get rid of fake mcafee notifications
How do I stop fake McAfee virus notifications?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12
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How do I stop fake McAfee virus notifications?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12
Please check Safari Preferences/ Settings to check for bogus notifications.
Settings - Websites - Notifications. Remove all sites listed here.
Please check Safari Preferences/ Settings to check for bogus notifications.
Settings - Websites - Notifications. Remove all sites listed here.
NANJH Said:
"How do I stop fake McAfee virus notifications?: I never installed McAfee on this device. The notices started when I opened an email.”
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Getting McAfee Virus Notifications:
A. Provide a Screenshot:
If these are pop up messages, the please provide a screenshot of them. Go Here: Take a Screenshot on your iPhone - Apple Support. IMPORTANT: Blank hot personal info (ie names) by covering it with red-colored rectangles and such.
B. Create an eMail Filter:
If this is an eMail, then filter it out by the sender. Perhaps including keywords. Contact your eMail carrier about how to do so.
NANJH Said:
"How do I stop fake McAfee virus notifications?"
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Troubleshooting McAfee:
Uninstall McAfee, and you wouldn't have this problem. So, uninstall it, and then restart after the install. Get the installer from McAfee, and none other, as a way to avoid scams. If you were to just drag it to the trash, then files (i.e. shortcuts and caches) would be laying about your Mac. Security Software just gets in the way on an Apple device, and this is a pure example of how and why.
Opening the email likely got the malware installed. Many times all you have to do is simply click something that seems so safe. Never attempt to open anything from an unknown sender or from a known sender that just doesn't seem like such a email or file would come from them.
NANJH Said:
“get rid of fake mcafee notifications: How do I stop fake McAfee virus notifications?”
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Remove Login Items:
Go To: System Preferences > Users & Groups > Click your Username > Login Items > Rid of all items.
I never installed McAfee on this device. The notices started when I opened an email.
get rid of fake mcafee notifications