Like many others, I am receiving relentless pop-up ads from McAfee trying to get me to upgrade from Total Protection to PC Optimizer.
I wasted an hour on this last night, then another hour plus today with tech support un-installing and reinstalling McAfee.
The problem came back within 5 minutes, but the hapless techy had already declared the job closed. I'm not trying to reconnect in a chat, but have had the "connecting you in 1 minute" message for 1/2 an hour now. So we are past 2.5 hours of my time.
I'm not sure this kind of unsolicited advertising is even legal under Australian consumer law.
I want to give some feedback on the atrocious customer service I've received, but I also really want this junk advertising to go away.
Can someone please help.
Hi @DannyCh
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Hari Durairaj
Thanks
I've replied.
But since this problem doesn't seem unique to me, some sort of public response is also required -- can you clarify if this sort of spamming-advertising behaviour is legal under Australian consumer law? It certainly doesn't seem ethical.
Regards
^ still waiting on advice as to whether this kind of built-in advertising is legal under Australian consumer law.
I thought that's part of what anti-trust legislation was for, but waiting on confirmation from McAfee since they have built-in this annoying feature.
This seems to be endemic to the antivirus providers.
I have ended my last 2 subscriptions a few weeks early because of this behaviour.
McAffee is really trying its best to be number 3.
Why, after we have already paid for their products, we have to put up with this BS is beyond understanding.
Right now, I have a pop up on my desktop that I can't remove. It is about identity theft. I have locked up my credit reports Etc., and don't need this, but cannot get rid of the ad.
McAffee is not earning my respect at all because of this.
^ still waiting on advice as to whether this kind of built-in advertising is legal under Australian consumer law.
I thought that's part of what anti-trust legislation was for, but waiting on confirmation from McAfee since they have built-in this annoying feature.
What I don't understand is why McAfee support keeps offering in these discussions to engage in a private discussion with a customer posting this problem, when this is obviously something that is irritating to many folks (and has been for years now, in multiple threads). If there is a solution, then why can't that solution be publicly provided in this support conversation? Why all the secrecy about it?
It's been how many months now? How about a public reply?
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