NEW INTERNET CONNECTION DETECTED BY MCAFEE

[royston]

Since yesterday I have had a box on screen by McAfee warning me of a new internet connection.This will not clear.
Today I got an e mail from O2 welcoming me and asking for me to log in tomy new account and thanking me for subscribing.
I have never asked to use O2 and certainly do not want to in the future.
Am I being paranoid and thinking they are trying to trap me into switching to them.
The new connection is a Gateway number.
HELP NEEDED PLEASE<
ROy

[Ladkyis]

delete the email it won't be from O2. it is trying to get you to click on the link.
Don't know what the box from McAfee is, I never could get on with that program, it always managed to make me kill my puters. I use Kaspersky cos it likes me so I can't help there I'm afraid

[royston]

Thanks for your reply.
Since deleting the e mail the warning box has disappeared ??
Roy

[Peter Goodey]

I would advise you to make sure your virus checker is up to date and run a full scan.

[Ladkyis]

obviously McAfee is doing it's job excellently. My husband had an email that did that to his machine yesterday - come to think of it I had a little box come up this morning from Kaspersky telling me that it had quarantined an email and killed a suspected virus. I said thank you to the screen (as I always do) and deleted the email that was flagged and the box disappeared.
I NEVER click on a link in an email unless it is one of those ones that a website sends when you register. The ones you have to click on to confirm your registration. but I am still very wary.
I got virused once and that was an email from a friends address. You tend to be very careful after that.

[royston]

THanks both. Virus checker up to date and pc clean.
Grateful to both for your input, Roy