This ad is not the usual ad that my ad blocker stops. I'm hoping someone knows what it is and how to prevent it. Here is what I know.

It is a Mesenger ad, but that is all it says re its origin. I have Windows Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. I have AOL IM and ICQ for that matter.

It is a non-obtrusive ad with 2 versions. One advertises some online college. The other one, new to me for the first time today, was advertising something about healthy living...at least I caught the word "wrinkles" before I got rid of it. (Should have read it more carefully, but the persistence of the ad, even though infrequent, irritated me!!!)

It just appears...small, black type on a gray background in the middle of the monitor with a Close button. I don't remember what was on the mSize is oh about 3" x 6".

So if this is sufficient information for someone to realize where it's coming from and what, if anything, I can do to prevent the ads appearing, I WILL BE DELIGHTED.

John