Well here's the thing lads and lasses.
Most 'free' software comes at a price, and that price is usually advertising. When you install rough-and-ready patches to software like mesenger, you always run the risk of compromising system security.
I was particularly amused by the suggestion that the spyware (and that is exactly what it is!) can generate harmless pop-ups. HARMLESS! ... take a look at the coding behind your average pop-up some time and decide how harmless these things are.
I make a living out of undoing the damage that this sort of junk does, so don't let any moderator or developer fool you into thinking that this stuff is fluffy cuddly and nice.
If the system is THAT good, it would have a price tag that the users would be prepared to pay in order to get rid of the spyware, AND it would prevent kids from downloading the stuff free without adults knowing and getting exposed to who-know-what porn sites etc.
Anyways, thanks for developing this stuff, I make a nice comfortable living getting it BACK OFF OF peoples computers ..... and I can sleep at night.
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Rule of thumb, .... if it looks good, it's free and it interferes with your standard operating system ... don't touch it with a barge-pole.
Later
SK
