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The latest version of this from http://www.patchou.com now contains some very bad stuff. Unless you notice an opt out button (don't know where it is because I did not notice it), it installs a Toolbar in IE, changes the search engine to lop.com and also keeps churning out adult / gaming popups. It also does other things such as changing the DNS.

It was very difficult to uninstall. Adaware could not get rid of it, nor could Spybot. Eventually I had to put my head into the devils jaws and use the unistaller from lop.com. Even now I keep getting cookies and registry entries from "data miner", which first appeared when I upgraded my Messenger Plus!

Some people in the Patchou help forum were not helpful, simply saying "it's your fault, you should have read the T&Cs", and that "Patchou is a good guy, he has to make money somehow".

It's just a pity that he didn't ask for donations or make his (otherwise great) software into shareware. I would have happily obliged. Now however I have removed it from my system, as I consider it a liability.

So beware, if you are happy with your present version, don't upgrade. I see here that it was originally considered to be good as it used to block MSN adverts, but now the opposite is true.

Just use Trillian

Trillian Pro kicks mondo butt.  I love that proggie.  It just doesnt have the ghost capabilites on win98

Oh, forget about messenger plus! just use the newer msn version, looks better... with more good features... haha... though some are still unavailable.

You can find the latest msn messenger beta version 6 at

http://www.msnmessenger6.tk/

Hope they quickly release the full version with all the support festures.

Serge

what i dont like about the msn messanger is that it eats up alot of your resources, even when you use trillian!
But trillian can host all of those proggies like AIM, MSN, IRC, and ICQ. and THAT is why it rocks my socks.

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!]

Messenger Plus's goose is cooked! Seen SpywareInfo's latest newsletter?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
                                             

Messanger Plus

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uh.... the site is now blocked. haha...  nvm, juz do a quick search, n u will be able to find the downloads.  

Ok, finally.... someone is doing someting, at least at Microsoft.....

http://messenger.msn.com/download/v6preview.asp?client=1

 

Enjoy
Serge

The latest version of this from http://www.patchou.com now contains some very bad stuff. Unless you notice an opt out button (don't know where it is because I did not notice it), it installs a Toolbar in IE, changes the search engine to lop.com and also keeps churning out adult / gaming popups. It also does other things such as changing the DNS.

It was very difficult to uninstall. Adaware could not get rid of it, nor could Spybot. Eventually I had to put my head into the devils jaws and use the unistaller from lop.com. Even now I keep getting cookies and registry entries from "data miner", which first appeared when I upgraded my Messenger Plus!

Some people in the Patchou help forum were not helpful, simply saying "it's your fault, you should have read the T&Cs", and that "Patchou is a good guy, he has to make money somehow".

It's just a pity that he didn't ask for donations or make his (otherwise great) software into shareware. I would have happily obliged. Now however I have removed it from my system, as I consider it a liability.

So beware, if you are happy with your present version, don't upgrade. I see here that it was originally considered to be good as it used to block MSN adverts, but now the opposite is true.

my messenger plus was fine, before installing it askes u if u want all those toolbars and crap but if u say no it will install anyway like normal but apparently if u say u want it it is not good :p