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LAS14

(14,711 posts) Thu Sep 7, 2023, 03:50 PM Sep 2023

What does this McAfee popup mean?

Why do I get popups purporting to be from McAfee? I don't use McAfee. How does it make a popup on my desktop? It says stuff that sounds like it's running. "Issues found" "Online threat detected". If it were an e-mail I'd hover over the "from" to see if it was a gobbledy gook address. How do I know whether or not this is even really McAfee?

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What does this McAfee popup mean? (Original Post) LAS14 Sep 2023 OP

I'm getting the same...................... Lovie777 Sep 2023 #1

As far as you know, do you have McAfee installed? nt LAS14 Sep 2023 #2

I'm getting them too but my I Mac is a recent... brush Sep 2023 #3

It's bogus CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #10

Your browser may be infected with malware Miguelito Loveless Sep 2023 #4

I get then too and never had McAfee. I don't know if it McAfee doc03 Sep 2023 #5

E-mails I understand. But how does an unauthorized entity create popups? nt LAS14 Sep 2023 #6

Tuesday I went to the skin doctor, she took a biopsy. Today on Facebook there doc03 Sep 2023 #7

search? CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #9

Fraud CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #8

Would you recommend Norton? brush Sep 2023 #11

good question ... CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #12

I have CCleaner. Supposedly it cleans out the malware but I am having the Maraya1969 Sep 2023 #13

Lovie777

(15,072 posts)

1. I'm getting the same......................

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2023, 03:53 PM

Sep 2023

LAS14

(14,711 posts)

2. As far as you know, do you have McAfee installed? nt

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 7, 2023, 03:55 PM

Sep 2023

brush

(57,711 posts)

3. I'm getting them too but my I Mac is a recent...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2023, 04:01 PM

Sep 2023

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perchase of a refurbished Mac that I haven't installed virus protection on. I think it's an attempt to get me to but their virus protection packet.

I had Norton before on my previous computer which has more reasonable prices.

CloudWatcher

(1,927 posts)

10. It's bogus

Reply to brush (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 8, 2023, 03:18 PM

Sep 2023

It's bogus, either a bad (or compromised) web site or you've got some malware on your machine.

Miguelito Loveless

(4,673 posts)

4. Your browser may be infected with malware

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2023, 04:04 PM

Sep 2023

which masquerades as McAfee, trying to get you to go to a web site so it can download more malware.

You might try using Trend Micros free online scanning tool.

https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/forHome/products/housecall.html

doc03

(36,766 posts)

5. I get then too and never had McAfee. I don't know if it McAfee

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2023, 04:09 PM

Sep 2023

or who but somehow it's a trick you into sending money. I get e-mails saying Comcast charged me a couple hundred dollars
but I check with Comcast and the credit card and there are no charges. It's to trick you into giving whoever it is your card number.

LAS14

(14,711 posts)

6. E-mails I understand. But how does an unauthorized entity create popups? nt

Reply to doc03 (Reply #5)

Thu Sep 7, 2023, 04:23 PM

Sep 2023

doc03

(36,766 posts)

7. Tuesday I went to the skin doctor, she took a biopsy. Today on Facebook there

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 7, 2023, 04:39 PM

Sep 2023

are links to information on skin cancer, how did that happen? A couple months ago a doctor prescribed Flo-max
I have been getting links on prostate cancer on Facebook since then. I never posted anything about either one, it has
to becoming from the doctor, hospital, pharmacy or my phone is listening in to my conversations off line.

CloudWatcher

(1,927 posts)

9. search?

Reply to doc03 (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 8, 2023, 03:16 PM

Sep 2023

You didn't post, but did you search? Google shares. I switched to Duck-duck-go and have gotten much fewer targeted ads like that.

Extremely unlikely it's coming from your doctor/pharmacy/hospital or that your phone is listening to you talking

CloudWatcher

(1,927 posts)

8. Fraud

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2023, 03:14 PM

Sep 2023

First suspect is just bogus web pages trying to suck you into giving them your credit card info.
Quit your browser and see if the popup windows are still there. Try not to use sketchy web sites,
and ad-blockers can help too.

Second suspect is malware that's installed on your computer. Suggest you install & run a good
malware program (not that popup!).

brush

(57,711 posts)

11. Would you recommend Norton?

Reply to CloudWatcher (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 8, 2023, 03:31 PM

Sep 2023

CloudWatcher

(1,927 posts)

12. good question ...

Reply to brush (Reply #11)

Fri Sep 8, 2023, 03:52 PM

Sep 2023

Not sure I'd call it a recommendation, but I've used free scanners from malwarebytes and avast. Didn't really like either. If I remember correctly they were too difficult to ignore/delete after running.

https://www.malwarebytes.com
https://www.avast.com

Maraya1969

(23,013 posts)

13. I have CCleaner. Supposedly it cleans out the malware but I am having the

Reply to CloudWatcher (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 09:49 AM

Sep 2023

same problem. I also get AVG popping up all the time so I went to Revo-Uninstaller and removed AVG and there was a whole host of stuff they stuck on my computer. I thought Windows defender would protect me so I don't think I need another malware program. Is this a good idea?

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