How do I delete "gonor" malware from my MacBook Pro

I have managed to stop "gonor" from launching banners onto my screen but can't find how to delete gonor from the system


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Sep 22, 2024 11:20 AM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2024 11:26 AM

There is probably no such malware on your Mac. Gonor.xyz is a fake; what it does is pop up spurious "notifications" that your Mac is infected, trying to scare you into either paying for their nonexistent "tech support" or into giving them your personal information so they can then steal your identify. If you've shut off those notifications and you didn't fall for their scam and allow something to be downloaded and installed, that's all you need to do.


If, however, you did fall for their scam and downloaded something, get Malwarebytes:


https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac


available free, and have it take a look.


Regards.

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Sep 22, 2024 11:26 AM in response to Dorset Man

There is probably no such malware on your Mac. Gonor.xyz is a fake; what it does is pop up spurious "notifications" that your Mac is infected, trying to scare you into either paying for their nonexistent "tech support" or into giving them your personal information so they can then steal your identify. If you've shut off those notifications and you didn't fall for their scam and allow something to be downloaded and installed, that's all you need to do.


If, however, you did fall for their scam and downloaded something, get Malwarebytes:


https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac


available free, and have it take a look.


Regards.

Oct 20, 2024 6:34 AM in response to nickumc

- Safari -> Settings (or Preferences), then click Websites, then click Notifications. Scroll through the list of websites and look for websites that don’t want to receive notifications from. Anything that shows Allow can send you messages, so switch them to Deny if you do not want to see their messages. 


- You might also need to clear Website Data (on the Privacy tab).


- Finally, you may want to turn off the setting to "Allow websites to ask permission to send notifications" 


For more information, see:


Stop unwanted Notifications - Apple Community


Regards.


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