Clean My Mac instead helps free up disk space (drive space), and can remove duplicate files.Ĭlean My Mac is not a malicious software and does not act as anything less than a Mac Cleaner app that allows Mac users maintenance tools to better perform speed-wise. It is a cleaning tool for Mac computers, with the ability to clean junk files from the computer. Does CleanMyMac give you viruses?ĬleanMyMac does not give your computer system viruses. To prevent this from occurring, ensure to whitelist CleanMyMac on your computer system. This interaction is usually flagged by Avast and any other computer antivirus. FAQ Why do I have a CleanMyMac ‘threat secured’ from Avast?ĬleanMyMac has some scripts that may interact with some sensitive areas in your system.
This most likely necessary and CleanMyMac Mac actually has a very in-depth malware scanner. If you’re actually concerned about this you could get Malwarebytes or another malware software and run it on top of clean my Mac which I have done personally just because I already have both programs.
One disadvantage is that you could argue that the malware scanner is not a strong as others. Clean my Mac does take up a very small amount of space which some may consider a disadvantage but in the end it will ultimately delete unnecessary files improve privacy get rid of any malware.
