I have been receiving various popups for a few days and would love to know how to stop them. One says my MacBook Pro has been infected with a trojan horse. Another says my icloud has been hacked. A third says my system is at risk of becoming infected.
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.3
They're all scams, of course. What the real question is, is where are you seeing them? If they're sliding in from the top right, it's subscription spam.
A site you visited has given itself permission to send push notifications. Everything you're seeing is nothing but a scam.
Open Safari's preferences. Click on the Websites tab and then scroll down to Notifications. Clear any entries in the right hand window. You might find something similar in the Pop-up Windows heading below that. Block any you don't recognize.
Then if you want, uncheck the box below as shown here.
I personally can't think of any reason why I would ever want any website to push notices to me.
They're all scams, of course. What the real question is, is where are you seeing them? If they're sliding in from the top right, it's subscription spam.
A site you visited has given itself permission to send push notifications. Everything you're seeing is nothing but a scam.
Open Safari's preferences. Click on the Websites tab and then scroll down to Notifications. Clear any entries in the right hand window. You might find something similar in the Pop-up Windows heading below that. Block any you don't recognize.
Then if you want, uncheck the box below as shown here.
I personally can't think of any reason why I would ever want any website to push notices to me.
pippa2020 Said:
"Popups: I have been receiving various popups for a few days and would love to know how to stop them. One says my MacBook Pro has been infected with a trojan horse. Another says my icloud has been hacked. A third says my system is at risk of becoming infected."
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These Are Scams --So, Consider Reporting Them...
Reporting Scams:
You can take a few screenshots of these messages and report it to Apple and to the federal government(if an option). See my User Tip: Using the Photos App to Report Scams: - User Tip
How to stop having popups on my Mac?
