someone messaged me in my own personal network, using messaging service

[newbie1]

it was an ad from "nude live girls", my question is, does the computer have to be on the local network to message you through microsoft messaging service built in windows 2000 os's?


i know definately for sure no one from my network played a prank on me, because i'm the only one in the house.

im using windows 2000 advanced server

[cyberskye]

Yes - has to come from the network. Is your server part of a VPN (client or server)?

Two possibilities - you have a security problem - your network is owned.

Or someone you know is connected to your network and playing a trick on you.

[zxc47]

One other thing it could be is you have a trojan virus
This javascript trojan allows various hidden functions to take place on a user's system. It exists in two forms:
In HTA form, an HTML Application is created which is not visible to the user and can not be closed.
In HTML form, a browser window is created which is minimized and can not be easily maximized or closed.
Typically these window "tricks" are seen associated with advertisement and banner ad programs. Especially affiliated with pornographic sites and sites which pay commissions to others for displaying banner ads.
The trojan does not contain any other payload and does not cause any damage to the local system. Files which trigger this detection should be deleted.