Get rid of University Diploma Advertisement

[landmark]

Hi! All,
Thanks in advance. From last few days, whenever I login to my server or any computer in my lab, I see one-opened widow like ? University Diploma?. It?s nothing but advertisement .I tried to find out how to get rid of it !. Does any one have any idea, how can I get rid of this kind of advertisement. It? s annoying me lot.
I really appreciate your support.
Thanks
SM

 

[minendo]

Download, install, and run AdAware.

 

[tart666]

disable the windows messenger service. This popup is actually created using the "net send" command from an infected PC on your local win nt network.

 

[gaidin123]

tart666 got it right. Windows messenger spam is a horrible new form of spam...mainly because you can send those things anonymously to huge blocks of IPs at a time. Some students found this out a few years ago in the PC labs on my campus and would hold conversations and message random people to freak them out.

Found this site as a straightforward example of exactly the problem you are having:
http://www.stopmessengerspam.com/

Gaidin

 

[landmark]

Thank you very every one for your support.

 

[Daniel]

Its really been a pain, my firewall blocks it all but I walk into 5 extra pages daily of firewall reports all denying port 137 incoming.

 

[CZroe]

tart666 is right except that it is NOT from an "infected" PC. This is literally already incorporated into spm tools and sold to spammers. Because it is not email, it is totally unregulated by the government... I've already gotten a few of them. Slashdot has an artical about it...

 

[tart666]

except that it is NOT from an "infected" PC.

I see now.
A pc with an idiot in front of it can still be considered "infected", though.

 

[CZroe]

I agree... I just got ANOTHER one!

 

[Torghn]

It's really anoying. I actualy use the windows messanger on my network, but now I'm probably going to have to turn it off before I go insane.