Constant guard bot warning??

Got an email warning from Comcast today about a possible bot infection detected by constant guard. I have a mbpro, Apple TV and a couple iPads/iPhones. I always run scans using virus barrier and they are always clean.  I have a closed network that is password protected and Wpa2.  They only thing that changed was last night I opened up my guest network for my fantasy draft and had 12 new devices on it (all pc). Was wondering if any knew if all the new traffic would have caused this or if there may really be an issue with my mbpro. Just find it very coincidental that the warning email would come right after my draft. At help is appreciated. Thanks

It's a Comcast scam to get you to install "free" anti-virus software which you'll later be charged to "upgrade."

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