How to stop fake Mcafee popup?

How do I eliminate the fake Mcafee popup. Also, How do I restore my Safai broweser?



Mac mini, macOS 13.3

Posted on Apr 4, 2023 06:28 AM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2023 07:21 AM

This will stop notifications and popup windows.

  • Go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications. Deny all sites.
  • Do the same for pop up windows at Safari > Settings > Websites > Popup Windows.


Another thing I would do is to remove all Safari Extensions.

  • Go to Safari > Settings > Extensions. Disable all extensions.


As for restoring Safari, there is no menu item to reset to defaults and there is not an installer that only installs Safari, it is done with the OS install. Changing the above settings will get you back on track and Safari should be behaving nicely now. If there are other problems that come up let us know.

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Apr 4, 2023 07:21 AM in response to ChiefW5

This will stop notifications and popup windows.

  • Go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications. Deny all sites.
  • Do the same for pop up windows at Safari > Settings > Websites > Popup Windows.


Another thing I would do is to remove all Safari Extensions.

  • Go to Safari > Settings > Extensions. Disable all extensions.


As for restoring Safari, there is no menu item to reset to defaults and there is not an installer that only installs Safari, it is done with the OS install. Changing the above settings will get you back on track and Safari should be behaving nicely now. If there are other problems that come up let us know.

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