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Old 05-07-2021, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by BettyInFL View Post
My daughters mother in law had actually just purchased Norton anti virus for her computer.

About a week later she gets this same thing (think it was a pop-up) Only difference was that it said she had 'overpaid', and they wanted to issue a partial refund. So she gave all the bank info, and they cleaned them out. Business accounts, savings and so on.

Best to toss in trash, or if on line, mark sender as SPAM and move on.
I think Norton itself is a scam. When they merged with LifeLock, I cancelled my subscription. I use the Windows 10 built in virus protection and it seems to work fine.

But, Norton also claims to protect tablets and smart phones from viruses. I have never had a virus on a tablet or phone. A few times my browser has locked up, but it always corrects itself when you reboot the tablet.