# How to cope with Microsoft Partners

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 11, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335 "2015-11-11T23:35:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335/1 "2015-11-11T23:35:14Z")

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What does one do about these pop-up notices? They appear on the screen at the most ill-advised time, and there doesn’t seem to be a phone number or e-mail address to use to contact them with. :mad:

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**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335/2 "2015-11-11T23:41:01Z")

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This is on your computer or your phone? If it’s your computer, you’ve got malware. Try running malwarebytes ([www.malwarebytes.org](http://www.malwarebytes.org)), or some other anti-malware service. If that doesn’t work then more drastic steps are needed.

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335/3 "2015-11-12T00:16:41Z")

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It’s on the computer. Thanx.

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**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335/4 "2015-11-12T18:55:10Z")

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Browser hijack offering a bogus number , for the purpose of scamming you.  
See

> **[How Do I Remove 1-800-597-5598 popup? ( Removal Guide ) »Removal Guide](https://easyviruskilling.com/how-do-i-remove-1-800-597-5598-popup-removal-guide/)**
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> tried every method you know but cannot remove 1-800-597-5598 popup? This post will help you delete 1-800-597-5598 popup completely and quickly.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335/5 "2015-11-12T21:28:48Z")

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Seconding the suggestion to use Malwarebytes.

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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335/6 "2015-11-13T00:15:01Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> Seconding the suggestion to use Malwarebytes.

And use Spybot. Always use at least two utilities when infected.

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-microsoft-partners/737335/7 "2015-11-13T15:23:48Z")

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Thanx again. :)🙂