McAfee, watch out for the email: it’s a scam, you could be at serious risk

Phishing attempts can show up at any time. This time, a message from McAfee antivirus could be a trap. Let’s go see the details together.

The digital age has allowed all people to develop previously unimaginable paths. Roads, however, which are also shared by scammers who, with the technological evolution, have also taken hold on the web. We often hear about yes phishing And smishing. Two areas that worry users every day.

Every day, we interface with our devices. Whether it’s a smartphone, a tablet or a personal computer, dangers are always around the corner. This time, the well-known antivirus is the protagonist of a scam attempt McAfee. Everything would happen through an email communication. A message that could make you lose everything.

Over time we have become accustomed to reading many attempts of this type. Poste Italiane is one of the most affected companies. A few days ago we unearthed the ‘interrupted shipment’ scam. The same company has clarified the points to avoid falling into these traps. This time, the communication “comes” from one of the best known companies in terms of IT security. Here are the details.

Scam in the name of McAfee: here’s what to watch out for, communication

The email is structured down to the smallest detail by scammers. In this case the communication comes in the name of McAfee Support and would warn that our device would be at risk. As we said, however, this is a full-blown scam.

The content of the mail, after the text in which it warns that the device is at risk, there is a request to update the license. Shortly after, however, a link appears that should lead to the update but instead leads the victim into a trap. This page, in fact, is dangerous and compromises various user areas. We talk about the accounts, the information personal and other sensitive data such as the number of cards and many more.

Already from a first analysis of the communication, it is clear that from the sender’s address there is not much to connect it to a domain which reports to the reference company. Hence, there is talk of a serious phishing attempt.

The situation, therefore, is very delicate. The company was joined by some American sites but preferred to take refuge behind a no comment. In all likelihood, the company was placed at the center of the scam attempt. Also because, the profile of the company is completely different from what appears from the phishing sender.

In short, even the companies that defend us can end up in these scenarios. The only thing to do is to always have high attention. Any communication that comes to us must be analyzed. Especially if he immediately brings us up gods doubts. If we are unable to remove our doubts, then we contact the service center.