Sequoia freezing out TunnelBear VPN and McAfee

I get constant pop-ups for App wants to use you confidential information stored in "name of keychain.sdk" in your keychain. Followed all the steps to clean that up and nothing changes - the VPN simply hangs. So does the Keychain Access updates.

Even when I uninstall the VPN itself and download a fresh copy of the application, same problem, no better results.

Now what can be done? I need to use a VPN and virus protection daily. Or switch back to Windows 11 on a PC. Please advise.