Nuisance messages that may not be MS.

From: lefty (jandbweiss_at_cs.com)
Date: 10/26/03 

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 16:26:26 -0700

For many weeks I have been receiving frequent incessant
nuisance "pop-up" messages on the Web claiming to originate
from Microsoft, warning me of the dangers of nuisance
"pop-up" ads and other messages and offering software to
block them. Some of them have the message identity
"MS03-043" and they urge me to contact a site named
"www.***.com" where *** is variously "blockmessenger,"
"stopmessenger," or "killmessenger." I thought I
understood that Microsoft does not promote upgrades or
other software in this manner. Can someone advise me
whether these messages are genuine MS or counterfeit, or
possibly a virus, and whether or not they offer anything of
value? Thanks for your assistance.

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