Typically, an illegal video streaming site will offer some kind of video player, and if you download an install it, you end up infected with adware and MacBooster. If that's not enough to convince you, be aware that I've seen MacBooster being distributed lately through illegal websites packaged with adware. It serves no useful purpose, because Macs do not need this kind of "cleaning." See The myth of the dirty Mac. MacBooster, and all products like it, is snake oil. It's not a matter of whether to clean manually or not, it's a matter of not needing to clean at all. I agree that some of the stuff like caches and browser histories you can all clean it by yourself manually I have used MacBooster for almost a year now. Removing bad software gets trickier, and it is best left to your consulting the vendors in question, other than Mackeeper, which I've linked above to how to remove. If you are backed up at least twice, we can suggest other things like repairing the directory, and checking the hardware test for errors. Repairing permissions through Disk Utility can help. Stick to known software sites such as Apple's Mac App Store and software vendors themselves.ĭo not download updates because Adobe says there is an update available, go directly to Adobe's website to get the update. When it comes to slowdown, once your system is backed, you should make sure the hard drive isn't over 85% full.Īnti-virus, Mackeeper, firewall software are the worst, and really are not necessary unless you engage in risky behavior such as peer2peer software, and torrent reading. Suffice it to say, the only regular maintenance a Mac needs is backing up. The problem is that cache file cleaning of the system can actually lead to cache corruption. System cache cleaning, which is one of many of these vendors hallmark, actually slows it down! Any software that purports to make the Mac faster is selling snake oil.
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