A huge blow to Messenger Plus!


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Mesenger Plus! has just received another blow today after being red-flagged by Microsoft AntiSpyware.

According to the free program which is currently in BETA, the main executable, msgplus.exe, has now been flaged as a "Serious Threat" and will be blocked from running. Reports have came in that even explicitly allowing the software to launch sometimes fails. The threat level was only raised in the most recent update, before it was just marked as a moderate risk.

Patchou made this statement: "If they were detecting the setup, I could concede that a threat exists, as the user still has the choice to install the sponsor or not. But they are detecting msgplus.exe which does not harm your computer in any way"

For those of you who entrust Microsoft AntiSpyware to "Remove" Messenger Plus! are in fact stuck with the actual sponsor program. Dwergs stated, "Who's causing disaster to your system now? And it's not the first time that Microsoft makes doubtful changes to its spyware definitions".

Patchou has contacted Microsoft personally, so all we can do is ignore the warnings and wait for the threat level to be knocked down again.

Source: Mess.Be

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And I thouht Messenger Plus! was going to Redmond.

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Yeah true. This seems like something really dumb! Although I completely disagree with the adware and spyware in MsgPlus. It completely f*cks up ur system if u accidentally install it!

Yeah true.  This seems like something really dumb!  Although I completely disagree with the adware and spyware in MsgPlus.  It completely f*cks up ur system if u accidentally install it!

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No it does not. It installs a toolbar on IE, adds a few favorities, and gives random popups. That is not totaly screwing up your system...

i used this plus crap before and didnt expect it to come with spyware so didnt untick the box(dumb me) was really annoyed with what it installed and think i ended up formatting. Never touched plus again

glad ms has flagged it tbh :)

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Even though I detest Messenger Plus to its roots, I still think it shouldn't be classed as spyware.

i used this plus crap before and didnt expect it to come with spyware so didnt untick the box(dumb me) was really annoyed with what it installed and think i ended up formatting. Never touched plus again

glad ms has flagged it tbh :)

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Actually as mess.be fanatic said... The amount of spyware on MsgPlus is actually rather small and isn't too dangerous. It can all be removed by simply uninstalling MsgPlus I think.

I somewhat doubt you had to format just because of msgplus :pinch:

Glad I don't use Messenger Plus! then.

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Plus! is a great program.

It is sponsored by crapware yes, but you can remove it easily. Although I have had people tell me that the on some systems it can become a major prolem to remove (mostly n00bs).

Patch does give you the option to NOT install it with this crapware, and if your too stupid to check the correct box when installing, you dont have any business installing it.

As far as him going to Redmond. Lol. ...

I can just see it, a binch of suits walking him into a room, and sitting him down ...

Flashback to that scene from The Matrix, and his mouth gets sealed shut ... lol. :laugh:

Then I take it you class a trojan/virus as a total destruction of your computer  :rolleyes:.

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:sleep: No I just don't like spyware on my PC. I use MsgPlus! all the time and I never install the spyware, it's a great app, but I have seen the spyware. Like other spyware it downloads more, etc, and for a noob it can be quite destructive.

[quote name='Mx?' date='Aug 14 2005, 23:19':sleep:: No I just don't like spyware on my PC. I use MsgPlus! all the time and I never install the spyware, it's a great app, but I have seen the spyware. Like other spyware it downloads more, etc, and for a noob it can be quite destructive.

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Your absolutely right.

To a n00b ... this can be like an atom bomb. :rolleyes::

Actually as mess.be fanatic said... The amount of spyware on MsgPlus is actually rather small and isn't too dangerous. It can all be removed by simply uninstalling MsgPlus I think.

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Yep. Did it once, uninstalled it, reinstalled it with the other box ticked. Although the fact that ads with porn on came in the meantime seriously shocked my parents (who are not the most internet-savvy people).

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