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Look at this website i dont think its true but is it.

http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2003/06/09/messenger-plus-evil
I like msgplus but if it is i dont.

"/2003/06/09/"  -_-

First of all, note that that text was written in June, 2003. Many things have changed since then.

Messenger Plus! never installed spyware, and the sponsor program (which is what is talked about in the article) has always been optional. During installation you are (and were) always asked if you want to install it, and with the more recent versions of Plus! this screen has been made even more clear. For example, compare this old version to the ones you now see in the installation program

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Originally posted by http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2003/06/09/messenger-plus-evil
Messenger Plus! = EVIL

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It even says it: Messenger Plus! =EVIL

No, Messenger Plus! does not contain spyware.
It only contains the optional sponsor which installs adware which can be uninstalled from the Add/Remove programs dialog.

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Originally posted by RaPLeX
"/2003/06/09/"  -_-

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Still it could be spywere .

Messenger Plus! never had spyware and it never will have spyware.

What the website is rambling on about is the toolbar that is bundled with Plus! but it only installs if you let it be installed. Furthermore, it is not Spyware and not dangerous to your PC, it also does not mine personal data from your PC.

Below is a screenshot of the Messenger Plus! Live installer, as you can see you have an option whether or not to install it.

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Originally posted by ShawnZ
the article is from 2003

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Which doesn't mean a thing... It also doesn't mean that info was correct at that time (which is suggested by simply stating it is "old news from 2003")



But as it is with this specific article (and extremely many other articles on the net from random people), everything said in it, is absolutely incorrect.

* The only problem is, it also adds spyware...
False, it never installed spyware, in any version. Ads are installed if the user choose it to install, nothing more, nothing less and nothing forcefully or automatically.

* ...and all kinds of annoying add-ons.
False, it never installed any other addon.
Installing plugins must be done explicitly by the user itself

* I’m still working on the most tenacious one, the Lop.com trojan, even after uninstalling Messenger Plus!
It is not a trojan.
When uninstalled properly, without 3rd party tools blocking the sponsor uninstaller, everything will be gone.

* From spywareinfo.com: "Patchou, the developer of Messenger Plus, has issued a statement regarding the complaints he’s been receiving due to his new “sponsor”."
That quote is extremely pulled out of context

* Obviously, newer versions may have changed. I can assure you I never agree to installing sponsors when I install software.
False, every version from the first version which contained the sponsor to the latest Plus! Live version has always presented the user with the choice. Nothing was ever installed forcefully or automatically. There also never was a bug in the installation procedure which could result in an auto install of the sponsor. The sponsor can only be installed if the user explicitly choose it to be installed.

* MSG+ doubtlessly has been forced to remove all the spyware because otherwise no one would want it.
False, there wasn't any spyware to begin with