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O.P. PlusService.exe (and "Plus World")
What is this and why is it running on system startup? Found it after installing Plus using this setup.

A shortcut is also created on the desktop called "Plus World" which points to a "PlusDesktop.exe" in the same folder.

Messenger Plus! 5.02.0.712, sponsor not installed.

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RE: PlusService.exe
Did you accept the sponsor when you installed it?
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Did you accept the sponsor when you installed it?

No, forgot to make that clear in first post. Unchecked all 3 checkboxes on the "install toolbar" page before clicking next. Also just noticed a "Plus World" icon on my desktop too (which points to PlusDesktop.exe). Completely uninstalled and went through the setup again to make sure and the same thing happened again.

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RE: PlusService.exe
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Did you accept the sponsor when you installed it?
Nope, running without and sponsor install too. Tried it in a VM. PlusService.exe runs all the time even without WLM running. And "Plus World" (PlusDesktop.exe) added to desktop. Both without asking or informing. No update on http://www.msgplus.net/News or http://www.msgplus.net/About-Us/Changelog

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RE: PlusService.exe
PlusService.exe appears to check if Plus! has been removed and then informs the user that it happened without their knowledge and redownloads Plus! for installation.

[Image: attachment.php?pid=1014450]

XML code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!-- Messenger Plus! 5 Interface Files -->
<Interfaces xmlns="urn:msgplus:interface" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:msgplus:interface ../Schemas/PlusInterface.xsd" Name="Setup">
  <GlobalColors>
    <GlobalColor Id="title">
      <BaseColor>
        <Saturation>0.4</Saturation>
        <Brightness>0.60</Brightness>
        <Transparency>250</Transparency>
      </BaseColor>
    </GlobalColor>
    <GlobalColor Id="ref">
      <BaseColor>
        <Saturation>0.4</Saturation>
        <Brightness>0.60</Brightness>
        <Transparency>220</Transparency>
      </BaseColor>
    </GlobalColor>
  </GlobalColors>
 
  <Window Id="PlusMissing" Version="1">
    <Attributes>
      <Caption>Reinstall - Messenger Plus!</Caption>
    </Attributes>
    <TitleBar>
      <Title>
        <Text>Warning</Text>
      </Title>
    </TitleBar>
    <Position ClientWidth="296" ClientHeight="112"/>
    <DialogTmpl>
      <BottomBar Style="Default">
        <RightControls>
          <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnDownload">
            <Position Top="0" Width="130" Left="0"/>
            <Attributes>
              <IsDefault>true</IsDefault>
            </Attributes>
            <StandardLook Template="Blue"/>
            <Caption>&amp;Reinstall &amp;&amp; Repair</Caption>
          </Control>
          <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnCancel">
            <Position Top="0" Width="50" Left="0"/>
            <Caption>&amp;Cancel</Caption>
          </Control>
        </RightControls>
      </BottomBar>
    </DialogTmpl>
    <Elements>
      <Element xsi:type="FigureElement" Id="FigRectInfo">
        <Position Top="29" Left="9" Height="56" Width="279"/>
        <Figure>
          <RoundRect>
            <Radius>4</Radius>
          </RoundRect>
        </Figure>
        <Border>
          <Color>
            <GlobalColor>bg</GlobalColor>
          </Color>
        </Border>
        <Fill>
          <PlainColor>
            <Red>255</Red>
            <Green>255</Green>
            <Blue>255</Blue>
            <Alpha>120</Alpha>
          </PlainColor>
        </Fill>
      </Element>
      <Element xsi:type="ImageElement" Id="ImgUpdate">
        <Position Top="34" Left="14"/>
        <Image>
          <Name>icon-update</Name>
        </Image>
      </Element>
    </Elements>
    <Controls>
      <Control xsi:type="StaticControl" Id="LblTitle">
        <Position Top="4" Width="278" Left="10" Height="12"/>
        <Color>
          <GlobalColor>title</GlobalColor>
        </Color>
        <Font>
          <Bold>true</Bold>
          <Size>8</Size>
        </Font>
        <Caption>Important Note from the official Messenger Plus! software.</Caption>      </Control>
      <Control xsi:type="StaticControl" Id="LblText1">
        <Position Top="15" Width="277" Left="10"/>
        <Caption>Your Messenger Plus! is missing!</Caption>      </Control>
      <Control xsi:type="StaticControl" Id="LblText2">
        <Position Top="33" Width="241" Left="45" Height="30"/>
        <Transparency>180</Transparency>
        <Caption>It seems like Messenger Plus! has been removed from your PC without your authorization.</Caption>      </Control>
      <Control xsi:type="StaticControl" Id="LblText3">
        <Position Top="63" Width="241" Left="45" Height="20"/>
        <Transparency>180</Transparency>
        <Caption>Clicking on the button below will  reinstall and repair Messenger Plus!.</Caption>      </Control>
    </Controls>
  </Window>
  <Window Id="UpdateDownload" Version="2">
    <Attributes>
      <ShowInTaskbar>false</ShowInTaskbar>
    </Attributes>
    <TitleBar>
      <AllowMinimize>false</AllowMinimize>
      <Title>
        <Prefix>Full</Prefix>
        <Text>Downloading Update</Text>      </Title>
    </TitleBar>
    <Position ClientWidth="220" ClientHeight="59"/>
    <DialogTmpl>
      <BottomBar Style="Default">
        <RightControls>
          <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnCancel">
            <Position Top="0" Width="50" Left="0"/>
            <Caption>&amp;Cancel</Caption>
          </Control>
        </RightControls>
      </BottomBar>
    </DialogTmpl>
    <Controls>
      <Control xsi:type="StaticControl" Id="LblTop">
        <Position Top="4" Width="204" Left="7"/>
        <Transparency>190</Transparency>
        <Caption>Please wait while the update is being downloaded...</Caption>      </Control>
      <Control xsi:type="ProgressControl" Id="PrgDownload">
        <Position Top="17" Width="206" Left="7"/>
      </Control>
      <Control xsi:type="StaticControl" Id="LblStatus">
        <Position Top="34" Width="150" Left="7"/>
        <Transparency>190</Transparency>
        <Caption>(update %1!d! of %2!d!)</Caption>      </Control>
    </Controls>
  </Window>
</Interfaces>


.jpg File Attachment: PlusService.jpg (32.45 KB)
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This post was edited on 06-02-2011 at 07:16 PM by matty.
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RE: PlusService.exe (and "Plus World")
PlusDesktop appears to be the app to display the PlusWorld(?) website maybe?

[Image: attachment.php?pid=1014451]

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129 DIALOGEX 0, 0, 279, 247, 0
STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_3DLOOK | DS_FIXEDSYS | WS_CAPTION | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "Messenger Plus! World"
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg"
{
  CONTROL "", 1000, "{8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2}", WS_GROUP | WS_TABSTOP, 0, 0, 279, 247
}


{8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2} : Webbrowser control

Will load this page here: http://pages.msgplus.net/5/plus_world/

.jpg File Attachment: PlusDesktop.jpg (32.48 KB)
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This post was edited on 06-02-2011 at 07:21 PM by matty.
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RE: PlusService.exe (and "Plus World")
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PlusService.exe appears to check if Plus! has been removed and then informs the user that it happened without their knowledge and redownloads Plus! for installation.
WTF!? Why? Was this ever even a problem for anyone? Frankly adding dodgy things like this only ensures malware removal tools will remove Plus!

This post was edited on 06-02-2011 at 07:22 PM by Menthix.
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RE: PlusService.exe (and "Plus World")
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Originally posted by matty
PlusService.exe appears to check if Plus! has been removed and then informs the user that it happened without their knowledge and redownloads Plus! for installation.
WTF!? Why? Was this ever even a problem for anyone? Frankly adding dodgy things like this only ensures malware removal tools will remove Plus!

Well talk to Jieff and have him talk to his boss and tell them to stop this bullshit.

On top of it all look at the lovely EULA's included in the setup...

[Image: attachment.php?pid=1014453]

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This post was edited on 06-02-2011 at 07:29 PM by matty.
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O.P. RE: PlusService.exe (and "Plus World")
Ah thanks for investigating. :)

Does seem a very dodgy move tbh, the last thing Plus! needs is for stupid little things like this to creep their way into the software and regain it some of its former reputation.
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RE: PlusService.exe (and "Plus World")
Stop the bullshit yuna/kimhari :P

When will you learn to show these things to the testers first? THen you'd avoid the shame...
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