--quote Wolf89
and one question - Do you make living by uninstalling programs from other people's computers?
that's one easy way to make money...
--
No, I make a living undoing virus and spyware damage, not uninstalling programs.
Oh, and yes, it is. Again, thanks for producing this tosh and keeping me in business.
--quote CookieRevised
The uninstalling DOES work. Did you close the browser windows before you uninstalled the sponsor? Did you entered
--
I was asked to provide proof after the first mail.
I installed a system clean using XP home SP1
Installed anti Sasser worm patches et-al off line.
Did ALL of the critical updates and recommended updates.
Installed from CD most recent messenger
(no, there are NO viruses or anything else on the CD)
Checked the registry, which was CLEAN (obviously)
Installed Messenger Plus!
Again from CD as downloaded from the main page, not a mirror.
Opened IE, examined the content on the hijack page.
--quote CookieRevised
If you encountered not-"family-friendly" things in the sponsor, then Patchou will kindly investigate
--
Well he wont have to look far, it's right there, the first column on the front page. SHEEESH!
http://www.mysearchnow.com
Closed the broswer.
Examined registry and found hijacks as previously described
--quote CookieRevised
The uninstalling DOES work. Did you close the browser windows before you uninstalled the sponsor? Did you entered the security number in to special window when uninstalling? These are simple instructions which you must follow and are presented at you when you uninstall.
--
I refer you back a few lines .... closed the ONLY OPEN BROWSER.
Uninstalled Messenger plus ....
Re-booted
Re-checked registry, ... 2 hijacks STILL in the registry, AND the comet cursor spy.
Opened a browser, immediately hijacked to www.mysearchnow.com
Repeated attempts to change the default home-page using the normal methods fail when a new browser window is opened.
Okay, ... all this on a completely new install, after having been on only 2 websites, one of which was microsoft update.
So no, it isn't nice and safe, and it DOESN'T uninstall.
--quote CookieRevised
But by all means, don't call us/him stupid, ignorant or whatever and don't blundly say that the sponsor is a harmfull piece of spyware without checking the facts...
--
I do beg your pardon, but if you read my mail, the 'stupid' comment was a quote from someone else
... and given what I've just told you, how much fact checking would you like?
The comment I did make ....
"There's no-one so blind as the guy who doesn't want to see."
Is a juxta-phrase of an old Irish saying, meaning ....
you can provide proof and good argument til you're blue in the face. If someone isn't prepared to listen, he'll never see the point.
Which on that happy note, with the evidence in front of you all, I'm leaving the thread., I've made all the comment that needed making.
My point has been well made, ... and for all you die hard "It's harmless, honest" merchants ..... just look around the forum awhile, you don't have to look far to find all those people who AREN'T happy with their hijackings.
Best regards all (Keep me in work for years to come
)
Eds (SK)
