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Since yesterday I'm receiving system pop-ups on my Mac telling me there's a virus or that I need to update.
These are not actually coming from my system although it is using the system logo.
I downloaded Intego anti-virus software but it can't seem to get rid of it.
Does anyone know how to deal with this?
Many thanks!
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 13.2
fleur132 wrote:
Since yesterday I'm receiving system pop-ups on my Mac telling me there's a virus or that I need to update.
These are not actually coming from my system although it is using the system logo.
I downloaded Intego anti-virus software but it can't seem to get rid of it.
Does anyone know how to deal with this?
Many thanks!
Since there are no "virus " effecting macOS you can assume it is phishing/pop-up/notification after your money...
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls ...
similar—
McAfee Virus on MacBook Pro running Ventu… - Apple Community
Third party AntiVirus is not recommended— it typically does nothing but add issues to the macOS and competes directly with Apple’s own built in security:
macOS - Security - Apple macOS - Security - Apple
Apple Platform Security - Apple Apple Platform Security - Apple Support
fleur132 wrote:
Since yesterday I'm receiving system pop-ups on my Mac telling me there's a virus or that I need to update.
These are not actually coming from my system although it is using the system logo.
I downloaded Intego anti-virus software but it can't seem to get rid of it.
Does anyone know how to deal with this?
Many thanks!
Since there are no "virus " effecting macOS you can assume it is phishing/pop-up/notification after your money...
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls ...
similar—
McAfee Virus on MacBook Pro running Ventu… - Apple Community
Third party AntiVirus is not recommended— it typically does nothing but add issues to the macOS and competes directly with Apple’s own built in security:
macOS - Security - Apple macOS - Security - Apple
Apple Platform Security - Apple Apple Platform Security - Apple Support
Thank you! The second link you sent fixed my problem:
Go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications and remove everything in the list. Make sure the box that says "Allow websites to ask for permission to send notification" is turned off.
System pop-up 'virus alert' seems to be malware
