Please forgive me for posting a request for computer help here, but I trust the good people in this group and the collective knowledge of you all.
I somehow stumbled upon something that installed itself on my Mac Mini. Every 5 minutes or so a warning flag shoots out from the upper right of the screen. The message varies but is usually "McAfee Virus Alert" or "Someone Is Trying to Download Files From Your Computer". The System Preferences "Gear Icon" also appears on this message flag. Quitting and restarting doesn't get rid of it.
Sound familiar? Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Way OT - Macintosh McAfee Virus Alert
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There is, and I’ve used it for years. I quit Mcafee years ago.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-downlo ... G4QAvD_BwE
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-downlo ... G4QAvD_BwE
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There are two options: either this is genuine McAfee software, which you've installed, giving you a genuine warning; or a fake warning, trying to get you to download and install something. I would suspect the later.N Grossingink wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 5:21 pmThe message varies but is usually "McAfee Virus Alert" or "Someone Is Trying to Download Files From Your Computer". The System Preferences "Gear Icon" also appears on this message flag.
As Mike says, Malwarebytes is recommended and trusted. If you have installed McAfee, I would uninstall it.
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Thanks everyone. Malwarebytes seems to have done the trick.
N. Grossingink
Educational Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble a specialty
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFF5OeJDeLFGHMRyXrubFqZWXBubErw4/view?usp=share_link
Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
OSX 10.15.7
Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3
Educational Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble a specialty
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFF5OeJDeLFGHMRyXrubFqZWXBubErw4/view?usp=share_link
Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
OSX 10.15.7
Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3