How to remove annoying email notification stating "virus protection"

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How to remove annoying email notification stating "virus protection"

I keep getting an email pop up to the right side where notifications come up "saying remove viruses from Mac" from **** "use this tool for Mac protection". Can you tell me how to get this off? I currently use Mcafee as my anti-virus software. It keeps popping up numerous times throughout the day. Below is a screenshot of my screen. Any advice on how to get rid of this would be greatly appreciated!

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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Jul 5, 2023 11:44 AM

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Kurt Lang

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Jul 5, 2023 12:42 PM in response to mrisaacjordan

Those don't have anything to do with email. The notices sliding in the from the top right of the screen means a site you visited has given itself permission to send push notifications. Everything you're seeing is nothing but a scam.

Open Safari's preferences. Click on the Websites tab and then scroll down to Notifications. Clear any entries in the right hand window. You might find something similar in the Pop-up Windows heading below that. Block any you don't recognize.

Then if you want, uncheck the box below as shown here.

I personally can't think of any reason why I would ever want any website to push notices to me.