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Virus notification on MacBook Pro.

Hello I have been getting this very anoying Mcafee notification. It comes up even when Safari is not open, I have already gone through my Safari settings, Website, Notifications. But it keeps coming back. Any suggestions?


thanks

Posted on Aug 21, 2023 9:02 AM

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Posted on Aug 21, 2023 10:03 AM

Spam. Not malware. If this is the usual, somewhere along the path, you were offered and accepted notifications.


Here is the usual: Stop unwanted Notifications - Apple Community


McAfee themselves have a writeup. See the Safari section here:

https://www.mcafee.com/support/?page=shell&shell=article-view&locale=en_US&articleId=TS102999

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Aug 21, 2023 10:31 AM in response to Zippo556

Zippo556 wrote:

Hello I have been getting this very anoying Mcafee notification. It comes up even when Safari is not open, I have already gone through my Safari settings, Website, Notifications. But it keeps coming back. Any suggestions?

Did you also uncheck the button to allow websites to create notifications in the future?

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Virus notification on MacBook Pro.

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