Macafee and Norton pop up notifications.

My Mac keeps getting these pop ups either Norton or Macafee renewal. I know it's a virus or something like that but how do I get rid of it? I have googled this and tried but no success.

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MacBook Air 15″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Sep 30, 2025 4:36 AM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2025 8:26 AM

It is not a virus and there is nothing wrong with your computer. What you did was allow a website to send you Notifications, and it is taking that opportunity to scare you by believing you have a problem and will download some software to fix a problem you do not have. Think of it as a way to send you an advertisement, and it is done by less than legitimate websites.


Go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications, and remove all sites you have allowed to send you Notifications. Your problem will be solved.


If you did download some antivirus software, then remove it now. If you need help with that, than you would need to provide more details on what you did.

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Sep 30, 2025 8:26 AM in response to Zorvel

It is not a virus and there is nothing wrong with your computer. What you did was allow a website to send you Notifications, and it is taking that opportunity to scare you by believing you have a problem and will download some software to fix a problem you do not have. Think of it as a way to send you an advertisement, and it is done by less than legitimate websites.


Go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications, and remove all sites you have allowed to send you Notifications. Your problem will be solved.


If you did download some antivirus software, then remove it now. If you need help with that, than you would need to provide more details on what you did.

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