I just noticed that Messenger plus! is back on Download.com

But even tho it links to the msgplus site, it says

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Originally posted by Download.com
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That's weird.... I guess Patchou should contact them.

And they should correct Plus... it's Plus!
The download file is correct, so who added it to Download.com?

And the first reviewer slams it because they confuse 'sponsor' with 'spyware'.
I replied, as well as writing my own review: is what I wrote OK?

I just wrote an amazing post in response to that, and accidentally pressed the "Reset" button.

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Originally posted by traxor

I just wrote an amazing post in response to that, and accidentally pressed the "Reset"

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It only has 2 out of 5

I have added my own review now that noob at the begging made me mad

These are his reviews:

Patchou is a director of a company which distributes spyware.
It seems that Patchou is now one of the directors of Secure Software Inc, one of many business names used by the owners of Lop.com. C2 Media, which is the spyware bundled with Patchou's Plus program, is another one of Lop.com's business names, so it seems that Patchou's greed has clouded his vision and led him along the path of invasion of privacy. It's not hard to find any of this information, so it will only be a matter of time before he loses the respect and trust of the many 'loyal' followers, who he asked on his forums to post positive ratings.

Why allow this to return?
Cons: What happened to the new "zero-tolerance adware policy" on download.com? this software was removed from download.com because it is riddled with hard-to-remove spyware, yet it sneakily returns, just as the spyware contained in this software does to innocent, unsuspecting users.

Wait...

imho, I smell something fishy here.

Of course, I'm glad it's back on download.com, but I'm afraid it would be dangerous for the sake of Messenger Plus!.

As you notice, the name lacks of the exclamation point and the correct publisher's name.
Don't you think about other computer users who hate Plus! ?
They will think that Patchou is sneaky, and they will say something bad about Messenger Plus!.

I'd say it would not be good for Plus!'s future.

I just wrote a review and it didnt' get posted

* Maniac feels like he did something wrong...

mines been added but it still at 3/5 *'s and it says 2 votes stupid site

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Originally posted by Absorbation
I have added my own review now that noob at the begging made me mad

These are his reviews:

Patchou is a director of a company which distributes spyware.
It seems that Patchou is now one of the directors of Secure Software Inc, one of many business names used by the owners of Lop.com. C2 Media, which is the spyware bundled with Patchou's Plus program, is another one of Lop.com's business names, so it seems that Patchou's greed has clouded his vision and led him along the path of invasion of privacy. It's not hard to find any of this information, so it will only be a matter of time before he loses the respect and trust of the many 'loyal' followers, who he asked on his forums to post positive ratings.

Why allow this to return?
Cons: What happened to the new "zero-tolerance adware policy" on download.com? this software was removed from download.com because it is riddled with hard-to-remove spyware, yet it sneakily returns, just as the spyware contained in this software does to innocent, unsuspecting users.

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Originally posted by Absorbation
These are his reviews:

Patchou is a director of a company which distributes spyware.
It seems that Patchou is now one of the directors of Secure Software Inc, one of many business names used by the owners of Lop.com. C2 Media, which is the spyware bundled with Patchou's Plus program, is another one of Lop.com's business names, so it seems that Patchou's greed has clouded his vision and led him along the path of invasion of privacy. It's not hard to find any of this information, so it will only be a matter of time before he loses the respect and trust of the many 'loyal' followers, who he asked on his forums to post positive ratings.

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wtf? err.. for the info, I never re-submitted Plus! to Download.com. Something very fishy is going around here. I'll email download.com to ask about it. The setup file seems to be intact and valid, however, I don't know what HIT is and I have no idea why download.com would allow anyone to submit Plus! to the database again without checkign it.

Anyway... I'll keep you posted about that.

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Originally posted by Patchou
wtf? err.. for the info, I never re-submitted Plus! to Download.com. Something very fishy is going around here. I'll email download.com to ask about it. The setup file seems to be intact and valid, however, I don't know what HIT is and I have no idea why download.com would allow anyone to submit Plus! to the database again without checkign it.

Anyway... I'll keep you posted about that.

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I felt dissapointed after I found out that Plus! had been removed, but with it being back, i'm happy. Plus! deserves the praise it needs and not stupid comments like the first comment that you've all seen.

I added my comment when Plus! was still at download.com, and also, Now that it's back, I have added a comment again.

Hmm that's really weird. Surely they would contact the owner to at least check everything's ok?

If they removed it then why is it back? Very weird.

To get back on this topic....

The reviews on Download.com even get worse....

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Originally posted by FTQ
Pros: Display contacts on desktop is a redeeming feature, and if you are less than ethical in your work life you may find Boss Protection useful.

Cons: It seems that the "zero-tolerance adware policy" that download.com has instituted is not worth the paper it is written on.

The biggest con? The positive reviews from the msgplus.net cheer squad. Without them there's not much left.

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Originally posted by damages computers

Pros: Makes owner lots of money while wrecking computers.

Cons: Spyware galore. Feasts on what most don't know about user agreement fine print. Doesn't seem to matter if you opt out anyways. Also destroys computer while you try to opt out. Near impossible for most users to repair resulting in corrupted files and crashed computers.

The only people who say this is a good program, are the ones who receive financial or immoral gain. {As per thousands of other internet website reports.} Hopefully, laws will catch up to this charade soon

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I was disappointed when it got removed, but I don't think that it should be back if Cnet wants to keep its credibility, after its massive zero-tolerance adware policy. Did they remopve the policy? Maybe so, but I never heard of it happening. Although optional, Messenger Plus! does contain adware.

Remember, Messenger Plus comes with optional adware, not spyware.

Adware vs Spyware

You know i think its probally best if it wasnt there....

Like, when it was taken off we all said how there was little benefit from it being there anyway...

anyhow worked out what HTi or w/e is?

thats odd that the person would pay to put it up they must be a big fan

but ya this seems all too odd