--- title: "Quickly get rid of fake malware alerts easily" url: https://daily.dev/posts/quickly-get-rid-of-fake-malware-alerts-easily-3ad9dhrvg source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kdV9rjFRtg type: video:youtube source: "John Savill's Technical Training" published: 2026-05-31T07:40:25.293Z updated: 2026-05-31T07:49:05.508Z tags: ["malware"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Quickly get rid of fake malware alerts easily **[John Savill's Technical Training](https://daily.dev/sources/john-savill)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Fake malware alerts appearing as browser notifications are a common scam, not actual viruses. The fix is simple: open your browser settings, search for 'notifications', find the offending site in the allowed list, and remove it. No virus removal software is needed. As an extra precaution, running a quick scan with Windows Defender (Virus & Threat Protection) can confirm the machine is clean. This applies to any browser including Chrome. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Quiz sites trick users into enabling unwanted browser notifications](https://daily.dev/posts/quiz-sites-trick-users-into-enabling-unwanted-browser-notifications-9wqrgj2lv) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google says Chrome cuts 7 billion unwanted Android notifications a day to fight abuse](https://daily.dev/posts/google-says-chrome-cuts-7-billion-unwanted-android-notifications-a-day-to-fight-abuse-ad95xup7t) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#malware](https://daily.dev/tags/malware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/quickly-get-rid-of-fake-malware-alerts-easily-3ad9dhrvg)