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Why does this Messenger Plus come with so much hotbar shit? by orli on 08-11-2005 at 09:57 AM

ive downloaded it the other week and it came with so many shit stuff like hotbars and spyware my spyware software detected a spyware...

how come?


RE: Why does this Messenger Plus come with so much hotbar shit? by L. Coyote on 08-11-2005 at 10:01 AM

You must have accepted the sponsor by mistake, which is not spyware but adware.

Read Patchou's instructions to remove the sporsor.



Edit: Dodgy Absorbation and his advertising of his thread... :P (jk)


RE: Why does this Messenger Plus come with so much hotbar shit? by mwe99 on 08-11-2005 at 02:18 PM

This is extremly common, I havent installed Plus! in a while, but I have an idea. When you install it a webpage comes up with Plus on, how about if its made a comment where it says something like
'is there a bar on your current internet browser you installed with Plus! by accident, then please click here....' etc


RE: Why does this Messenger Plus come with so much hotbar shit? by EvilSeph on 08-11-2005 at 02:52 PM

We don't want people who install the sponsor by the own accord to be discouraged, there's nothing wrong with the sponsor, I'd use it myself were this my computer and not my family's.


RE: Why does this Messenger Plus come with so much hotbar shit? by kipper2258 on 08-11-2005 at 03:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by EvilSeph

We don't want people who install the sponsor by the own accord to be discouraged, there's nothing wrong with the sponsor, I'd use it myself were this my computer and not my family's.
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Well - I installed once by accident, and Spybot went crazy - I'm sure that although Adware it creates loopholes for spyware and the like :P
RE: Why does this Messenger Plus come with so much hotbar shit? by EvilSeph on 08-11-2005 at 04:26 PM

Most adware removal programs detect Messenger Plus! as spyware/adware regardless if the sponsor has been installed or not, now ask yourself how reliable their services are.

Then I suggest you research on the sponsor, search these forums for posts relating to the sponsor and you'll see you are proven wrong.

Please don't add on to the numerous rumours going around that the sponsor is malicious, it is not, end of.