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It finds Messenger Plus as an adware installer:
Messenger Plus! Type: Adware Bundler Threat Level: High Author: Patchou Description: Messenger Plus! is an add-on for MSN Messenger. Messenger Plus! installs an optional adware called C2Media which is also known as LOP.com. Advice: This software is not necessarily adware. However, it does install other adware programs as well as perform potential hazardous actions on your computer. In either case this software is not to be trusted. Since this application gives you the option to not install the adware that comes bundled, we recommend ignoring it. About Adware Bundler: A Bundler is a software program that installs adware on your computer either with your permission or without. Most of the software classified as a bundler requires that the adware program(s) be installed in order for the actual software to complete installation or run. In addition in most cases if the adware is removed the software will seize to function as well. Messenger Plus does offer you the ability to support them but in NO way requires it. In fact, what they do accomplish is removing the adware junk in MSN Messenger, which btw, I notice Microsoft's little tool doesn't detect as adware. Funny how MS's own adware products get by with no detection and tools used to remove MS's adware junk are flagged as "Threat Level: High" What junk. We'll stick with real antispyware/anti-adware tools. BTW, the tool may be beta but it's based on mature technology so don't whine saying "it's a beta, give it a chance". If there was a program bug that's one thing, but the definitions appear to just be brought over from Giant's tool. |
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