Macworld USA – August 2019

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.