Windows 10: Attacked by a McAfee imposter!

I'm writing this post from Kubuntu Linux, not Windows Ten, because my Windows Ten installation has been attacked by a monster in the form of a McAfee imposter. McAfee doesn't appear in the list of apps, so I can't kill it in the usual way by just deleting it from the Apps list. It beeps at me every 30 seconds or so, imploring me to enroll (and send them my credit card information) and warning me that my machine has been attacked by viruses. It flashes some variant of that message each time it beeps and won't take no for an answer. If I attempt to remove it in one of the usual ways, the next set of beeps is longer and louder. I've never used McAfee Antivirus, but I'm sure it doesn't behave that way. So how can I get rid of it? My first thought is to run a different antivirus program such as AVG,but don't how effective that would be. My second thought is to remove it from the list of running processes, assuming (a) that I can identify it and (b) that removing it from the process list is necessary and sufficient. Advice is welcome.

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McAfee security

Read through this and it will show you step by step how to remove McAfee from your computer

PC Hell: How to Uninstall McAfee

 

win 10 will not allow me to open McAfee

Hi Norbert,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting your query.

Let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if this helps in resolving the issue. I would suggest you to un-install/re-install McAfee and check.

• 
  Press Windows key + X and select
  Control Panel.
  
• 
  Click on Programs and features, right click on the
  McAfee and select uninstall it.
  
• 
  Now install it again.
  

Hope it helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

About Ransomware attack

Here is Microsoft's Customer Guidance on the Ransomware Attack:

• In March, we released a security update which addresses the vulnerability that these attacks are exploiting. Those who have Windows Update enabled are protected against attacks on this vulnerability. For those organizations who have not yet applied the
  security update, we suggest you immediately deploy Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010.

• For customers using Windows Defender, we released an update earlier today which detects this threat as Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt.
  As an additional “defense-in-depth” measure, keep up-to-date anti-malware software installed on your machines. Customers running anti-malware software from any number of security companies can confirm with their provider, that they are protected.

• This attack type may evolve over time, so any additional defense-in-depth strategies will provide additional protections. (For example, to further protect against SMBv1 attacks, customers
  should consider blocking legacy protocols on their networks).

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Click HERE