How to get rid of McAfee pop up notifications on my MacBook Pro?

How to get rid of McAfee pop up notifications? I don't remember installing it, or if I did, I uninstalled it ages ago and now suddenly there the notifications are again. Every post I've seen tells you to go to Applications and use the uninstaller...but what do you do when you can't see the McAfee application anywhere and have no installer?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jan 20, 2023 6:15 PM

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Jun 30, 2023 8:05 AM in response to MrsMike921

Oh you'd be surprised at how powerful (and deceitful) these 'companies' can be. When it pops up, it does seem somewhat alarming causing all sorts of scenarios to leap into our fear theatre. It will, most definitely be something you clicked on very recently. There is no malware, it is a lie. I imagine you've sorted your issue out? If not, here's the solution (which has been posted before, but you can't have too much of a good thing:


Click :


Safari

Preferences


From topbar options in preferences window, select:


websites


From left menu, scroll to:


Notifications


in the right hand box, you'll see titled "these websites have asked permission to show alerts in notification centre"

which they most certainly have not...


You'll see the offending McAfee (or whatever) in this box - to the right of this click where it says "allow" and change it to "deny"


Websites that attract these scammers are typically YouTube online downloaders, driver websites, free online film websites, free football websites (I've even seen that oh so repectable high street chemist "BOOTS" advertise there too. What does that say about their integrity?



Jul 23, 2023 2:25 PM in response to MrsMike921

To turn off the annoying McAfee notification: Open the menu under the Apple symbol, upper left. Choose System Settings. Choose Notifications—it is beside a bell within a red square in the first half of the list. Do not bother adjusting all the Apps. Just look toward the lower third of the list: Find the gear icon with the word NOTIFICATINS next to it. Select off. That turns off all notifications.

Jul 23, 2023 2:57 PM in response to Kurt Lang

I use different browsers—it kept popping up every few seconds on my iMac until I disabled Notifications altogether in Apple's menu of System Settings, under the Apple icon. Also, I did what you said just now for good measure.


It told me I had visited an illegal site and God was going to get me—or words to that effect. Wow! In any case, my method worked, and it has stopped popping up.

Jul 26, 2023 9:51 AM in response to MrsMike921

Thank you. This fake malware keeps popping up and when I click No or Pause. (Only 2 options) My 2 month old Mac freezes up completely. 2nd day in a row.


The scammers used a copy of Apples System Setting icon for the 1st small pop up - so that looks pretty legit. Then the full page appears, McAfee but the web browser clearly shows something else and you have no option to unfreeze your computer to make a purchase or shut it down.



How to get rid of McAfee pop up notifications on my MacBook Pro?

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