How to Prevent/Remove Pop-Up virus notifications on macOS Ventura

Safari >> Setting >> Websites >> 1 - Notifications and 2 - Pop Up Windows remove any Unknown Site

bikeman5 wrote:

not what he is asking for, it is a fake notification, it isn't apple, it is malware of some sort trying to get you to buy protection, says you have malware, says you have virus and says your Mac is infected. ive had this happen before, you have got to go deep in configurations and remove 3 or 4 files that a website installed on MBPro

Those fake notifications are generally pretty easy to remove. They don't require going "deep into configurations" in most cases.

not what he is asking for, it is a fake notification, it isn't apple, it is malware of some sort trying to get you to buy protection, says you have malware, says you have virus and says your Mac is infected. ive had this happen before, you have got to go deep in configurations and remove 3 or 4 files that a website installed on MBPro

Hopefully the user has learned their lesson 😎

Stop unwanted Notifications

Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages

thank you- solved it!

I guess it depends on ones opinion of what deep is. Maybe I had a different issue, I got instructed on where to find those files, they were nowhere I would have looked.😉

You might start here:

Customize website notifications in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

Thank you. I'm hoping the problem is solved!