Unsolicited Virus Infection Warning McAfee

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Unsolicited Virus Infection Warning McAfee

I searched for "Cerecfired Crownposts" using DuckDuckGo in Safari . I then clicked on one of the options returned by my search, but was taken to a site that looks like Apple.com and given a notification that my Mac is infected. Claims to be a service being provided under the auspices of AppleCare using McAfee to scan and remove said virus. Is it safe to follow the instructions to attempt to remove the virus, or is this a scam?

iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, 2 ports)

Posted on Dec 20, 2022 03:34 PM

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MrHoffman

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Dec 20, 2022 03:42 PM in response to olsenljo

Scam advertisement. Lied about Apple. Lied about AppleCare. Lied about scanning for “viruses”, too. It’d be a security catastrophe if a website could scan. Ignore the advertisement.

Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

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olsenljo Author

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Dec 22, 2022 06:40 PM in response to olsenljo

Thanks. As I suspected which is why I posted the question. Pop up got to me a little differently than others scammers have which had me confused, but I didn't go too far in and got everything cleared up. Thanks for the reinforcement.

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Niel

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Dec 20, 2022 03:37 PM in response to olsenljo

It's a scam. A message warning of malware will only be legitimate if you manually started a scanner or uploaded a file to a website.

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