On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.computer.security, in article
<7aHMh.2050$f56.628@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, Quercus Robur wrote:

>My wife just turned on her computer and up popped a window stating "You need
>to download XXX to clean up your computer. You have visited adult sites."
>Of course we did not download.

What rock have you been hiding under? This problem has only been around
for at least 6 years.

>Now a) I don't use my wifes computer, and b) I don't visit A sites.

c. Neither one of you have a clue about computers

>My wife is PO'd

Glad to hear it. Maybe it will give you some incentive to learn how to
configure your computer and disable unwanted services.

>We run Norton AV (always up to date), Trend Micro anti spyware and
>Ad-Subtract plus firewall, so I am curious, what got through and how?

You are running windoze, and microsoft thought this service might be
useful (in spite of the fact that the original service that has been
available on UNIX for several decades earlier - and was routinely
disabled just for this reason). They realize it's to hard for a dumb
user to figure out how to enable this crap if needed, so they enabled
it for you. Aren't you lucky.

>What do I need to do, am running a full AV scan?

Google for "messenger spam" and how to disable the service. It's some
item on a pull-down menu somewhere - you don't need third party software
to disable it.

Old guy