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Messenger Plus... by MattyH on 04-16-2005 at 10:10 AM
Dont take this offencivly, but does Messenger contain any spyware? You see i have got the new MS Anti Spyware it and found 6000 Spyware on Messenger 3 and 2
RE: Messenger Plus... by John Anderton on 04-16-2005 at 10:13 AM
Actually it doesnt.. ..... the microsoft thigy shows it that way but it doesnt. It has an OPTIONAL sponsor program which gives a very small amount of money to Patchou (the maker of the software)
It is optional .... u can choose not to install it so .... there is absolutely no problem with it ... i my self have been using it for so long. As have many of us forum members 
RE: Messenger Plus... by MattyH on 04-16-2005 at 10:23 AM
Yes, so have i anyway thank for the help, i diddnt bother deleting them!!
RE: Messenger Plus... by .Roy on 04-16-2005 at 10:32 AM
you should just put it on ignore seeing as it isnt true.
RE: Messenger Plus... by M73A on 04-16-2005 at 10:51 AM
there is no spyware 
only adware which is optional.....this is a known poroblem with MS Antispyware.....i think patchou got in contact with microsoft about it? what was the result?
RE: Messenger Plus... by Patchou on 04-16-2005 at 05:39 PM
The result? the MS Anti-spyware apparently just doesn't care about the damage they are doing to my users at all. The only thing their software currently removes from the sponsor is the uninstaller. If you opt to remove Messenger Plus! as well when it detects it, you get 0 chance to remove the sponsor as a result.
Don't worry Matty, there is no spyware in Messenger Plus!. There is one sponsor (not 6000 lol, that's the kind of number some software display only to scare you) and you can easily opt to not install it during setup so you'll have an advertisement free environement .