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The Windows "Messenger Service" is being exploited to spray the Internet ...
Messenger Service is a network-based system notification service included in some versions of Microsoft Windows.
Using the Messenger Service in Windows gives you varying results that depend on the command options or interface you use to send messages.

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Posted by waqasahmad

The messenger service is not windows messenger. The Messenger service is the net send command and alerter service messages sent between clients and servers. Intend was for system administrators to notify their windows network clients about network activity, now folks use for spam and potential viruses.

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Posted by michaelcoyne

Messenger Service is a network-based system notification service included in some versions of Microsoft Windows. This service, although it has a similar name, is not related in any way to the .NET Messenger Service or the Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger instant messaging clients.

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Posted by sagitraz