# Help me with mysterious Hotmail pop-up messages.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-mysterious-hotmail-pop-up-messages/131543>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 9, 2002, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-mysterious-hotmail-pop-up-messages/131543 "2002-10-09T14:57:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-mysterious-hotmail-pop-up-messages/131543/1 "2002-10-09T14:57:55Z")

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Everytime I log on I get a popup message from Hotmail saying I have new messages. I don’t have a hotmail account. When I click on the link I get asked for my .net password and username. I don’t have a .net account either.

Does anyone know what’s going on and what I can do about it?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-mysterious-hotmail-pop-up-messages/131543/2 "2002-10-09T16:50:12Z")

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What software are you using to log on with? Sounds like it might be something your ISP and/or browser is doing. Has it always done this?

Running Adaware might not fix the problem, but is always a good idea. You can get it for free from [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/](http://www.lavasoftusa.com/)

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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-mysterious-hotmail-pop-up-messages/131543/3 "2002-10-09T17:01:00Z")

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I think it’s part of the Microsoft World Domination Scheme. If you see that you have “New Hotmail” often enough, you may succumb, and actually get a hotmail/.NET account.  
Ah, the Power Of Suggestion. Bill Gates is Watching You.

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**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-mysterious-hotmail-pop-up-messages/131543/4 "2002-10-12T05:16:38Z")

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I use Windows 95. I am not sure what the name of the dial-up software is; I thnk it’s just called Dial-up Networking. This problem started a few weeks back.

Anyway thanks for the replies.

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**Author:** ![Judas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@Judas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judas)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-mysterious-hotmail-pop-up-messages/131543/5 "2002-10-12T05:18:03Z")

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You’re screwed. It sucks to be you

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**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-mysterious-hotmail-pop-up-messages/131543/6 "2002-10-12T15:56:47Z")

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Hmm what do you mean? Are you joking because it’s not that bad.