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Old 27th Jul 2018, 17:32
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Originally Posted by Krystal n chips
Happily browsing the Met Office site, when, blank page, then, "Your McAfee subscription has expired 27th July 2018 " with a helpful "renew now " box.

Just one small problem here......I don't have McAfee as my anti-virus protection. I have Norton.
Hmmm. I use the met office web site every few days and I have not seen this one.

I suspect, but have not proof, that linked ad sites may be a source for this kind of stuff. I therefore use an ad blocker.

Met office site seems to have ads, albeit a relatively small number.

Also, it may not even have had anything to do with MacAfee.
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