Anti-virus firm McAfee has been targeted by a phishing scam that purports to be a warning from the company about a new virus called Kongo31.XRW, which does not exist.

In recent weeks, scammers have increased efforts to target inboxes with dodgy emails impersonating AVG AntiVirus and McAfee. Which? has seen an increase in reports of fake antivirus emails circulating ...

ScamClub, a notorious malvertising actor, is discovered to be delivering a wave of fake McAfee virus alerts across top-tier news sites. The findings were shared by Malwarebytes in its latest ...

The scam poses as the popular antivirus program -- McAfee. Apart from making users panic about the computer being infected, it also says that the McAfee subscription has expired.

It’s called the McAfee Critical Virus Alert, or something like that. But let’s be clear: whatever is generating these messages has not “found” a virus, but rather is malware in and of itself.

From a Viewer:ABC News 4 has received calls about a possible phone scam.A viewer said she was almost scammed by callers pretending to be with McAfee Virus Protection. She said they asked her for ...

Here's what we found in a McAfee scam email that claimed to be a "confirmation receipt" or invoice for a subscription renewal.

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14, 2025--Today, online protection company McAfee is taking a major step forward in the fight against scams by introducing McAfee’s Scam Detector, a powerful new feature ...