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Is It As Bad As Microsoft Winpopup?

April 26, 2017bad Microsoft winpopup

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Is It As Bad As Microsoft Winpopup?

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The Net Send GUI does not rely upon or use the legacy Winpopup protocol. Instead, it sends and receives instant messages over its own secure network protocol that is based on TCP/IP instead of old-fashioned NetBIOS. This approach provides the following advantages: You can disable dangerous Microsoft Messenger Service, a provider for the Winpopup protocol. This alone closes a huge security hole and gets rid of the Messenger Spam issue. Unlike NetBIOS used by Winpopup, the TCP/IP protocol used by Net Send GUI is securely controlled by firewalls and is completely protected against the spam issue. Net Send GUI is fully compatible with Winpopup LAN Messenger, OfficePopup and similar applications. There is a receive-only version that allows your network users to receive messages, but provides no means to send any.