Stopping the McAfee Notification
I started getting Notifications that I should start McAfee Antivirus. I found an item called NOTIFICATIONS in the System settings notifications list and turned it off. How do I eliminate it entirely?
In addition to the System's Notification settings, check Safari for its website notification settings as well.
Refer to this excerpt from Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community — specifically, the last bullet point below:
Beware spontaneously appearing, unsolicited popups demanding immediate action. Think before you click.
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- If you encounter a website, popup, text message, email, or phone call alleging your Mac is infested with some ick or that you need to take immediate action lest dire circumstances ensue, it is 100% fraudulent. Ignore it. Read Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams.
- The same goes for website Notifications — attention-getting banners that appear at the top right corner of your screen. Safari gives you a great degree of control over them: Customize website notifications in Safari on Mac. Most of those Notifications are simply annoying, but some are intended to frighten and deceive you into installing something nefarious.
Unless you have a valid reason for agreeing to that annoyance, your automatic and reflexive response ought to be "just say no."
