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Neither CleanMyMac X 4.4.1 or Malwarebytes was perfect for the task at hand, but after months of development and promises of significant releases and improvements in this feature, the end result was a letdown.

A search engine utility had to manually remove from the Safari > Preferences > Extensions settings and a questionable PDF reader had to be uninstalled through CleanMyMac X 4.4.1вЂ™s Uninstaller module, which became another chore.

Upon noticing the malware that was still left over after rebooting, I switched over to a free copy of Malwarebytes, which picked up 11 threats during its scan, including questionable applications such as Advanced Mac Cleaner, Advanced Mac Tuner, and MacKeeper, and proceeded to tear them out by the roots.Д®ven with CleanMyMac X 4.4.1 and Malwarebytes working together, there were some chunks of adware and malware that still needed to be hunted down and removed on their own. 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 MacвЂ™s startup items, informs you of how many threats itвЂ™s noticed, then offers a phone number to call for 24/7 live tech support. The results were not what I had hoped for. While CleanMyMacвЂ™s malware detection found many threats on our test Mac, it missed several others.

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. MacPaw cites extensive changes to this feature, and I was curious to try it.

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. This is where the truth as to whatвЂ™s eating your drive space comes out, as a 73GB Pictures folder inside your Users folder could stand to be slimmed down a bit. The Maintenance module handles tasks such as clearing RAM, running maintenance scripts, clearing the DNS cache, and repairing file permissions quickly, tidying up the macOSвЂ™ underpinnings as needed.Д¬leanMyMac X 4.4.1вЂ™s new claim to fame is the Space Lens module, which offers a quick look at your hard driveвЂ™s most sizable folders. The Uninstaller module was able to quickly locate and pick off unnecessary applications during testing and accomplished something IвЂ™d never seen before in an application removal utility: it removed multiple applications at once, which is quite useful. The modules are the key to CleanMyMac and itвЂ™s handy to be able to quickly enable and disable macOS extensions with the Extensions module, or hunt down extraneous files with the Large & Old Files module, which lets you see which files are devouring space and erase them quickly.

IDGД¬leanMyMacвЂ™s Extenstions modules provides a central location for enabling and disabling software extensions, like those for Safari or macOS. This is a nice touch and the menu can be customized as you see fit. A quick click on the icon reveals handy information such as how much space is left on each of your drive partitions, your MacвЂ™s CPU load, how much RAM is available, your computerвЂ™s operating temperature, and other useful information. MacPaw set out to make its Menu Bar utility much better and has succeeded.

#Does apple recommend cleanmymac x pdf

#Does apple recommend cleanmymac x free

#Does apple recommend cleanmymac x software