2022 MacBook Air, how to eliminate 'McAfee Turn on your AntiVirus' Pop-Up?

McAfee Turn on your AntiVirus 'Pop-Up'


How to get rid of this nuisance Pop-Up on 2022 MacBook Air


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.2

Posted on May 18, 2023 03:23 PM

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Posted on May 18, 2023 05:24 PM

Are those popups appearing in the upper right corner of your display?


Those are Safari Notifications. Stop them by following these instructions.


  • Go to Safari's Preferences (or Settings) menu > Websites > Notifications, and remove everything there.


For reference: Change Websites settings in Safari on Mac - Apple Support


How to get rid of this nuisance Pop-Up on 2022 MacBook Air


Easy. Don't allow websites to send you Notifications to begin with. Refer to Customize website notifications in Safari on Mac - Apple Support. Deselect "Allow websites to ask for permission to send notifications" and you will never again be harassed with such a useless HTML "feature".


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May 18, 2023 05:24 PM in response to ChipDale

Are those popups appearing in the upper right corner of your display?


Those are Safari Notifications. Stop them by following these instructions.


  • Go to Safari's Preferences (or Settings) menu > Websites > Notifications, and remove everything there.


For reference: Change Websites settings in Safari on Mac - Apple Support


How to get rid of this nuisance Pop-Up on 2022 MacBook Air


Easy. Don't allow websites to send you Notifications to begin with. Refer to Customize website notifications in Safari on Mac - Apple Support. Deselect "Allow websites to ask for permission to send notifications" and you will never again be harassed with such a useless HTML "feature".


Related: How to stop McAfee pops up? - Apple Community

May 18, 2023 05:48 PM in response to ChipDale

ChipDale Said:

"McAfee Turn on your AntiVirus 'Pop-Up': How to get rid of this nuisance Pop-Up on 2022 MacBook Air"

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Ridding of McAfee Notifications:

A. Use MalwareBytes for Mac

This is software that searches for malware/adware. So, scan with it and then remove what is found. Once removed, uninstall MalwareBytes for Mac. Then restart the Mac. This software has been created by Long Time Users of these Forums. So, that makes it reliable for Macs.

Downloads:

  1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac
  2. Malwarebytes uninstaller


B. Single-Out this User:

Try an Admin new user, see if you can add the eMail account t to it. If so, then it is an issue with the configuration of the current user. If not, then it is an issue with the entire Mac.

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