usnret Loc: Woodhull Il

Got an E-mail from a friend awhile ago warning me to be wary of a scammer that portends to be Norton. Good grief! I'd think the real Norton would be all over that one. Will the real Norton please stand up.

MtManMD Loc: Beaverton, Oregon

And McAfee, and Microsoft, and Sophos. My spam/malware folders are full of all 4 and more. The scammers are insidious genius. "Norton has detected harmful malware on your computer, click here to eliminate it". Let's say a few million people have Norton installed. Many thousands who receive such an email will fall for it. I'm from an IT security background, now thankfully retired. I could tell stories all day. Look at the email address, if it's not from norton.com, you probably should immediately just DELETE it. Hover mouse over any sentences in an email with hyperlinks and you'll see the actual hyperlink. If it doesn't match the topic, DELETE the email. Having been to many security seminars, including numerous by the FBI, you really don't want to know what is happening out there on the Dark Web.

flathead27ford Loc: Colorado, North of Greeley

OMG! I get so many.emails saying my Norton subscription is going to end. Sometimes 4 a day!

Laramie Loc: Tempe

I thought the real Norton software was the problem.

Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa

Your last sentence - YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!

Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa

There is so much crap running in the background. Beginning to believe it is a problem!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I sporadically get emails that my Norton has/will expire/d today....
(Our subscription is paid and I know the auto-renew date.)
I also get a bunch for McAfee, same thing, expiring today.
We don't use McAfee....

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BTW - "Norton" (and I imagine McAfee) won't send you an email that says a "virus has been detected on your computer".
Norton on your computer will tell you any status, in a pop-up.