Shoutbox

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Originally posted by Sirby
This is why I reinstalled my browser, is to get rid of any trace of Plus network because all the other instructions did not work!

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Reinstalling would have no affect as Plus! would surely have continued to change your settings after it was reinstalled, right?

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Originally posted by Sirby
Reformatting is a last resort.

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I think Cookie was just demonstrating that you don't need to go to such extreme lengths to remove the software

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Originally posted by Sirby
Some programs come with uninstallers, this one didn't seem to have one.

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If a program doesn't have an uninstaller .exe file, Add/Remove Programs is the correct way to uninstall it (In fact, it's the preferred way even if the programs does have an uninstaller

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Originally posted by Sirby
The program rewrites the data that is deleted 8-12 times to overwrite it completely

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Such programs are widely available, but are only useful if the data being erased is what is causing the problem. As stated several times, the problem is a couple of settings in Firefox, not with Plus! changing settings (It is not uncommon for Firefox profiles to become corrupt. This would explain why settings were not being saved in the browser)

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Originally posted by Sirby
I Just have a compTIA A+ certification for Hardware and Software

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Qualifications mean nothing if you do not know how to do something. I have a many qualifications, yet wouldn't say I know how to create 3D graphics for example.

As I said, this is more likely due to the fact Firefox either was not saving the settings correctly.

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Originally posted by Sirby
(I hear MSN blocks Plus from time to time.  Is this true?)

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No, whilst Messenger Plus is not exactly and official add-on/extension, Microsoft for the most part allow it. Patchou (the creator) was even an MVP and worked closely with the Windows Live Messenger Team I understand.

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Originally posted by Sirby
Spybot finds PUPS

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Potentials Unwanted Programs (PUPS) are unfortunately how Plus sometimes gets flagged. Plus is not adware, spyware or any other sort of malware (it's freeware). Unfortunately, the sponsor programs sometimes get flagged as unwanted for the very reason they are sponsor programs. Whilst the past sponsor was widely considered to be malware by many antivirus programs, it was in fact a very stripped down version of the sponsor software that followed strict rules. The new sponsor was supposed to alleviate the criticism over the sponsor and be more manageable and also related to the product.

I can't speak for Nathalie, but I haven't seen the sponsor revert settings. I think it all calls for some more testing. Sirby, if you could provide us with the download link to the installer you used like Cookie has mentioned, we could possibly track the issue down. It may be a simple error in the installer and we could then report it on your behalf to be fixed.

I can see how you may think the program is potentially harmful from your point of view, but remember we are long-time users and have had to disprove rumours of malware repeatedly. Thats why some of the things we say may seem a but rude. So send in the installer link and I'll take a look myself first and ask others to do so