AOL hates it. The FTC isn't wild about it (as evidenced by its hearing on Thursday regarding Windows Messenger exploits). And even Microsoft itself is promising to turn off the dreaded Windows Messenger feature with Windows XP SP2. All in favor of relegating Windows Messenger to the fate of Clippy, raise your hands. Update: The result of the FTC hearing? The agency issued a temporary restraining order against one of the worst pop-up spam offenders: D Squared Solutions LLC.