Microsoft Games Still Has Ads for McAfee malicious bloatware

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Microsoft Games Still Has Ads for McAfee malicious bloatware

Michael Long 0

I don't understand why Microsoft of all companies, still allows McAfee malicious ads to appear inside, that is, in the same blocks as other less offensive adds appear in their M/S Games programs. I read a few moments ago that M/S supposedly found this and eliminated them. Sorry, NO. Either M/S programmers are not well trained, or M/S does not care. I do hope M/S is getting money from these malicious ads, if not, then I have to wonder about M/S ability to provide any software that is not filled with malicious software. Please do better, I'm sure you can...if you care. btw, the ads appeared an hour ago, then stopped, then came back...today. Thanks so much

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Haytham-C 5,540 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello Michael Long
Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and I'm sorry for the frustration this experience has caused.

As community moderators, we do not have access to Microsoft Casual Games' advertising systems and are unable to view, remove, adjust, or investigate specific advertisements that appear within the game.

Since you've encountered an inappropriate, misleading, or problematic ad, we recommend reporting it directly to the Casual Games support team through the game's feedback or support options. Be sure to include as much detail as possible, such as screenshots, the name of the advertisement, and the date and time it appeared. This information can help the appropriate team review the ad and take any necessary action:

We appreciate you taking the time to report the issue and helping improve the experience for all players.

Michael Long 0 Reputation points

2026-09-17T01:02:12.9833333+00:00

Thanks for the response and the other site I can refer this to. But, really? You're MICROSOFT, you're not some miniscule company that hardly matters. I've been to the Redmond Campus years ago. I've watched the company grow. Basically you're telling me that once I log onto Microsoft Games, I'm on a platform that has the Microsoft name but is NOT Microsoft? Really? REALLY? You can't control what advertisers are allowed on? You just shove it out there and ANYONE is allowed to advertise? How come I don't see R or X rated advertisers? Surely they have just as much 'right' to put their ads there as does a company that is pretending to be McAfee? Don't they? I mean, come on....this isn't the Wild West where anything goes. My guess is someone in MS is making $$$$ (big money) allowing that ad to keep showing. $$$$ speaks and it certainly seems to hold more power than you or anyone in your particular organization. So thanks....for nothing.At least I now know where your organization stands in the hierarchy of MS. AT THE BOTTOM. You have no power to do anything, except refer problems elsewhere. Maybe that info should show up somewhere so people don't bother you all anymore.