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Old 28th-December-2005, 04:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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MSN Messenger Version 8
If you receive an email or link offering 'Messenger 8' then don't touch it with a barge pole.

It is a Trojan and will compromise your machine and spam everyone on your messenger list with the link.

Messenger 8 has not been leaked yet and also has a new name.
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Old 28th-December-2005, 04:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: MSN Messenger Version 8
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If you receive an email or link offering 'Messenger 8' then don't touch it with a barge pole.

It is a Trojan and will compromise your machine and spam everyone on your messenger list with the link.

Messenger 8 has not been leaked yet and also has a new name.
thanks for the Headsup

The Current release version is 7.5 and is available here

http://status.messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx


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Old 28th-December-2005, 04:40 PM   #3 (permalink)
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thanks for the Headsup

The Current release version is 7.5 and is available here

http://status.messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx


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7.5 has been around for a while I think since August time, but it was in beta before that.

Messenger 8.0 is now called Windows Live Messenger but no release date even for Beta
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Old 29th-December-2005, 10:57 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: MSN Messenger Version 8
I would be inclined to call the actual release a trojan as well to be honest, just to be on the safe side. The other releases had all sorts of security issues. It makes no sense to use it when there are far better alternatives anyway - look here for a full network compatibility list. I currently use GAIM.
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Old 29th-December-2005, 11:00 AM   #5 (permalink)
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It makes no sense to use it when there are far better alternatives anyway - look here for a full network compatibility list. I currently use GAIM.
Can Gaim do video yet?
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Can Gaim do video yet?
I did say there are far better alternatives, if video is your thing, you can use Trillian. I think a client that covers all networks and is less likely to see your computer infested with spyware qualifies as 'far better' and there are many. Everyone one wants something different in a client but out of all the clients I've seen, MSN Messanger is particularly poor.
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I did say there are far better alternatives, if video is your thing, you can use Trillian. ...
It's a shame though that there isn't one program that really does it all...

Maybe once google gets their system sorted out... (Not holding my breath.)
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Re: MSN Messenger Version 8
Funnily enough Messenger 8 has been released on Beta by invite only.
The interface is completely different and They have built in VOIP. I am currently trying to find out what else is different and will keep you all posted

I will see if I can get some screen shots.
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Oooh thats so weird that you should post that cause I came really close to downloading it this afternoon, until I realised that it wasn't windows but something else, phew!
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Try here for info on how to get it without invites
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