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Monday, October 28, 2024

The pop-up scam

Many computer users subscribe to services such as McAfee and Norton that are supposed to protect from malicious software.

So, it shouldn't be a surprise that there are scams related to services that are supposed to protect from scams.

One such scam is illustrated here and involves pop-ups that appear indicating your subscription has expired. Just click here to renew. An example is shown with this posting. The name McAfee is incorrectly spelled with a lower-case "a" as a clue that something is not right.

In any case, if something like this pops up, contact the company directly rather than clicking on any options. Or just delete it. Depending on what browser you use, you can block such pop-ups going forward.

Source: https://www.mcafee.com/support/s/article/000001899.
 

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