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Do you want the following program to make changes to this computer

Similar to an item mentioned in another article, this is yet another annoying message from Windows: Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer? Program name: Microsoft Windows Verified publisher: Microsoft Corporation File origin: Hard drive on this computer CLSID: {BDB57FF2-79B9-4205-9447-F5FE85F37312} [Yes][No] The above is what you get. Who knows what it's about? Apparently, it is some program *using* Microsoft Windows to do something, but what? Unfortunately, Windows, which in my case was being hijacked by a malicious site won't tell you. You just have to take your chances. In my case, the thing causing this was a 'pop-under' window attempting to serve up an advertisement for Match.com through a known adver-spamming outfit at cdn.optmd.com using a tortured series of obscured calls going from one server to another, planting web 'bugs', etc. This is not even close to anything legitimate which I did or would agree to start loadi...