66 Macworld • October 2019REVIEWMalware removal
Unfortunately, the Malware Removal module shot
the previous version of CleanMyMac X in the foot,
and in the latest version, it does so yet again.
MacPaw cites extensive changes to this feature,
and I was curious to try it. After installing every
questionable piece of adware and malware I could
find, I ran the Malware Removal module to see
what the utility would find, categorize as suspect,
and what it would remove.
The results were not what I had hoped for. In
spite of CleanMyMac X 4.4.1 locating 21 potential
threats, it missed several suspect programs,CleanMyMac’s Extensions modules provides a
central location for enabling and disabling software
extensions, like those for Safari or macOS66 Macworld • October 2019REVIEW
Malware removal
Unfortunately, the Malware Removal module shot
the previous version of CleanMyMac X in the foot,
and in the latest version, it does so yet again.
MacPaw cites extensive changes to this feature,
and I was curious to try it. After installing every
questionable piece of adware and malware I could
find, I ran the Malware Removal module to see
what the utility would find, categorize as suspect,
and what it would remove.
The results were not what I had hoped for. In
spite of CleanMyMac X 4.4.1 locating 21 potential
threats, it missed several suspect programs,CleanMyMac’s Extensions modules provides a
central location for enabling and disabling software
extensions, like those for Safari or macOS