McAfee popup add (from micro. Store)

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I have tried 2 popup blockers with no success. I have tried a download uninstall for McAfee still pops up every 5 minutes or  so. I have looked in M/store but I can’t see any help there. Can anyone help please.

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If the popup is in your browser you may have a virus rather than McAfee.
Run a full virus scan using your AV.
Run a scan using the free MalwareBytes Anti Malware. (Don’t enable the real time scan, use the manual scan – it’s what I use).

cheers, Paul

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The popup will show up with no browser active,  as long as I am on line.

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Thank you Paul, I have taken your advice, & “Malwarebyte” found 9 prob’s all of them to do with http://veryfast.io   which has to do with “app store by fast”. I’ll be watching to see my problem popup gone. I HOPE!!??%%#

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Robin Heckler wrote:

The popup will show up with no browser active,  as long as I am on line.

Can you print-screen the pop-up and upload here ?

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Robin Heckler

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I am going away in the morning, I will do that next week when I’m back,

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I hope this works, as I am not too good at this.

Please see what I hope is what you need, Alex

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That screenshot of the pop-up strikes me as an ad from a potentially unwanted program installed on your system.  It does not appear to be from McAfee nor is it from Microsoft. The caption upper left corner refers to the PC App Store. I think it’s time for you to scan your system for malware.

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See Removal instructions for the PC App Store application

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Robin Heckler, windbg

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McAfee is notorious for failing to uninstall completely.

They have their own stand-alone uninstaller: McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool (MCPR). You can find information and download MCPR here:  https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS101331&page=shell&shell=article-view

Also, many websites have tips for uninstalling McAfee products. Just do an Internet search for “mcafee complete uninstall” or similar.

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Robin Heckler

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The popup no longer happens, so all is well thank you all. It was a malware, & MalwareBytes Anti Malware, found it repeated 9 times.

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Robin Heckler wrote:

It was a malware

How did you get the malware in the first place ?
You better check the quality of the A/V software you are using.

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