Fake virus alerts prey on your fear and urgency—but spotting them doesn’t have to be tricky. Thankfully, some straightforward ...

If you suspect your PC has been infected by malicious software or a virus ... be doing in your browsers. McAfee will automatically shut your browsers (without any warning) to fix browser-specific ...

For example, you might come across a McAfee antivirus pop-up on your computer ... If you didn't interact with the fake virus warning, your iPhone should be fine, and the scams should no longer ...

A fraudulent email, with the subject line ‘We detected a virus’, urges the recipient to renew their McAfee subscription. Scammers often try to pressure victims into handing over information ...

McAfee can often get overshadowed by its partnerships ... before exposing it to test files from EICAR (the European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research) and spyshelter.com.

If it’s AI-generated, the McAfee service will issue an identifying warning. It’s not part of McAfee’s generally-available antimalware solution, McAfee Total Protection — at least not yet.