McAfee pop-ups
I'm currently running a W10** laptop...which came with a trial version of McAfee antivirus, which I have no intention of keeping. Periodically, I got little "nag notes", saying that I need to buy and install McAfee before the trial runs out.
Many months ago, after discusssing with a McAfee rep, I removed any and all traces from the hard drive---but now the issue is back. In Another discussion today, the story changed a bit. The rep suggested that some 3rd-party promotion might be doing this- 'IOW: " if you are getting those notes after uninstalling the SW, then they are not our doing." Anyone out there know how I can keep them honest? **Don't ask........;) |
Possibly not the best question for a Linux forum, even in the General section...
My advice (years out of date):
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After a quick search of the web: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...b-690ab1f8ed8f
This is in line with my own experience of Mcafee - it's often difficult to remove without using their "removal tool". If you have a Dell device, it's worth noting that they own Mcafee, hence the preinstallation. |
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Look in the 'startup services' (assuming Windows 10 still has such and that it hasn't become placebo settings to prevent you from disabling the ads) at (run 'services.msc') and see if there's anything in there mentioning McAfee - disable that, but also potentially find where the other portions of this spyware are and delete those too. Look in the registry too (if I remember right regedit allows search via ctrl+F). |
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Best way to remove the malware is to completely wipe Win 10, and then use Wine instead - or, if it's absolutely unavoidable, a locked-down VM using a fresh ISO from Microsoft. |
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So ccleaner turned to crap as well? I haven't used it since those quoted incidents in 2017/2018 and won't be revisiting now. Thanks for posting that info. I would add "Foxit Reader" to the list... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxit_Reader#Issues Quote:
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You might try installing and running malwarebytes:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/ The free version should be adequate for this task. Malwarebytes is very good at detecting and removing both malware and "pups"(potentially unwanted programs). Pups are those applications that get surreptitiously installed along with a desired application. |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgf5PaBzyg |
"Anti-virus (sic ...) software" turns out to be a commonly-exploited vector for installing malware.
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