How do I stop 'waremis' pop-ups about viruses on my Mac every 5 minute?

waremis continually sends pop ups about viruses on my computer every 5 min or so



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Original Title: delete waremis

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Jul 17, 2025 7:32 PM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2025 9:17 PM

If these scam messages are briefly popping up in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen, that would suggest they are being delivered as Web notifications: a "feature" of modern Web standards much abused by spammers and scammers.


See: Stop unwanted Notifications - Apple Community for instructions on how to block them in Safari. If you are using any other Web browsers, block them in those browsers, too. (The controls may be in different places, but what you're trying to block is the same.)

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Jul 17, 2025 9:17 PM in response to jfsail

If these scam messages are briefly popping up in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen, that would suggest they are being delivered as Web notifications: a "feature" of modern Web standards much abused by spammers and scammers.


See: Stop unwanted Notifications - Apple Community for instructions on how to block them in Safari. If you are using any other Web browsers, block them in those browsers, too. (The controls may be in different places, but what you're trying to block is the same.)

Jul 18, 2025 7:18 AM in response to Servant of Cats


See: Stop unwanted Notifications - Apple Community for instructions on how to block them in Safari. If you are using any other Web browsers, block them in those browsers, too. (The controls may be in different places, but what you're trying to block is the same.)


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FYI those instructions now include all popular browsers, but if you know of others I will research and add them.

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