Now the question is, is this a Mac DNS re-direct or a physical hijacked router DNS re-direct. I tried through my anti-malware security gate firewall system and it did return malware. I suspect that, unless you specify to go to, it is possibly a malware DNS re-directing site which was, I suspect got caught by CleanMyMacX as being a malicious re-direct. The McAfee icon shows the correct spelling, but they're just reusing that icon as part of the fraud. Also note the spelling in the alert is incorrect: the real name should be McAfee, not Mcafee. The second clue is that all of them are coming from a domain (backrocklondon com) that has nothing whatsoever to do with McAfee security. It identifies the app where the notification originates. The first clue they're coming from Chrome is the icon on the left side of each one. There may be a malicious or adware Chrome browser extension involved, so it would be a good idea to disable all Chrome extensions, along with disabling all Chrome notifications. This is just a bunch of scareware notifications lying about the state of his Mac, trying to trick the OP into clicking one of them. I doubt that Malwarebytes will find anything, because there may not be any malware present (yet). The notifications should be turned off in Chrome first.
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