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McAfee mcaffee removes applications from my computer

Mcaffee removes Braille application programs from my computer. I am going to go back to my old antivirus, Mcaffee costs me too much aggravation. It removes things it should not remove. other antivirus programs I had never did this to my system. Mcaffee removed braille printer drivers and education software applications. I spoke to the representatives yesterday; I canceled my subscription.

Desired outcome: I already removed Mcaffee from my computer and canceled my subscription. That is what I can do. I can recommend the same to my friends and customers have a wonderful day.

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McAfee phone virus

I have total protection for 3 devices and my A11 Phone says i'm not protected, also its sending me a lot of messages, say my phone has a virus. It says data overloading, unauthorized download detected, messages from google saying my phone needs cleaning, google says we will lock my phone soon and a lot more all day every day i get these notifications.

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McAfee error in subscription renewal payment

Dears,

Hi, I am monica from Egypt and my subscription was expired two days ago and on that day I asked for 1 year subscription and as i entered my payment method data an error has appeared including that something went wrong and after trying to modify my data to subscribe and pay the amount I got the same error message and I did that 4 times and after that I got 4 messages from my bank informing me with the deduction of 19,99 US dollars by 4 times and now I will not be able to resubscribe without ensuring that the previous amount are not deducted and I will still be unsecured as the trial period was ended, please appreciate your help as soon as possible

Desired outcome: I need to extent the trial until to confirm the deduction of the amount only for 1 time and get the new subscription

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McAfee Refund

Took money out of account for auto renewal. Have called six times and told something different each time. First they said it was cancelled so no refund! Then was told someone from billing would call me. Never got call. Then told twice I would get refund but never did. Last call they said it was "escalated" to supervisor and I would get call back. They are liars and thieves. How do they get away with this?

Desired outcome: Refund

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McAfee Double billing

Why have I been charged twice for $AU173.70? Once on 6/2/2022 and once on 12/2/2022.

Desired outcome: Please refund. Do not repeat!

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McAfee Wrongful billing

I did not sign up to McAfee, but received an email from the Account Department stating:

Dear Client,

Id: [protected]

On February 24, 2022, $169.99 was deducted from your registered bank account via the McAfee consolation site. [protected] is your reference number.

Plan Specifications

The cost: $169.99.

Reference number: [protected]

Plan: 12 Months ERP0022

Date: February 24, 2022

Please contact us at +[protected] if you have any questions about your subscription.

Regards,

Billing Department at McAfee

I note that this is a scam email. I'll contact the ScamWatch and inform them of this scam billing.

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McAfee Subscription

I ordered your protection service yesterday and suspect I may have trouble with your company, and this is the case. 23 February 2022.

Today I turned on my computer with a notice saying to please subscribe to your company, which I did so yesterday.

Why are you asking me to subscribe?

This is very rude of you to ask me to subscribe again.

Another problem I had was my password. I am NOT changing my password and was requested to put another password in. Which I am not going to do!

Please stop being difficult. If you do not want me as your customer, please inform me of this, and refund my money, straight away.

I am not at all surprised that I am having problems with you.

Penelope Scott-Kennard

Desired outcome: I would like to know where I stand with my subscription.Remember that I am NOT changing my password which I put in when I ordered your service.You do not have to read my mind as I have written my case down very clearly. Please reply.

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McAfee Total protection

Twice this week i have purchased total protection as a message appeared to say that subscription had expired. i still keep getting messages to say that i need to update protection, what is going on. i want you to give my money back if you cannot keep to this agreement.

mrs s mansfield

email: [protected]@yahoo.co.uk

Desired outcome: refund

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McAfee Unauthorized credit card and bank transactions

This has been the worst experience i've ever had with any company in my life.

First, I purchased mcafee total protection and from that moment I started receiving pop ups saying my subscription was going to expire. So I call the [protected] phone number the website provided. After being transferred to technical support I allowed the support agent to remote access to my computer. Normally I wouldn't do this but I don't know how to scan my computer and do a diagnostics test so against my better judgement I allowed it. Well 'big mistake'! They obtained my banking information and credit card info and charged both. One for 249.99 and another for 139.60.

So after finding out my computer was hacked by the number I called and confirmed the mcafee app on my computer was secure I put the app on my phone. The next day my phone was acting crazy. There was no internet service from my personal internet or my t-mobile carrier. After contacting my carrier they couldn't find the problem. I was directed to the nearest store to get another chip. So on my way to the store I figured id delete the app I downloaded just because. Shut my phone off then back on and everything was fine.

I contact mcafee back for the 4th time to be ran in circles about how any of this could of happened. Hey will not take any responsibility for anything. Told them I needed to file a complaint and was redirected to another department to explain the situation again.

In closing, I just want ppl to know that if this is supposed to be an agency to protect you from hackers and bc of them I was hacked and they did nothing to fix or at the very least set my mind at ease. I had to change my bank account cancel credit cards and still don't feel safe using my computer all directly involved with mcafee. I will never use mcafee again.

Desired outcome: find out who in their company is compromised and charge them criminally

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McAfee Fraud message

Received from [protected]@railplum.com.

It was an email telling my account was expired and had the following links contained in it.

http://railplum.com/fr=LiDPj6OnhOx3/%7CxbhxN-nbMP2OKn/%7C3i3nhmvLkRuXk1YybAn2yIBCmisCmisCmisCmi8/n%7C%7CB6BOjNnkR08he8%7Cn3t3i3

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http://railplum.com/fr=LiDPj6OnhOx3/%7CxbhxN-nbMP2OKn/%7C3i3nhmvLkRuXk1YybAn2yIBCmisCmisCmisCmi8/n%7C%7CB6BOjNnkR08he8%7Cn3t3i3

The email said I would renew for 60% off.

The domain is registered to Domain:railplum.com

Registrar:NameSilo, LLC

Name:Joann Hawkins

Organization:Joann Hawkins

Street:1288 Hartway Street

City:Winner

State:SD

Postal Code:57580

Country:US

Phone:+1.[protected]

Email:[protected]@incfly.net

Desired outcome: Get the site taken down

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McAfee Unable to get a refund

My account was auto renewed without my authorization on 12/14/21 in the amount of $138.24. I have been trying unsuccessfully to get a refund of this amount. Today I'm still within my the allotted time for a refund but have been challenging this charge for several weeks.

Notably, I have spent countless hours trying to get in touch with someone in the billing department to no avail. I have followed every instruction online and ultimately get kicked back out to calling the # provided but have never gotten anyone to pick up. Both my wife and I held over an hour on separate occasions for someone in the billing department, but the phone was never answered.

We also attempted to utilize your chat features, but the system either lost connectivity or nobody answered on the other end. In addition, we also tried social media and I opened a Facebook chat. We did have someone call us back, but we were told that they needed to transfer us and we entered the same loop where nobody answered the phone for over an hour again. Collectively, my wife and I made well over ten attempts to connect with someone in the billing department of your company. I trust that you don’t need specifics, but if you do, I have them dated and timed.

I'm beyond disappointed and feel completely ripped off! This has nothing to do with the quality of your products but the way you treat humans is absolutely horrible. I will never buy another product from you again based on this experience and I will surely never endorse or recommend your company. I doubt I will ever see my refund but I hope from a business standpoint you address these issues as my experience is not isolated!

Desired outcome: A refund as I'm completely legally entitled based on your purchase refund policy.

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Harvey Bakke
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Jun 17, 2022 10:14 pm EDT

Harvey Bakke Oak Creek, Wisconsin

I have been doubled billed for my subscription and requested a refund for one of the charges.

I called McAfee customer service and the agent said she would refund the double charge.

Now I am getting emails telling me that I did now properly submit the information and that they will be dropping my request.

The request number was #1-[protected]

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Los Angeles, US
Feb 10, 2022 10:24 pm EST

Print out the refund policy and dispute the charge with your credit card company.

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McAfee VPN feature

I responded to a popup message. to activate the VPN feature, which I did. Immediately following this, I was unable to print anything out on my printer. I contacted McAfee's customer service, asking how to inactivate the VPN. Their customer service rep couldn't direct me to an option on my McAfee account to inactivate their VPN feature. Instead she talked me through to my control panel to turn off VPN. but as I subsequently found out that is the VPN feature that comes with my Dell laptop. The printer problems continued, so I contacted HP support, and they helped me determine a solution, which is to manually turn off the McAfee VPN feature. However, I must take this manual step every time I turn on my laptop. Because my printer is beyond the original HP warranty, I had to pay a tech support fee for their help - but at least they were able to get me back to printing again. I called McAfee's customer service again, asking to be reimbursed the fee I paid to HP. Their rep then told me that HP didn't provide a complete solution and that there were several other steps I should have gone through with McAfee to solve the problem. The real problem is the flaw in the McAfee VPN feature that interferes with the connection between my laptop and my printer. The HP tech support rep that helped me informed me that HP is constantly running into the problem with McAfee's VPN feature.

Desired outcome: I want McAfee to reimburse me for the HP tech support fee that I paid. I also want them to fix the VPN feature's programming flaw.

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McAfee McAfee Security

I received an email from your company stating a purchase has been made for four years of security protection for my computer. The date was 2/7/2022 and the expiration date was 2/7/2026 and the amount was $469.99! I did not order this protection. I was looking for a free 30 day trial and that's all. Now I don't even want that. How this happened I have no idea but I want this straightened out. I have not received a download and I certainly don't want one! Please correct this mistake as soon as possible.I already have security protection.

Desired outcome: Remove charge

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McAfee Your stupied systems

Yo9ur stujpid idiotic virus keeps coming up ojn my stupid computer -- what are you going todo about oit? nothing

Desired outcome: Get rid of the effing virus bs from my maching. you put it there.

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McAfee Cancellation

I have supposed to have been my cancellation on April 25, 2023. I had a problem this AM and was told that McAfee had cancelled my account as my account was cancelled because I was not paid. My order was CS2596249976 and was datedSept 20,2002 and my protection was good until April 25, 2023

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McAfee Total protection

I purchased in error and have been trying to contact customer service 5 times and each time have been on hold for at least 30 to 45 minutes which is totally crazy. I want a refund and have heard it's really hard to get a live person to accomplish this. This was purchased on 2/3/22 , order #CS2954676916. The 5 times I called were over the days of 2/3, 2/4.

Desired outcome: I want a refund immediately

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McAfee Mcafee antivirus

The computer I am using had a McAfee free trial on it when I took it over. I chose NOT to renew, and pay for, the McAfee protection since I have used them before and it was not a good experience. However, now a renewal notice pops up every few seconds, even though I have pressed 'don't show again'. It suggests I have countless viruses, but the only 'virus' is the pop up notices which prevent me using my computer properly. I would like it removed.

Desired outcome: I would like the irritating renewal notices to stop appearing every few seconds on my computer. They are an invasion of my workspace and actually prevent me from carrying out tasks! I have no intention buying McAfee protection.

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McAfee Renewal before existing expires not added into days remaining

I am fed up each year I renew the system cancels the two weeks remaining and does not add this to the days remaining trying to call you 24/7 is a nightmare I have been a member since 2009 and the service is crap no one answers the phone says 24/7 just left on hold forever...

My email is bay.trees @btinternet.com says 364 days added yesterday but there was two weeks left on the previous subscription not been added on to days remaining why each year I have to call to get this put right why does your system automatically add up the correct days

Please sort soonest thank you Colin Marshall
[protected] I await to see the correct days on my subscription

Thank You

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McAfee Customer service

I am on my fourth day of trying to reach someone in customer service, so far, I have been on hold so far for over 2 hours which is totally ridiculous! I only have 30 days to cancel McAfee Live and I need to actually speak to a person. I ended up purchasing it in error, I renewed my McAfee Totally protection plan and would like a refund on the McAfee LiveSafe. So far this morning I have been on hold over 30 minutes. It would make it so much easier if you would have an option online since no one wants to answer the phone.

Nhyla Yorek
[protected]@yahoo.com
[protected]

Desired outcome: refund

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McAfee McAfee internet protection scam

I have a subscription to McAfee although I do have Windows Defender. My subscription is not to expire for 6 months. Yesterday, 1/11/22, I was bombarded with notifications that my subscription expired. Someone from McAfee helped me today but I had to wait long and I have an autistic son I have to care for who got into trouble while I waited. After I finally got off the phone, wasting my time with them, I was so disgusted I actually cried. Ruined my day.

Desired outcome: McAfee needs to stop selling our info to third parties for more business as they are doubling or tripling subscriptions and causing payment for nothing.

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McAfee In-depth Review

Overview: McAfee is a well-established company in the cybersecurity industry, providing a range of products and services to protect against cyber threats. With a strong background and history, McAfee has become a trusted name in the industry.

Products and Services: McAfee offers a comprehensive list of products and services to cater to various cybersecurity needs. Their lineup includes antivirus software, internet security, identity theft protection, and more. Each product/service comes with its own set of features, ensuring comprehensive protection for users. Pricing options and packages are available to suit different budgets and requirements.

Performance and Reliability: McAfee's performance and reliability in protecting against cyber threats are commendable. Through rigorous testing and analysis, their security solutions have proven to be effective in safeguarding against various types of attacks. Customer reviews and feedback further validate the reliability of McAfee's products.

User-Friendliness: McAfee's software and platforms are designed with user-friendliness in mind. The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, making it simple for users to access and utilize the features. Integration with other devices and operating systems is seamless, enhancing the overall user experience.

Customer Support: McAfee provides excellent customer support through various channels, including phone, email, and chat. Their support team is highly responsive and knowledgeable, offering quality assistance to users. Users have expressed satisfaction with the level of customer support provided by McAfee.

Pricing and Value for Money: McAfee's pricing is competitive in the industry, offering good value for money. When compared to competitors, McAfee's products and services justify the cost with their effectiveness and comprehensive protection. Additional benefits and features further enhance the value provided.

Security Features: McAfee offers a wide range of security features to ensure robust protection against cyber threats. Their security solutions are effective and comprehensive, covering various aspects of cybersecurity. Unique features set McAfee apart from competitors, providing an added advantage.

Compatibility and Integration: McAfee's software is compatible with various operating systems and devices, ensuring flexibility for users. Integration with other security software or tools is seamless, allowing users to enhance their cybersecurity measures. The installation and setup process is straightforward, adding to the convenience.

Reputation and Trustworthiness: McAfee has a strong reputation in the industry, being recognized as a trustworthy and credible company. Their products have gained the trust of users worldwide. While past controversies exist, McAfee has taken steps to address them and maintain their reputation.

Overall User Experience: Overall, McAfee provides a positive user experience with their products and services. The pros include comprehensive protection, user-friendly interface, and excellent customer support. However, some users may find the pricing slightly higher compared to competitors. In conclusion, McAfee is recommended for those seeking reliable and effective cybersecurity solutions.

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