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Home»Internet»How to Stop McAfee Pop-Ups on Chrome

How to Stop McAfee Pop-Ups on Chrome

Jabin ManandharBy Jabin ManandharSeptember 7, 2022
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Staying informed about potential threats and malware attacks with the McAfee Chrome extension is a good precaution. However, if you constantly get McAfee popups (say every 15 minutes or so), it can interrupt and disrupt your browsing experience.

On the other hand, if you neither have the McAfee app nor the browser extension installed on Chrome or your system, they are probably fake McAfee pop-ups.

So, without further delay, let’s disable the McAfee pop-ups on Chrome and also learn to spot and stop the fake ones.

Table of Contents

  • How to Stop McAfee Pop-Ups on Chrome?
    • Add the Mcafee Site to Notification Block List 
    • Uninstall the McAfee Chrome Extension
    • Use the Default Chrome Settings 
  • How to Spot and Stop Fake McAfee Pop-Ups on Chrome?

How to Stop McAfee Pop-Ups on Chrome?

For the time being, you can open and use Incognito mode in Chrome to temporarily avoid notification pop-ups from McAfee.

However, to block them completely, you have to change the notification settings on Chrome. Furthermore, you can restore Chrome settings to default or even uninstall the app as a last resort.

Add the Mcafee Site to Notification Block List 

On Chrome, you can block the push notifications you receive from any site, including the McAfee site. By enabling it, you allow Chrome to hide all the McAfee notifications from popping up.

  1. Click the three vertical dots and click on Settings
  2. Click on Privacy and Security > Site Settings.
  3. Scroll to the Permissions section, and select the Notifications option.
  4. Enable the Don’t allow to send notifications.
    do-not-allow-notifications-on-Chrome
  5. Now, click the Add button below next to the Not allowed to send notifications section.
    Add-sites-to-block-list-Chrome
  6. On the Add, a site window, add the URL of the site for which you want to stop receiving notifications and click the Add button. In this case, it’s the McAfee site.
    Disable-McAfee-notification-on-Chrome
  7. Additionally, click the More actions button (three vertical dots) next to a particular site and click Remove.

Uninstall the McAfee Chrome Extension

If you still get the McAfee pop-up notification when opening Chrome, you can uninstall the McAfee chrome extension. In case you need it again, you can reinstall it later from the Chrome Web Store.

  1. Launch the Chrome app.
  2. Click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of the window.
  3. Then, select More tools > Extensions.
    extensions-chrome-settings
  4. Toggle off the button for the McAfee extension.
    Disable-McAfee-Chrome-extension
  5. Relaunch the Chrome app and see if it works.
  6. Alternatively, click the Remove button on the McAfee extension to uninstall it from Chrome.

Use the Default Chrome Settings 

The McAfee browser extensions could have made unintended changes to your Chrome settings. So, consider using Chrome’s default settings to undo the changes and stop getting the pop-up alert notifications.

  1. Open the Chrome app.
  2. Click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner and click Settings.
  3. Then, select the Reset and clean up option from the left sidebar.
  4. Now, click the Restore settings to their original defaults option in the right pane.
    restore-default-settings-chrome
  5. On the Reset settings window prompt, click the Reset settings button.
    Reset-settings-chrome

How to Spot and Stop Fake McAfee Pop-Ups on Chrome?

In some cases, you might get notification pop-ups that appear to originate from McAfee, when in reality, they are fake malicious pop-ups. 

Ironically, hackers send these notifications hoping that someone clicks them to steal credentials by infecting their PC. If you receive these notifications even when you haven’t opened the Chrome browser and don’t have the McAfee desktop application installed on your PC, it’s likely a virus or adware.

For example, they might display the message “Your McAfee has Expired” or “Virus detected.”

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You can identify them by looking at their URL. Most of the fake ones display site URLs other than the official McAfee site. Whenever you click one of their notifications, they redirect you to a completely different site.

To get rid of the fake pop-ups or stop them when you open Chrome, you can add their URLs in the “Not allowed to send notifications” section, as mentioned above.

Unlike on a desktop, you cannot manually add a site’s URL to the Chrome notification block list. However, you can check if a particular is allowed to send notifications on Chrome and disable it from there:

  1. Open the Chrome app.
  2. Tap on the kebab menu icon (three dots) in the top corner and tap on the Settings option.
  3. Then, scroll down and tap on Site settings.
  4. Now, select the Notifications option.
  5. Tap to expand the Allowed dropdown and tap on the site for which you want to stop getting the pop-up notification.
    Expand-allowed-sites
  6. Next, toggle off the Show notifications button.
    disable-notifications-chrome-android

Furthermore, you can install an adblocker extension to prevent fake McAfee and other malicious ads. You can download the extension from the Chrome Web store. But be sure to check the review and number of users that have downloaded the extension.

In case you have clicked the fake pop-ups, consider scanning your system with another antivirus, as your system might have been infected by malware.

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Jabin Manandhar

Jabin is an IT Graduate. Working for almost a year as a tech writer, Jabin has covered a gamut of articles, ranging from Windows troubleshooting, Android, iOS to Internet-related issues. Besides them, he is experienced in Microsoft Office programs and has written numerous articles on Outlook, Excel, and Word. Most of his work includes resolving various Outlook issues and general software fixes. You can contact him at jabin@technewstoday.com

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