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McAfree pop ups on Macbook Air

I keep getting system pop ups to say that McAfree is about to expire, there are 5 viruses on my MacBook, PC is at risk etc. I don't have McAfree and I know this can be a scam - so I have bought the AntiVirus One app to check my MacBook and hoped this would remove the pop ups too.There are no virus or anything on my device and I also have an Ad blocker on my browsers, yet not matter what I do I still have this pop up every 10 or so minutes. it then stays on my control panel.


I have cleared cache and cookies from all browsers (Safari, Chrome and Firefox), I have updated the MacBook, and have searched apps/files for any McAfree items.


Please can someone help me get to the bottom of this, hopefully without having to reset my whole computer.

MacBook Air, macOS 13.5

Posted on Sep 27, 2023 4:54 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2023 4:57 AM

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McAfree pop ups on Macbook Air

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