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O.P. Plus! seen as spyware?!
Hey Hey,
My dad decided to use a spyware checker (i don't know which one, he's installed many.. *woot*) and it said :plus2: was some sort of spywear program and uninstalled it. Is there anyway to update/change the sypware definitions to stop :plus2: from being listed? I am an avid plus! user, and loved 3.5 while it was installed.. i'm going back to the last release until i can figure out how to stop those programs from picking it up (isn't a super big deal, but installing it every second day has become a pain :S )

Anyone got idea's on how to stop it from being listed?

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03-21-2005 08:23 PM
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RE: Plus! seen as spyware?!
We gonna need to know the name of the anti-spyware program before we can help. You can probally configure tis anti-spyware program to exclude Messenger Plus! somewhere.
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03-21-2005 08:27 PM
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RE: Plus! seen as spyware?!
If you're using Microsoft AntiSpyware - then after scanning, select Ignore under MsgPlus!
03-21-2005 08:28 PM
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O.P. RE: Plus! seen as spyware?!
I'll check some logs and/or reinstall 3.5 and do scans with each program and see which ones pick it up.. It was either M$ Anit-spywear or Adaware SE that he used, because those are the ones that were used in the last week...
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03-21-2005 08:38 PM
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RE: Plus! seen as spyware?!
some ppl (i know 4) dont use plus because of that, they think that spywares/adwares are instaled even if you chango to not install sponsor

thats really bad :( i cant send custom sounds to them :(
03-21-2005 08:39 PM
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RE: Plus! seen as spyware?!
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It was either MS Anit-spyware or Adaware SE that he used
It's probally MS Anti-Spyware then. Adaware will only detect the sponsor when you have it installed and not Plus! itself.

Follow Ahmed's instructions to ignore Plus! in MS Anti-Spyware.
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03-21-2005 08:42 PM
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O.P. RE: Plus! seen as spyware?!
Done, twas MS Spyware *shakes fist*... thanks for the help! hopefully it won't happen anymore.. now to the task of retriving all those plugins... *woot*...
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03-21-2005 08:45 PM
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RE: Plus! seen as spyware?!
there surely is a way.. if many people complain, companies who see Messenger Plus! as dangerous will need to reconsider their position, test Plus! for 5 minutes and see that they were wrong, so, write to them! :).
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