A: The presence of mssplus.mcafee.com 0.0.0.1 on a machine without McAfee installed is a strong indicator of remnant malware – a virus that assumes McAfee is present and tries to disable it. Run a scan regardless.
Why would mssplus.mcafee.com be blocked on a user's machine? The most prevalent reason is . mssplus.mcafee.com 0.0.0.1 hosts
You might be used to seeing 127.0.0.1 localhost or 0.0.0.0 ad.doubleclick.net . So why 0.0.0.1 ? A: The presence of mssplus
If you have recently opened your (located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts on Windows or /etc/hosts on Mac/Linux) and found the entry mssplus.mcafee.com 0.0.0.1 , you might be confused. Is this a virus? Did McAfee put it there? Is it blocking your legitimate security software? mssplus.mcafee.com 0.0.0.1 hosts