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Have an annoying pop up window from 'tech-online' telling me that I have a trojan horse and to click on it to get rid of it. It alternates with a McAfee warning. I can get rid of them following the info I have gotten on apple.com

I clicked on a link for Taylor Swift tickets... duh.


MacBook Pro 15″

Posted on Aug 22, 2023 8:51 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2023 8:57 AM

If these are sliding in the from the top right of the screen, 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.


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Aug 22, 2023 8:57 AM in response to BobinSitka

If these are sliding in the from the top right of the screen, 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.


Have an annoying pop up window from 'tech-online' telling me that I have a trojan horse and to click on it to get rid of it. It alternates with a McAfee warning. I can get rid of them following the info I have gotten on apple.com

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