As for contacting MS, I spent just as much time as you but
for a different reason I will post here in a moment. Yes
you CAN contact them but for between $99 and $245...
However, there's no need.
They are already well aware of this issue, hence the following bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/virus/alerts/swen.asp
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