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O.P. [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner
This is KIND of going offtopic on Plus!'s goals but....

How about a virus scanning engine but for Messenger; It can protect Messenger from receving/getting viruses and block/disable/clean known Messsenger related malware. There isnt too much left to be able to add to Messenger/Plus! so maybe Patchou would be intrested in this area.



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10-12-2008 05:09 PM
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RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner
Actually, we all know of some messages like "Check out my new pictures" that are not from our contacts but from  other sources. If Plus! could block them, it would be great. Nice idea riach4! :)
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10-12-2008 05:13 PM
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RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner
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If Plus! could block them, it would be great. Nice idea riach4!
More suitable for a script.
10-12-2008 05:16 PM
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O.P. RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner
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Actually, we all know of some messages like "Check out my new pictures" that are not from our contacts but from  other sources. If Plus! could block them, it would be great. Nice idea riach4! :)

The problem is that these messages come in multiple languages so blocking based on context would not fix it for everyone.

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If Plus! could block them, it would be great. Nice idea riach4!
More suitable for a script.

A (outdated) script is already avaliable for malware scanning but I think if Patchou took this into his own hands, we could get some great results.
10-12-2008 06:42 PM
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RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner
Or you could just use a decent virus scanner that will protect the entire PC.
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10-15-2008 06:59 PM
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Nod32 ftw
10-15-2008 08:02 PM
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Or you could just use a decent virus scanner that will protect the entire PC.
But does a "decent virus scanner" protect from that "check who blocked you" namechaning virus?

I believe no.
10-15-2008 08:44 PM
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RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner
It would scan a file on opening... The only other type of "virus" I can think of is the one were you enter your details to a website, but that can't be stopped
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RE: RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner
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Or you could just use a decent virus scanner that will protect the entire PC.
But does a "decent virus scanner" protect from that "check who blocked you" namechaning virus?

I believe no.

a decent user should do that though ;)
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Nod32 ftw

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I was seriously think about making a script to block things like these :P
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