IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTICE! Bogus webpage download ad?

From: Marguerite (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 12:19:53 -0800

Is this bogus???? Is this from Microsoft? My firewall
tells me it is safe but it looks unsafe. Has anyone else
received this unsolicited webpage?

http://209.50.251.182/newspynotice.html

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IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTICE!

Is your computer suffering from any of the following
symptoms:

   1. Has your browser's START PAGE changed?
or 2. Are you seeing a recent increase in annoying POP UPS?
or 3. Has your computer been acting wierd lately?
or 4. Is your Internet slower or even crashing?
or 5. Do you think your computer may have a virus?

If your computer is experiencing any of these symptoms...

It is almost certain that "spyware" has taken over your
computer,
and the problems will only get worse quickly. Plus your
sensitive
information like credit cards and all of your passwords
can be
retrieved by criminals all around the world. This is a
very scary
problem that needs immediate attention! You NEED to get
this fixed now!

Click on THIS LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE #1 BEST SPYWARE
ELIMINATION SOFTWARE
and your computer will be back to normal and secure again
in just a
few minutes.

 

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