92 MACWORLD AUGUST 2019
WORKING MAC REVIEW: CLEANMYMAC X 4.4.1
repairing file permissions quickly, tidying
up the macOS’ underpinnings as needed.
CleanMyMac X 4.4.1’s new claim to
fame is the Space Lens module, which
offers a quick look at your hard drive’s
most sizable folders. This is where the
truth as to what’s eating your drive space
comes out, as a 73GB Pictures folder
inside your Users folder could stand to be
slimmed down a bit.
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, including the infamous
MacKeeper and Advanced Mac Cleaner,
which, once installed, loads itself into your
Mac’s startup items, informs you of how
While CleanMyMac X 4.4’s malware detection found many threats on our test Mac, it missed
several others.