Q: Whenever I connect to the Internet using Windows 2000, Windows keeps popping up with the message:
“Messenger service Message from system to alert Windows registry appears to be infected. Please visit www.e-registry and download.” Is this because of a virus?
A: To work around this issue, you will have to disable the Messenger Service. To do this, please click Start à Run à type “services.msc”. This will bring up the services window. On the right pane, scroll down and double click Messenger. In the Startup type list, click Disabled. Under “service status” click the stop button. This will stop this service. Now click Ok.
The perfect solution is installing a third-party firewall product that blocks inbound NetBIOS and UDP broadcast traffic. You get the list of other firewall at this URL: http://www.snapfiles.com/downloadfind.php?action=s&st=personal+firewall
Make sure you have installed Windows 2000 SP4 and all critical windows updates. Also, keep the virus definition files of y9ur anti-virus updated.
For detailed information, visit the Microsoft knowledge base article, at http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904
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