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25-Mar-2005, 05:23 PM #1
Cool Shoot The Messenger
Nice little program.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...23016%2C00.asp
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25-Mar-2005, 06:07 PM #2
However, if you're behind a broadband router or a software firewall, Windows Messenger Service doesn't pose any threat.
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25-Mar-2005, 06:11 PM #3
LOL, I always shut it down in preferences, kill it with adaware, and then uninstall it. I want to make triple sure it is dead.
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25-Mar-2005, 10:13 PM #4
Killing it is easy and a good idea although it was funny at college .
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30-Mar-2005, 05:44 AM #5
Some more ways of dealing with Messenger:

http://www.pchell.com/support/removemessenger.shtml
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