Shoutbox

This isn't a complaining message... i love messenger plus. I eventually got rid of the c2media adware by more or less following the tutorial thread. But I had to do something which the tutorial thread didn't clarify, so I thought I'd better let people know.

I had previous tried to remove the adware using spyware removal tools, and totally screwed it up, as mentioned by other people. Today, I reinstalled a copy of the msgplus setup i had on my comp (the same version) with the sponsor, then uninstalled it (Using add/remove programs). The uninstallation screens did not mention the sponsor at all and did not uninstall it. After trying this a few times, i downloaded the most recent version of Msg Plus, and used the same method. This time I got a nice sponsor removal process when i uninstalled, and the adware was succesfully removed.

"As of version 3.50 it is no longer required to uninstall Messenger Plus! as well if you wish to uninstall the sponsor program. You can simply uninstall only the sponsor program and still keep Messenger Plus! on your computer if you installed both."

This is the closest the tutorial thread comes to mentioning it, so perhaps it should be mentioned clearly you need to reinstall with the newest version if you have already screwed up the sponsor installation. (Testing might need to be done as well)

This was mainly also a success story... not many people have posted one before so I thought I may as well. Just a tip, please check it out.

  - Justin