T. Ryan Rogers - Remove false virus notifications from Apple OSX

2023-09-25

Remove false virus notifications from Apple OSX

I recently obtained some sort of scam virus on my iMac that began spamming my notifications every minute or so. The solution was already out there, so I'm just trying to make another web hit for the correct solution. Specifically, I was running macOS Ventura 13.5 (22G74) when I encountered this bug/virus.

TL;DR: Follow: Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications; select the picture of the settings app & remove it, as described here.

Update: See also this solution.

I'm also adding screenshots of several of the notifications I received; once again, with the hope that you'll find the solution if you searched for any of these strings.