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4. Your browser may be infected with malware

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

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What does this McAfee popup mean? [View all] 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

search? CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #9

Fraud CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #8

Would you recommend Norton? brush Sep 2023 #11

good question ... CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #12