Watch Out: Mcprotectionlab.com Browser Hijacker Site Mimics McAfee Website

Mcprotectionlab.com is a misleading website that may trick computer users into believing that they have landed on a site that performs virus scans to find and remove malware infections on their system. In fact, Mcprotectionlab.com looks to mimic the look and operation of a McAfee antivirus application or McAfee website.

Such a tactic of mimicking a legitimate company and website is a common practice for hackers to trick computer users into paying for something that they really don’t need or an empty promise. The promise in the case of Mcprotectionlab.com is where it alleges to find several computer viruses and malware that it claims it will fix.

Those who may encounter the Mcprotectionlab.com website should take immediate action to remove the browser hijacker and adware threat, which may be found in the form of a web browser extension. Such an extension may have loaded with freeware apps or bundled software that was previously obtained on an Internet downloads site. The extension when loaded may modify Internet settings potentially setting the Mcprotectionlab.com site as a default home page. Removal of the Mcprotectionlab.com components, either manually or using a legitimate antimalware resource, will allow a computer user to reset their Internet settings thus stopping the annoying displays of Mcprotectionlab.com and its ads.