Patchou AKA Cyril Paciullo, creator of Messenger Plus! received a Microsoft MVP Award and many are not happy about it.
Sandi Hardmeier, a current MVP, has documented the adware that “sponsors” Patchou’s product for a long time.
In an April 2006 post she recommended no one install the SPONSOR program.
Patchou has a new “distributor” for his sponsor, called “Circle Development Ltd”, but don’t be fooled into thinking that Patchou’s turned into one of the good guys… NO HOW, NO WAY!!! It’s still malware, and even worse, it pushing betrayware/rogueware… fake or disreputable antispyware applications, and advertisements that are entirely unsuitable for an underage audience (yes, I know, the MP sponsor program EULA stipulates that you must be 18 to use the program, but I have yet to see ANY underage user told he cannot install the sponsor, even at www.msgplus.net’s help forums and anyway, let’s get real here…. who’s going to want cutesy sounds and the other stuff that comes with MP? Not ‘grown up’ corporate users, that’s for sure)
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