I keep getting popup messages in the upper right corner of my primary monitor that say "Your McAfee has expired. Click here to run McAfee." or "Turn on your McAfee. Click here to run McAfee." I don't have McAfee. When I search for McAfee I get no hits. What is generating these messages? How do I get them to stop? I don't want it. I am unaware that I ever installed it. My computer is a 2020 M1 Mac Mini 13.5.2.
Mac mini, 13.5
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.
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.
Popup messages about McAfee
