McAfee warning on GC pages

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  1. "M"

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    For the past few days McAfee has been popping up a notification on GC pages.
    It began with just one particular page (sorry, can't remember which one) but is now on every page from GC that I look at (red bar at top of picture)

    GC Mc warning.jpg


    Maybe something needs looking into?
     
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      I'm not getting that here, M
       
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        :) Thank you

        Hmm, wonder why I am then? :dunno:
         
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          But i do have firefox set to inprivate viewing
           
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            I don't have firefox
             
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            Might be something in the ads again :th scifD36: @Webmaster
             
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              Might be something to do with McAfee.???
              Anyone found an anti virus that doesn't throw a wobbler at some point.
               
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                I have Avast anti-virus and it never gives me problems. :noidea:
                 
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                  My money is on it being the ads again. I get frequent but intermittent browser hijack attempts when I visit GC. McAffee is probably detecting and intercepting them on yours. I unfortunately don't have that option as I only have my phone now since I quit the laptop.
                   
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                    I couldn't do without my desktop. I can sit comfortably at it in an upright position and the keyboard is a proper one.

                    Whilst we were on holiday (just got back) we were given a laptop to use but don't like the keyboard, the pad gets in the way and it's not so comfortable to sit at it with it on a table. I can't use a smart phone because the arthritis in my thumbs would not be too happy. :dunno:

                    For some reason, looking at all the threads on here that say they are having problems, it seems that desk tops seem to have the least amount of problems. :scratch:
                     
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                    I use a desk top :)
                     
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                      In the old days that would have referred to the thing that we used to carve our initials in at school. I was a 'bit smarter than the average bear' :heehee: and used to carve the full name of people I didn't like into the desks. :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                       
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                        Update: no warning messages today :fingers crossed:
                         
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                          The problem is with Mc Afee. That message came up on several good sites I use including BBC so I got rid of McAfee.
                           
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                            So, McAffee gives you a heads up that either a website is sending you malicious content or your browser has been hijacked, and you fix it by getting rid of the very thing that is telling you about it?
                             
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