Microsoft has come under fire for naming the developer of a program that can install adware on user's PCs as one of its Most Valued Professionals.

MVPs are people with deep knowledge of Microsoft products who volunteer to answer technical questions for other users or contribute to its software in significant ways. It's a prestigious recognition, with only about 2,600 MVPs worldwide.

Microsoft recently added Cyril Paciullo to its MVP list. He's the developer of Messenger Plus...But security experts say his software is also a distribution vehicle for Lop...

MVP redefined = More Virus Providers

As for my own MVP Status, my first knee jerk reaction is telling me to tell MS to shove it. My second knee jerk reaction is jumping ship is basically giving the boobs of the world a green-light to hijack the program. My third knee-jerk reaction is not to have both knee jerk reactions at once, or I might fall over

One week after it named the creator of a Windows Messenger add-on to its list of Most Valued Professionals (MVPs), Microsoft has revoked the award after critics pointed out that the program is used to distribute adware...

What is funny is when Microsoft Security MVP Derek Knight scanned the main executable for Messenger Plus, at the free scanning site VirusTotal, Microsoft was the only vendor that stated that the installer was a threat.