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Anubis
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RE: Trojan in plus?
When you have installed Plus with the sponsor, you can just go to uninstall Plus, when it first comes up to uninstall you can get an option to uninstall the sponsor. Just uninstall the sponsor from the option there and it is gone.
The sponsor program, I assure you is just a little bit of optional adware that will do no damage, not spying on your computer, no hacking to your computer and no virus!
If it did contain this and everyone got it, it would seem logical that there would be loads of warnings about the software, that haven't been proven as wrong. If you still believe there is a virus in Messenger Plus, why don't you e-mail McAfee, Norton or go on another technical help forum and ask. Not hundreds of people would actively lie about it. And there's loads of people who use Plus, chances are you will have a contact or know someone who uses it without problems.
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| 04-22-2005 02:01 PM |
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chick3n_fire
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RE: Trojan in plus?
i think this happened to me......my homepage got changed to prescriptionmedicines.com
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| 04-22-2005 10:32 PM |
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ShawnZ
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RE: Trojan in plus?
The sponser is Completly Optional and is Not spyware or a trojan but rather just harmless adware.
The sponser WILL: - Change your homepage to MySearchNow.com
- Install an Internet Exploer Toolbar labeled "C2Media"
- Add icons to your desktop and Favourites Menu
- Change your default search engine to MySearchNow.com
The sponser WILL NOT: - Install Trojans or any other type of virus
- Allow anyone to hack you or use your computer
- Send any information about you to any server (Such as your name, address, credit card number, or other personally identifiable information)
- Track anything you do on your computer
Some antivirus or antispyware programs usually either Detect the sponser when it is not installed or Detect the sponser as a virus or trojan. However, both these accusations are Incorrect and should be disregarded. Spoiler: the game.
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| 04-22-2005 11:12 PM |
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Jacko_all
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 RE: RE: Trojan in plus?
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Originally posted by chick3n_fire
i think this happened to me......my homepage got changed to prescriptionmedicines.com
I think you are getting a Trojan confused with a hijacker... 
Hijackers boost the homepage to something you didn't accept or ask for,< like a pop up>. This happens on poorly moderated websites like porn and such... 
Trojans can enter the same way but usually are unexpectedly run user end... meaning you would have to run it to install it in your comp. It leaves a vulnerability like a worm allowing remote access to an unspecified user, allowing them access up to and including the remote execution of files. As well as any sensitive info stored on your comp like passwords and credit card info.
 Mess+ is not a hijacker as if you install with the sponser you will:
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Shawnz - Today at 04:12 PM
Change your homepage to MySearchNow.com
Install an Internet Exploer Toolbar labeled "C2Media"
Add icons to your desktop and Favourites Menu
Change your default search engine to MySearchNow.com
Nuff said ![[Image: beer1.gif]](http://shoutbox.menthix.net/images/smilies/beer1.gif)
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| 04-23-2005 12:57 AM |
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ShawnZ
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RE: Trojan in plus?
I forgot to mension   The toolbar occasionaly causes IE to open popups. But that's nothing really. Spoiler: the game.
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| 04-23-2005 01:46 AM |
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andrey
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RE: RE: RE: Trojan in plus?
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Originally posted by Jacko_all
Mess+ is not a hijacker as if you install with the sponser you willquote:
Change your homepage to MySearchNow.com
Install an Internet Exploer Toolbar labeled "C2Media"
Add icons to your desktop and Favourites Menu
Change your default search engine to MySearchNow.com
Now you are getting a hijacker confused with a trojan.
Basicly the Messenger Plus!' sponsor program is a " browser hijacker", but not a trojan.
And if you do not accept to install the sponsor, you get a clean version of MsgPlus! without adware/sponsor.
Definition of "Browser hijacker":
Applications that attempt to take control over a user's home page or desktop icons, resetting them to a pre-determined website destination. |
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| 04-23-2005 01:52 AM |
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jamesxm
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RE: Trojan in plus?
Well actually I am expieriencing the same kind of.
I have the latest version and Microsoft Antispyware sees Messenger Plus as a form of spyware as well.
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| 04-27-2005 10:56 PM |
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.Roy
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RE: Trojan in plus?
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Originally posted by jamesxm
Well actually I am expieriencing the same kind of.
I have the latest version and Microsoft Antispyware sees Messenger Plus as a form of spyware as well.
Its not only you and him. Its the program. Everyone with Microsoft Anti-spyware has the exact problem when having Msg Plus! On his computer.
And its not only Microsoft Anti-Spyware with this problem. Those companies are just too lazy to change the Msg Plus! Entery. Only if you have the sponsor then it can call Msg Plus! what it is. But it isnt a trojan. |
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| 04-28-2005 01:58 PM |
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matt2707
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RE: Trojan in plus?
I stupidly installed the sponsor for messenger plus! and I can't get rid of it....I'ts not on the add/remove programme list and it won't go away when I try to uninstall it from messenger plus! Adaware doesn't pick it up...neither does spybot.
Anyone able to give me any help??
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| 10-16-2005 02:21 PM |
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Plik
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RE: Trojan in plus?
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Originally posted by matt2707
I stupidly installed the sponsor for messenger plus! and I can't get rid of it....I'ts not on the add/remove programme list and it won't go away when I try to uninstall it from messenger plus! Adaware doesn't pick it up...neither does spybot.
Anyone able to give me any help??
Have you used any adware removal tools to try and remove the sponsor? Because they will corrupt the sponsor and make it hard to remove.
Try re-installing plus with the sponsor, then using the plus unistaller to remove it straight after. |
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| 10-16-2005 02:27 PM |
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