Fake virus alerts prey on your fear and urgency—but spotting them doesn’t have to be tricky. Thankfully, some straightforward methods make recognizing fake warnings simple, helping you stay ...

A pop-up claims you have a virus and need to call tech support. Or maybe you're just getting annoying pop-up ads. Has your phone been hacked? Here's how to tell.

Fake Apple virus warnings, security alerts and messages are tactics used to prompt you to call a number or click on a malicious link. The CyberGuy explains how to protect your devices.

The McAfee Pop-up virus scam is simple: a fake McAfee alert appears on your screen, claiming your virus protection is expired, or your computer is infected with a virus.

It’s called the McAfee Critical Virus Alert, or something like that. But let’s be clear: whatever is generating these messages has not “found” a virus, but rather is malware in and of itself.