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Spyware & Trojans in Messenger Plus? by Napzone on 12-13-2005 at 09:22 PM
It seems that the Messenger Plus! program has an embedded "sponsor program" that will wreck havoc inside your computer (LOP.COM Trojan). I like your program. I am very sorry to hear that you have partnered with an advertising company that is known to produce and distribute Trojans and Spyware. It would seem that you could find a reputable company with which to partner. The research on the internet about this company is overwhelming.
http://www.petri.co.il/update_windows_messenger.htm
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/lop.html
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/browse.php?l=13&start=325&end=350
http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/june-2003/3.php
Why not look for a new association?
Cheers,
Julia
RE: Spyware & Trojans in Messenger Plus? by Menthix on 12-13-2005 at 09:34 PM
Removal instructions here: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=21598
Remember, the sponsor is optional.
RE: Spyware & Trojans in Messenger Plus? by ShawnZ on 12-14-2005 at 01:35 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Napzone
Why not look for a new association?
That's been suggested several times in the past. The sponsor is actually heavily modified from the origional lop.com program, but people seem to jump on the name.
Also, there are sometimes problems with the uninstallation if you aren't running in safe mode. Occasionally, the sponsor causes a hanging invisible IEXPLORE.EXE which means even if you close every Internet Explorer window it still might not uninstall. This is usually the cause for all the "I TRIED BUT IT STILL DOESNT UNINSTALL" complaints in my experience.