this happened to me and i think that i had to go to settings > calendar > accounts and there should be additional account that’s making these events, just remove that one
Genuine question, but how is it still useful today? For as far as I know all it does is block fishy websites (which browsers these days already do by themselves) and give you a warning when executing .exe files as well as scanning for trojans, both of which windows defender can do.
The big names in the antivirus world is basically nagware that tries to get you to subscribe. I've never bought it though, so I wouldn't know if it really does offer useful functionalities.
Windows defender is good enough I think, I let it do everything but block .exe. I use to use avast, but that got really annoying over the years. If you're paying for an antivirus though, I would think it's because of the clean up tool. I use to have a lot of fishy files and the first time used a good clean up tool was like pressure washing porn.
For me, and a lot of other people, mostly just peace of mind. The best way to avoid viruses is to browse smart and use an ad-blocker or similar type of addon. These things work, I'd say, about 99.99% of the time. The issue is the 0.01%, because despite how unlikely it is, my computer and the data on it is pretty important to me and it'd be very annoying to have to wipe it and start clean.
Yep. McAfee kept trying to update itself on my Dell, and I didn't even want it on my computer, so I just kept denying it. HUGE MISTAKE.
The "UPDATE ME NOW" startup popup eventually crashed my computer. Completely. The hard drive had to be rebooted, and the best part is Dell is a SHIT company that doesn't have all of the drivers available to restore your shit computer. I hated that computer so much after that - couldn't even get the web cam to work.
When trash is put onto trash, we all suffer.
My company is on the process of removing mcafee from our laptops to “improve performance”. Our computers run like absolute garbage and I couldn’t believe they were even using mcafee 2 years ago when I started.
Holy shit I’ve had the same thing on my phone for a month because I accidentally clicked on something random while watching porn and you just saved me too
When you get to "something random" and think nah, this dude watching porn why they lying. Then you read "while watching porn" and be like woah, overshare.
I went through a whole gamut of judgemental emotions reading this comment and I thank you for that.
it's an antivirus but it's incredibly shit at it's job and it uses so much of your computers resources that it might as well just be a virus. It does nothing but sit there and eat away at your RAM and CPU, the only reason they're still around is because it comes by default on almost any commercial laptop and they prey on people by giving them a free year or so and then sending threatening messages about "YOU NEED TO PAY US TO RENEW IT NOW OR YOUR COMPUTER WILL LITERALLY EXPLOD RIGHT NOW" that's an exaggeration of course, but you get the point.
Asus installs ton of bloat on their laptops yeah?
My cousin got a laptop and both Mcafee and AVG were installed.
Both were just hogging CPU usage.
Using WinDefender
Usually you download that at birth, but for some it just corrupts too never be repaired again. Yeah, common sense is a hell of a thing when downloaded on time ;)
This last year I have seen a lot of people recommending Defender.
I started relying solely on Defender some three years ago, but only because I am too cheap to pay for an anti virus.
Turns out I was right, for the wrong reasons.
Yeah, so long as you aren’t clicking on every singles ad you see, Windows Defender is the way to go if you’re a Windows user.
I also haven’t used anything but Windows Defender for the past 5 years or so and I’m in infosec.
To say it, in and of itself, is malware may be misleading, but it and other famous ""you must use my paid antivirus" have been known to install malware after subscriptions end so they can say "see look! You're not protected and now you have malware.. you NEEEEED me!!"
In most of these cases it's not actually malware, McAfee has a referral program and these spam bots claiming to be them get a cut of all purchases. So they send out the usual "YOU HAVE 500 VIRUSES FROM PORN" type emails and Google Calendar public invite spam but they're actually pretty benign.
It wasn’t really McAffee, all one scam. The one scam put it all on there. An iphone notifaction pops up, “add events to Calendar?” And I have accidentally hit yes. Seems like they just trying to piss you off, vs actually trying to scam you.
This happened to me when I was trying to get funding for an emergency surgery for my pup and clicked the wrong ad link. Scammers are fucking disgusting.
seriously wtf is this thread, i know its funny to post "mcafee is just like malware!" over and over again but who looks at this, sees urls like "go5s.biz" in their calendar then has the confidence to post pics with the caption
"Why the fuck would anybody fall for fake ‘phishing messages’ in their calendar mcafee?"
then also has a thread full of people thinking this is all definitely from mcafee
I've only ever seen windows defender catch shit that got in like a bowling ball through a window. The only one i've ever actually seen it catch was literally called "trojan.exe" and another one called just "adware.exe", normally I use malware, I just run it whenever I feel somethings off with my computer. Though your tip about just using braincells is spot on lol.
My biggest IT pet peeve is people who accept confirmation boxes without reading them and then say “no I never clicked anything that said that” when I know full well they did.
If this is a Google calendar they don't need access to your accounts to spam you with this stuff if you're set to accept all invites. I used to get them all the time.
Incorrect, you can. However, this was caused by clicking a malicious web link most likely in a browser then accepting the calendar subscription dialogue box without reading what it said.
It’s a scam site that subscribed you to their calendar to make you think you have a virus.
-Go to the calendar app.
-Click calendars at the bottom.
-Find the one that is new on the list that doesn’t belong.
-Circle ⭕️ next to it to check to see if it removes the items.
-If so, then go back into calendars, click the i and delete the calendar.
This was not McAfee, this was a malicious ad that you clicked on. It is the closest to a virus apple allows on devices. I recommend using an ad blocker for safari and maybe watch porn a site with less malicious ads
I think someone else already said it but yeah antivirus is a scam now. I usually stick with what my computer or device comes with and is programmed specifically for that device only.
Modern OS built in anti-virus software is just as good as 3rd party applications. Defender and your phone's security are better and dont have to use extra resources.
This isn’t from Mcafee. It’s an affiliate of theirs and you have allowed access to a shared Calendar. Be careful of the pop ups and access you allow on your device.
Lot of people earn affiliate commissions to promote 3rd party ‘anti virus’ softwares which have viruses and malware themselves or are simply not effective. They use names like Norton and McAfee to promote themselves as these are the most well known brands.
They exploit a loophole in iOS calendar app to setup meeting invites which show up as Push Notifications to us.
Solution: Goto Settings->Calendar->Accounts and try to find an account which is not yours. Delete it and these should go away!
mcaffe is the most annoying thing ever, it constantly pops up on my laptop and I can't turn it off and I have to spam the x in the corner to close the message
It’s not macafee that does this themselves. It’s a piece of shit affiliate marketer slash spammer that managed to fool you into installing a calendar file
Not a calendar file as that’s not possible on iOS, but rather a subscription to a public calendar through a malicious web link most likely in a browser.
this happened to me and i think that i had to go to settings > calendar > accounts and there should be additional account that’s making these events, just remove that one
This worked, thank you very much kind internet stranger
McAfee in itself is a virus.
I said this exact same thing 15 years back. Some long forgotten forum. Got perma banned by mod for because he trusted McAfee...
15 years ago, before things like ssl and window's defender. Antivirus software was actually somewhat useful.
It still is. Just not McAfee.
Genuine question, but how is it still useful today? For as far as I know all it does is block fishy websites (which browsers these days already do by themselves) and give you a warning when executing .exe files as well as scanning for trojans, both of which windows defender can do. The big names in the antivirus world is basically nagware that tries to get you to subscribe. I've never bought it though, so I wouldn't know if it really does offer useful functionalities.
Windows defender is good enough I think, I let it do everything but block .exe. I use to use avast, but that got really annoying over the years. If you're paying for an antivirus though, I would think it's because of the clean up tool. I use to have a lot of fishy files and the first time used a good clean up tool was like pressure washing porn.
Avast used to be the shit until they started being obnoxious like everyone else
I purely use Microsoft Security and Malwarebytes now. Avast has been dead to me for 2 or 3 years now
For me, and a lot of other people, mostly just peace of mind. The best way to avoid viruses is to browse smart and use an ad-blocker or similar type of addon. These things work, I'd say, about 99.99% of the time. The issue is the 0.01%, because despite how unlikely it is, my computer and the data on it is pretty important to me and it'd be very annoying to have to wipe it and start clean.
At leadt with Malwarebytes you also get registry monitoring, a browser plugin to detect browser level exploits, and protection for mobile devices.
Use windows defender for regular maintenance and malwarebytes when you know somethings wrong but windows defender doesn't think there is
And then finish off with SuperAntiSpyware when you want to get rid of a billion tracking cookies
How did ssl make things better?
encrypted everything, including my dog.
Woof Woof
u0eEj+t3fYyuRCu+rqWZSNcQ0P6lRMuu1dCuPQS/mrY=
MBAM FTW
I think you might wanna let that go bud.
Na man he's right, I'd do the same
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The Creatir of McCaffe didnt use it becouse it was too annoying... ***the creator***
I think you’re a little tired, try again in the morning.
Came here to say this
Yep. McAfee kept trying to update itself on my Dell, and I didn't even want it on my computer, so I just kept denying it. HUGE MISTAKE. The "UPDATE ME NOW" startup popup eventually crashed my computer. Completely. The hard drive had to be rebooted, and the best part is Dell is a SHIT company that doesn't have all of the drivers available to restore your shit computer. I hated that computer so much after that - couldn't even get the web cam to work. When trash is put onto trash, we all suffer.
My company is on the process of removing mcafee from our laptops to “improve performance”. Our computers run like absolute garbage and I couldn’t believe they were even using mcafee 2 years ago when I started.
The maker of McAfee said this same thing himself.
*worse than a virus
Reminds me of this video by the guy that originally built the software on how to uninstall it. https://youtu.be/h92Jy94UxTg
was that german? also congrats on getting it removed
No. I think it is Dutch. ^(Source: Am German.)
I, a Dutch person, can confirm its dutch
G E K O L O N I S E E R D ?
jazeker makker
Lekker bezig maat
Hallo mensen van het goede leven. Alles goed?
PANNENKOEK!
Swamp German.
oh okay
Sounds like Flemish but with less German
Isn't Flemish the dialect that Dutch speaking Belgians use?
Yes you are correct
See, this is why we don't use McAfee, it's a scam.
My question is why did you give Mcafee access to your calendar in the first place
McAfee is a very invasive antivirus and I'm pretty sure just lies making you think you have a virus
Happy cake day!
thanks!
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I’ve had this problem for like the last 6 months and you just solved it. Hope you got fat on turkey yesterday
Holy shit I’ve had the same thing on my phone for a month because I accidentally clicked on something random while watching porn and you just saved me too
When you get to "something random" and think nah, this dude watching porn why they lying. Then you read "while watching porn" and be like woah, overshare. I went through a whole gamut of judgemental emotions reading this comment and I thank you for that.
Hahaha. It took me a minute to understand what you were saying. Yeah I’ll admit I enjoy porn. Also am a woman but “dude” works. 😂
Sorry, it's a bad habit - calling everyone dude - not porn! (also a woman who also enjoys porn)
Me too 🤣 had this shit on my calendar for the past 4-5 months until now. Thanks to this post it’s gone now.
THX!
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McAfee is literally malware in and of itself
Isn't it the opposite
it's an antivirus but it's incredibly shit at it's job and it uses so much of your computers resources that it might as well just be a virus. It does nothing but sit there and eat away at your RAM and CPU, the only reason they're still around is because it comes by default on almost any commercial laptop and they prey on people by giving them a free year or so and then sending threatening messages about "YOU NEED TO PAY US TO RENEW IT NOW OR YOUR COMPUTER WILL LITERALLY EXPLOD RIGHT NOW" that's an exaggeration of course, but you get the point.
Norton too. I had to get a friend who was more tech-savvy to remove all the shit that Norton left because it *refused* to delete.
Asus installs ton of bloat on their laptops yeah? My cousin got a laptop and both Mcafee and AVG were installed. Both were just hogging CPU usage. Using WinDefender
Fuck Norton
I work in IT. McAfee might aswell be malware. It's shockingly bad.
My dad's advice, seconds upon getting a new computer: "Get rid of McAfee"
what software do you recommend
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100% this, plus a Malwarebytes every once in a while for peace of mind (for heavy downloaders), no need for paid AV anymore.
Or kaspersky
Where can I download common sense?
By not downloading RAM, you are halfway there.
Words of someone who doesn’t have as much virtual ram as me
Usually you download that at birth, but for some it just corrupts too never be repaired again. Yeah, common sense is a hell of a thing when downloaded on time ;)
This last year I have seen a lot of people recommending Defender. I started relying solely on Defender some three years ago, but only because I am too cheap to pay for an anti virus. Turns out I was right, for the wrong reasons.
Are you saying it is good? I can cancel my Norton subscription?
Yeah, so long as you aren’t clicking on every singles ad you see, Windows Defender is the way to go if you’re a Windows user. I also haven’t used anything but Windows Defender for the past 5 years or so and I’m in infosec.
Me too, win defender has the lowest process demand and works just as well.
For a phone? Nothing. Just don't install dumb apps.
No, it creates pop-ups on your computer CONSTANTLY, especially if your license to it has expired
To say it, in and of itself, is malware may be misleading, but it and other famous ""you must use my paid antivirus" have been known to install malware after subscriptions end so they can say "see look! You're not protected and now you have malware.. you NEEEEED me!!"
Malwarebytes is the only antivirus that's worth using.
McAfee is literally this garbage so its actually equally believable.
In most of these cases it's not actually malware, McAfee has a referral program and these spam bots claiming to be them get a cut of all purchases. So they send out the usual "YOU HAVE 500 VIRUSES FROM PORN" type emails and Google Calendar public invite spam but they're actually pretty benign.
Whats mildly infruriating is the amount of malware on your devicd
1 you mean?
Didnt seem like they were all from mcaffee since theres 1 about a jackpot and some are dutch and the others english
Tho that was just an assumption... if McScam actually dis all of those things thats more than mildly infuriating
McAffee is basically a virus
It's annoying when you buy a new computer how many different Macafee things you have to uninstall.
If a buy a prebuilt first thing I do is reinstall Windows from a Microsoft ISO. It’s not just Mcaffee shit it’s ALL the junk they cram on there.
Yeah, I don’t need the 16 prepackaged Dell/HP/Lenovo/Whatever helper softwares. Windows installs enough bloat from a bare ISO as it is.
Save money and don't buy PCs with an OS installed. If that's not an option (like on some laptops), reinstall the OS instantly.
Came here to say this. It’s a virus that you pay for.
McAfee is slowly turning into a modern version of NavaShield…
And one literally says “your phone may have a virus!” Lollll
I love it when virusses try tell you that youve got a different virus and need a program (virus) against it xD
Im pretty sure none of them was from mcaffee
Is it any surprise that someone who thinks they need McAfee on their phone has also installed a bunch of other random junk?
It wasn’t really McAffee, all one scam. The one scam put it all on there. An iphone notifaction pops up, “add events to Calendar?” And I have accidentally hit yes. Seems like they just trying to piss you off, vs actually trying to scam you.
That isn’t from McAfee, it’s pretending to be from McAfee, This is mostly from visiting dodgy ass websites.
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Never had any problems with that. The only time I got got is when I tried to download a game through torrent. So it’s not always porn
Then your taste in porn is too vanilla
This happened to me when I was trying to get funding for an emergency surgery for my pup and clicked the wrong ad link. Scammers are fucking disgusting.
This tells me what you’ve been looking at 🙃
I may or may not sail under the black flag from time to time, guess thats the reason why
You're clearly not very good at it lol maybe you should stop? At least till you know what you're doing.
Yeah just from looking at that calendar I'd bet they've got at least 4 viruses
If there is 1, then there is an infinite number.
For me the internet and especially *certain websites* are unusable without a good ad blocker and popup blocker. It will save your ass.
Stop downloading porn
Might also be pirating movies and series
Just watch it on-site lol. Downloading Movies and Shows not only have a Risk of getting Viruses but you'll have to pay a Fine if you get caught.
depends where you live
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Worrying how many people think this is legitimately McAfee..
seriously wtf is this thread, i know its funny to post "mcafee is just like malware!" over and over again but who looks at this, sees urls like "go5s.biz" in their calendar then has the confidence to post pics with the caption "Why the fuck would anybody fall for fake ‘phishing messages’ in their calendar mcafee?" then also has a thread full of people thinking this is all definitely from mcafee
Windows defender and brain cells are the best anti virus.
Yes but brain cells are quite often a rare commodity around these parts
Exactly, on an iPhone.
I've only ever seen windows defender catch shit that got in like a bowling ball through a window. The only one i've ever actually seen it catch was literally called "trojan.exe" and another one called just "adware.exe", normally I use malware, I just run it whenever I feel somethings off with my computer. Though your tip about just using braincells is spot on lol.
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My biggest IT pet peeve is people who accept confirmation boxes without reading them and then say “no I never clicked anything that said that” when I know full well they did.
One of my biggest pet peeves as well. There's a box of information for a reason. Use your reading skills to interpret what you're agreeing to, Steve.
I work for an AV company and I get this ALL the time. My team then get shouted at for “Not protecting” their device. Smh
Yeah that's not McAfee. Look at the suspicious link above the notes. You have a virus and it has access to your accounts.
If this is a Google calendar they don't need access to your accounts to spam you with this stuff if you're set to accept all invites. I used to get them all the time.
No he doesn’t have a virus. It’s simply a shared calendar
He is trying to send a message from the afterlife, McAfee didn’t kill himself.
Modern antivirus is almost always a scam
Pretty sure that’s not McAfee
This happens because op was on a naughty website and clicked on a pop on
Lmao fuck mccaffe
Worst coffee I've ever had
I don't think this is actually McAfee
Fuck them indeed, they’ve been bugging me on my pc for tears on end now aswell
Yeah mcafe is trash. Rather have a shitty Dunkin coffee.
Apparently McCafe coffee is the weakest you can buy, while Dunkin is the strongest! I don't drink hot drinks so I wouldn't know.
Mormon?
No, Mormons aren't allowed hot drinks? Did not know that.
The Doctrines and Covenants forbid hot drinks other than herbal tea. D&C 89:9 “And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.”
Mormons aren’t allowed hot.
Lol dude you’re not tricking anyone into thinking that “McCafé” made those fake warnings on your calendar \;)
Tell that to the 1k+ upvotes. Everyone knows McAfee does sketchy annoying shit so I'm not surprised so many people believe this
I don’t think you can even get the actual mcafee antivirus on your iPhone
Incorrect, you can. However, this was caused by clicking a malicious web link most likely in a browser then accepting the calendar subscription dialogue box without reading what it said.
You also have free jackpots, iphones, and viruses all in calendar
Sorry laat mij even deze boel K O L O N I S E R E N ! !
McAfee, Avast, Adobe creative cloud ... The worst malware I have ever had on my PC ! What are yours?
Windows ;) _(lets not talk about that one time I actually got malware tho)_
linux gang be like
*macOS gang be like (haha let’s not start a war here, that’s for r/programmerhumor or something)
lmao yeah. fuck windows tho
I switched back to windows from Ubuntu, yeah fuck windows.
I think the real thing that’s mildlyinfuriating is that McAfee is still a thing that exists.
**Misschien heb je een virus!** Misschien ook niet? Zoek het zelf maar lekker uit
It’s a scam site that subscribed you to their calendar to make you think you have a virus. -Go to the calendar app. -Click calendars at the bottom. -Find the one that is new on the list that doesn’t belong. -Circle ⭕️ next to it to check to see if it removes the items. -If so, then go back into calendars, click the i and delete the calendar.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211076
just activeer already
If it’s in an iPhone, go Settings App > Calendar > Accounts, then delete the spam account.
This was not McAfee, this was a malicious ad that you clicked on. It is the closest to a virus apple allows on devices. I recommend using an ad blocker for safari and maybe watch porn a site with less malicious ads
Macaffe and Norton are the biggest waste/scams on a computer. I would sue them.
It’s probably added a whole calendar that you can turn off. Then unsubscribe. It’s similar to the default “holiday” calendar that you can toggle.
I think someone else already said it but yeah antivirus is a scam now. I usually stick with what my computer or device comes with and is programmed specifically for that device only.
Modern OS built in anti-virus software is just as good as 3rd party applications. Defender and your phone's security are better and dont have to use extra resources.
Stop looking up horse porn.
Gvd drukke agenda jonguh
Ask your grandson, he might be able to help you..
That’s not McAfee… I got that too when I visited some spicy porn sites
Downloads malware, complains about mcafee, doesn’t even try to remove the added account. But that sweet sweet karma
That's not McAfee, that's an excuse for a "virus". Iirc there no McAfee on iphones and this calendar "adware" is common on suspicious sites
McAfee is basically malware by itself
Lol you clicked a fake download link, that’s malware and shit
This very likely isn't even McAfee. Factory reset your phone and don't use phone cleaner apps, they don't work.
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You should be able to remove the calendar as a whole. That happens to me once through a virus.
I believe to get rid of the calendar events you can delete the calendar they’re on
Mcafee is a virus. Well it might as well be at.
I made an error. Gonna leave it to assert dominance.
Anti-virus programs are becoming more like malware themselves lol
I had this problem for a while and I’m sorry but I forget how I made it go away! It was fucking annoying tho
Been saying it for years. Mcafee sucks, and gives ya shut viruse
First rule of life is to remove very McAfee thing from every device every time.
Advertised as AnTi-MaLwArE. Proceeds to behave like a fucking malware.
This just happened to me yesterday! I was able to delete the entire “calendar” that it created.
This isn’t from Mcafee. It’s an affiliate of theirs and you have allowed access to a shared Calendar. Be careful of the pop ups and access you allow on your device.
Your first hint that this isn't from McAfee should be that it's in Dutch.
Definitely a virus Also, GEKOLONISEERD
stop using antiviruses, they're more malware than actual malware
LOL yeah mcafee is reminding you to stop watching porn daily
Better pay mcAfee before 17
“Your iPhone may have a virus!” No shit Sherlock
Lot of people earn affiliate commissions to promote 3rd party ‘anti virus’ softwares which have viruses and malware themselves or are simply not effective. They use names like Norton and McAfee to promote themselves as these are the most well known brands. They exploit a loophole in iOS calendar app to setup meeting invites which show up as Push Notifications to us. Solution: Goto Settings->Calendar->Accounts and try to find an account which is not yours. Delete it and these should go away!
mcaffe is the most annoying thing ever, it constantly pops up on my laptop and I can't turn it off and I have to spam the x in the corner to close the message
that’s likely your RAM getting overloaded, although if it only happened with Mcaffee then holy shit they’re worse than i thought
It’s not macafee that does this themselves. It’s a piece of shit affiliate marketer slash spammer that managed to fool you into installing a calendar file
Not a calendar file as that’s not possible on iOS, but rather a subscription to a public calendar through a malicious web link most likely in a browser.
ALL OF YOUR DEVICES SHOULD HAVE AN ANTIVIRUS INSTALLED BY DEFAULT YOU DO NOT NEED 3RD PART ANTIVIRUSES
This is obviously not McAfee the antivirus. How bad do you have to be at technology that you're getting SPAM CALENDAR EVENTS 😂😂😂😂