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Is Messenger Plus! spyware? by AzIz on 09-01-2005 at 09:37 AM

hello

i wanna know
that is messenger plus a spyware ???



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RE: سؤال by Stigmata on 09-01-2005 at 09:37 AM

No it is not.

RE: Is Messenger Plus! spyware? by AzIz on 09-01-2005 at 09:49 AM

hi friend
thanx for passing

but can you see this picture 8-)


[Image: w6w_2005090104484424f5f1b3.JPG]

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RE: Is Messenger Plus! spyware? by user27089 on 09-01-2005 at 09:51 AM

Messenger Plus! is not spyware, but it does have adware bundled into it. The only way to install this adware though is if you install it yourself, if you press "I accept" on this page:

[Image: mp3_sponsor.png].

The sponsor program does next-to-none damage and is perfectly safe, it adds a few desktop icons, a toolbar and generates popups. If you don't want to install it, then all you have to do is press "I refuse", and the installation will continue...

The Microsoft Anti Spyware issue is being sorted out at the moment.

RE: Is Messenger Plus! spyware? by AzIz on 09-01-2005 at 09:56 AM

ok:) thank you mAN

RE: Is Messenger Plus! spyware? by Hank on 09-01-2005 at 10:09 AM

Sign the petition about this, this is what Patchou an many others have an are trying to get over to microsoft to rewrite there antispyware program,

RE: Is Messenger Plus! spyware? by Choli on 09-01-2005 at 11:13 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Animal
Sign the petition about this, this is what Patchou an many others have an are trying to get over to microsoft to rewrite there antispyware program,
AzIz: you can see that petition and read more about why Microsoft AntiSpyware gives that warning in this page: http://www.msgplus.net/petition.php
RE: RE: Is Messenger Plus! spyware? by CookieRevised on 09-01-2005 at 02:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by AzIz
hi friend
thanx for passing

but can you see this picture 8-)

[Image: w6w_2005090104484424f5f1b3.JPG]

8-)*-)
It is not because a program is called "Anti-Spyware" that it only detects spyware and thus each program it detects must be spyware.

If you read the alert, there is no mention of spyware at all, it says "adware bundler". This is something totally different then spyware.