Computer Security Alert

[Debbie]

I have received this popup which includes a warning that
my system is shutting down and offering a download and
firewall.
Is this offer and warning actually coming from
Microsoft? My husband opened it before I saw the initial
screen so now I do not know if it was valid.
Please respond ASAP

The heading says Computer Security Alert**Microsoft
Internet Explorer

As a result of the new Internet worms such as RPC ,
Sobig.F etc, -- hundreds of thousands of PCs worldwide,
at the minimum, have been infected. Many have crashed and
networks have slowed to a crawl.

The Internet Explorer vulnerabilities could enable an
attacker to run unwanted software on a computer and even
take control of it if a victim were to visit a malicious
Web site, the experts said.

With one of the vulnerabilities, a computer user could be
vulnerable by clicking on a Web address link in an e-
mail, according to Microsoft.

The flaws come on the heels of a series of worms that
have bombarded computer users since early last week.
Blaster, which exploits a hole in Windows and crashes
computers, was followed this week by Welchia, which was
written to clean up after Blaster and patch the hole, but
congests networks.

 

[Eddie]

This is nothing else, and nothing more that a pop up add.
What they want is to you to buy something you don't want.
If you want to get rid of this get a Firewall.
It seems to me like someone know you are there, and they
are sending you this to make bussines out of you.
Aslso, if you have the Windows Messenger Service active,
then they can be sending you thru this service this add.
You should put the service on Manual, just in case, and
get a firewall if you don't have one. Hardware-Software
combination are the best.