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spyware and ie modification by iuz on 07-16-2005 at 11:03 AM
your soft is nice but how deleting your spyware and ie modifications done during the installation ???
RE: spyware and ie modification by Anubis on 07-16-2005 at 11:59 AM
Hi iuz,
It seems while installing Messenger Plus! you have installed the sponsor program by mistake: you selected I ACCEPT, install the sponsor in the installation program.
![[Image: mp3_sponsor.png]](http://shoutbox.menthix.net/images/mp3_sponsor.png)
This sponsor program is totally optional, and is not compulsory for the use of Messenger Plus.
Please note this is not spyware it's simply a small search bar for Internet Explorer so Patchou (the creator of Messenger Plus!) can make a living off it...
To remove it do the following;
If before doing the below you have attempted to remove the sponsor program by any other method, like spyware and adware removal tools, messed around in the registry or tried to delete files you must install Messenger Plus! again with the sponsor program before doing the below method.
- Click Start then Control Panel (classic view)
- Then click on Add/Remove programs
- The "Messenger Plus! - Uninstall" is now displayed.
- Two options are displayed, one will ask you to uninstall the sponsor program, and the other will uninstall Messenger Plus and the sponsor. Pick the first option to keep Messenger Plus, but remove the sponsor.
- Click Next
- You will be asked to type in a number that is displayed on a screen, do so, and click the resulting button next to the text field
- Close all Internet Explorer windows, and reboot your computer.
RE: spyware and ie modification by iuz on 07-16-2005 at 12:10 PM
that's done and working !
But Microsoft Antispyware detect something from Msg+ as spyware.
My lasts questions :
i can't delete some shortcuts in my bookmark, how can i do ?
the standart error page on ie is modified too, how i can i recover it ?
RE: spyware and ie modification by Anubis on 07-16-2005 at 12:18 PM
quote:Yeah, that's a mistake of Microsoft's spyware database. Other software has similar problems, such as Mozilla Firefox.
Originally posted by iuz
But Microsoft Antispyware detect something from Msg+ as spyware.
More detail can be found here;
Microsoft's Anti-spyware Software...
Microsoft® Windows AntiSpyware (Beta)
MS Antispyware says Messenger Plus is adware
Microsoft ANtiSpyware Beta1 - False detections (not only Plus!)
quote:Open Favourites, right click on one of the links you wish to remove and click Delete. If that doesn't work Open Favourites, click on organize - Find the link you wish to remove and click on the delete button.
Originally posted by iuz
My last question : i can't delete some shortcuts in my bookmark, how can i do ?
RE: spyware and ie modification by Tochjo on 07-16-2005 at 12:19 PM
quote:Those changes were made by the sponsor program. They should be undone when you uninstall it properly; apparently that hasn't happened. Take a look at How to uninstall ad-ware/sponsor for how to uninstall it properly (basically what Anubis said, yet more extensive)
Originally posted by iuz
i can't delete some shortcuts in my bookmark, how can i do ?
the standart error page on ie is modified too, how i can i recover it ?
RE: spyware and ie modification by iuz on 07-16-2005 at 12:33 PM
ok it's working thx for your quick support
RE: spyware and ie modification by Schockwave on 07-16-2005 at 07:17 PM
Unfortunately I could not install Messenger Plus with sponsor either, as my anti-virus saw it as spyware, but as soon as I chose to install without the sponsor, it worked, sorry. Having said this, I do not usually use Internet Explorer anyway. This may happen to other people as well.
RE: spyware and ie modification by RaceProUK on 07-16-2005 at 08:09 PM
quote:Slight confusion with terms there - the sponsor is 100% benign adware. Still, there's other ways to show support for Plus! - isn't there a Plus! store or something?
Originally posted by Schockwave
my anti-virus saw it as spyware
RE: spyware and ie modification by Schockwave on 07-16-2005 at 10:27 PM
The same problem arose with smilies from smilycentral.com! I wrote to my anti-virus company, maybe in the future this sort of thing will not happen, but at present nothing doing!