason wrote:
> > Block those Ports!
>
> *sigh*
>
> Why? Simply disable the stupid messenger service (because 
> obviously it's
> not needed anyway). There's no need to block any port because of
> messenger spam.

  That would be true, if all that ever used those ports was Messenger.
  But it's NOT!  The same ports are used for a bunch of stuff that 
you *really* do not want to be exchanging with the wild wild net.

  Block those ports, and no longer seeing Messenger spam is the 
*smallest* (if most visible) way in which your system will become
safer.

David Gillett