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13. This may be due to something else

Mon Nov 8, 2021, 08:43 AM

Nov 2021

that you may have installed that also installed some McAfee "trial" software unbeknownst to you, and that is now being triggered on your PC.

I know Adobe (notably Flash, although nowadays Adobe finally deprecated it, but may have been the case with other of their products like Reader) was "bundling" McAfee with their updates via a check off box that was automatically "checked" by default, and you would have had to manually uncheck it to make sure that McAffee's trial thing didn't install.

If you are on Windows 10, you may have to go through your "Settings" / "Apps" / "Apps & Features" list to see if anything "McAfee" shows up there and if so, uninstall it.

Edit - you say it's not happening on a PC - however the same issue can happen for mobile (phone or tablet) - check your apps on your device to see if McAfee is installed somewhere.

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Whenever I come on to DU [View all] Jetheels Nov 2021 OP

I have never had this problem... secondwind Nov 2021 #1

Yes I'm a member. Jetheels Nov 2021 #5

You have to log back in periodically nt Shermann Nov 2021 #6

Maybe try logging out and back in? Heartstrings Nov 2021 #2

Yeah that's what I do. Then it starts again. Jetheels Nov 2021 #8

Contribute a few bucks to DU PJMcK Nov 2021 #3

What's going on are not ads. I see plenty of ads. Nothing like this. Jetheels Nov 2021 #7

I will do that. Thanks. Jetheels Nov 2021 #9

As the first response says below, if you make a contribution to DU mahina Nov 2021 #4

Send a message up the admins discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2021 #10

Are you running MacAfee on your device? Lasher Nov 2021 #11

The ad I get is a MacAfee ad. Jetheels Nov 2021 #12

This may be due to something else BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #13