Shoutbox

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
With all respect, and no matter how much I dislike malware too, but I have posted some instructions on how to completely remove the browser searchbar, homepage and word search in browsers. Nothing complicated and it is in fact very logical (it is just the same as if you would add another search engine of your choice, but then the other way around of course). Nothing involves completely uninstalling the browser since the offending stuff are just one or two browser settings you need to change, nothing more nothing less.

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I have followed instructions on how to remove it, and it came back again after reboots.  I know all about the about:config trick, and it worked, until the next reboot, when Plus! Network took over again.  That's where I got a little angry, which being a logical person you are, you can understand that.  Your instructions were the same exact thing I did though and still the problem persisted.  That is where I get angry, and when I get angry, I post things, and barely remember it until the next day, such as now

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
PS: Completely formatting your computer would have worked too in that regards, or even buying a new computer.

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Reformatting is a last resort.  I don't like doing that, takes me weeks to get my computer back to the way I like it, and with all the audio software and their settings, I would rather not do that, because they don't copy over easily.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
To be honest, as a computer technician having access to "government powered erasers" (whatever that is), this is something I'd expect you to know.

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I do know quite a bit...

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Also the sentence "I even uninstalled the sponsor program from the control panel" puzzles me a bit because you let it seem like you are a knowledgable computer technician but at the same time it's like you're saying you're very surprised that in order to uninstall a program you need to go to the control panel>add/remove programs.

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...but this whole thing puzzled me.  Some programs come with uninstallers, this one didn't seem to have one.  Not saying it did or did not, but I could not find it easily.  Also, the government powered part, I have no idea where that came from (It is government "quality" deletion program.  The program rewrites the data that is deleted 8-12 times to overwrite it completely)

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Thus, no matter how bad your experience might have been or still is, some stuff you say doesn't quite add up though. (note: I'm not saying you haven't experienced all what you said though)

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Again my experience:
>I installed Plus (Unticked Check boxes...I have experience with those, I don't like add-on software like that)
>Rebooted (Normally do, it's a good practice)
>MSN Started up, but could not log in for some odd reason (I hear MSN blocks Plus from time to time.  Is this true?)
>I go to Firefox to look up my problem and homepage was changed and so was search bar.
>I figure I will deal with it later, and I look up my problem, got fed up, uninstalled it, that was that.
>After uninstalling it, Plus! was still taking over Firefox and IE
>about:Config and the world is good after changing a few settings
>Uninstalled; Rebooted; Plus is back in firefox
>Uninstall sponsor program as recommended by friend using the control panel Program and Feature menu
>Change settings, scan computer, Spybot finds PUPS, Reboot, all is well
--Several Weeks Later--
Back to Plus Taking over firefox and IE

AND HOW!?

Also, I don't get offended, as you can probably tell.  I Just have a compTIA A+ certification for Hardware and Software.  Nothing special, Just a stepping stone to better things if I want to get further certifications.  If National Guard members allow me to work on their computers with confidential documents, I must be ok!  Things like this though baffle me and this is the whole point of why I am confused and why I am angry

If I uninstalled Messenger Plus, and that sponsor toolbar program, and deleted all the folders from Yuna, and the toolbar, then WHY is it still bothering me weeks later?  That is what my problem is, and why I consider this malware!

I appreciate your input CookieRevised and I appreciate your criticism towards my knowledge, but this is why I am confused.  This is why I reinstalled my browser, is to get rid of any trace of Plus network because all the other instructions did not work!

That is all!