\u201cYour protection expires today.\u201d The email looks familiar, uses a well-known logo and urges you to pay now. It may be a genuine reminder or an imitation. Before entering a password or payment details, check your subscription through a separate, trusted route.<\/p>\n
Open the antivirus application yourself, or visit the publisher\u2019s official website using a known bookmark or a verified address. Check your account, plan name and expiry date against your invoice. A mismatch does not automatically prove fraud: you might have several accounts or subscriptions. It does mean you should investigate before paying.<\/p>\n
A convincing logo and correct spelling do not authenticate an email. France\u2019s Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr recommends looking at several warning signs and checking directly with the organisation: official phishing checklist, in French<\/a>.<\/p>\n An alarming webpage is not a diagnosis of your computer. Do not call the number it displays or grant remote access. Close the page and check the situation using your existing security tools. The official guidance on fake technical support<\/a> explains how scammers use fear to sell unnecessary assistance.<\/p>\n Keep the message and relevant details without forwarding it widely. If you disclosed a password, change it through the genuine service and review the account\u2019s recovery methods. If you shared bank details or made a suspicious payment, contact your bank through its usual channel promptly. The French public phishing guidance<\/a> explains available reporting routes; readers elsewhere should use their local official service.<\/p>\n Check the subscription length, device allowance, supported systems and automatic renewal terms. A new licence and a renewal may require different steps. Browse antivirus and security products<\/a> to compare offers, while checking your existing subscription separately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An urgent warning does not prove your protection is expiring. Here is how to check without following an untrusted link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[237],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conseils-informatiques"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tA browser window claims your computer has a virus<\/h2>\n
If you have already responded<\/h2>\n
Before a genuine renewal<\/h2>\n