"SuperBLUE" <superblueMAKNI.DeleteThis@vip.hr>
wrote in news:cdlljs$ek2$1@fegnews.vip.hr:
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> ****How can I find out**** what causes messages like this:
>
> Network Connections
> "You (or a program) have requested information from smtp.maybugs.com.
> Which connection do you want to use?"
>
> After I press the "Cancel" button message reapears with changed
> smtp.maybugs.com to www.maybugs.com, then ftp.maybugs.com, and so on
> and it is driveing me crazy. Is there a log file for this?
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> Another problem:
> I keep getting MSN messanger advertising messeges. I have stopped the
> service, but it doesn´t work. Can someone tell me what is the best
> way to remove this program.
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> Thanks
The first problem sounds like a popup from a personal software firewall.
Got one? If so, check its logs. The popup didn't give any decent info
on what program was trying to make the covert connection?
Since you suspect a virus, trojan, or other malware, and since you are
posting in a anti-virus newsgroup, it is odd that you never mentioned
running a full scan using a recently updated anti-virus program, or
checking for spyware by using Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy, and
CWShredder.
The second problem is NOT caused by someone using 'net send' to use the
Messenger service. If that NT service is disabled and not started then
it cannot be used. Sounds like the real problem is with the MSN
Messenger prattleware which has nothing to do with the Messenger NT
service. There isn't an entry in Add/Remove Programs to uninstall MSN
Messenger?
Also, I do not see how these problems relate to the newsgroups to which
you posted. What do covert Internet connections and popups have to do
with comp.software.extreme-programming and with the hacker newsgroups?
The fact that you even post to the hacker groups makes your post
suspicious. Hacking isn't necessarily bad but it obviously doesn't
relate to your post.
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