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The worm and trojan have nothing to do with Plus. And why is an anti-spyware program detecting viruses? Do a scan with an actual virus scanner, which should be able to properly identify any viruses and remove them.

I can't do an real virus scan since my comp is stuffed and my comp dectected the worm but anti spyware did detect the trojan.

I'm sorry, but anti-spyware programs cannot detect trojans: they don't know what to look for. And if your computer is stuffed, it sounds like you have far more to worry about than a piece of adware you didn't even install.

It just doesn't happen...as soon as i installed msgplus it gave me all the adware then 10 mins after programs where opening up... and restarting...i dont think i got a trojan from somewhere after 10 mins hwen getting alot of adware....i dont think it should have adware at all

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Originally posted by (MeX).Banks
My friend from halo online told me to install Messenger Plus wiith out the sponser cause it puts in alot of adware ( spyware whatever ) so i never did

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You say yourself you never installed the sponsor, so how can the adware be related to Plus?

Okay, lets straighten this out.

@ RaceProUK: Microsoft AntiSpyware can detect some trojans and viruses but not many, and it doesn't remove them all that well.

@ (MeX).Banks: Even if you chose not to install the sponsor, it will detect the messenger plus file as a software bundler, so its safe to ignore that as long as you know you didnt install the sponsor. - About the other two things, if they dont say Messenger Plus, then they are different. I suggest you remove them immediatly.

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Originally posted by Shawnz
@ RaceProUK: Microsoft AntiSpyware can detect some trojans and viruses but not many, and it doesn't remove them all that well.

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Never used it, so didn't know. Thanks for the info though: I'll remember it for the future