Since my initial review of CleanMyMac X, MacPaw made some nice improvements, although some features still fall short of what they could be.

Handy modules MacPaw set out to make its Menu Bar utility much better and has succeeded.

A quick click on the icon reveals handy information such as how much space is left on each of your drive partitions, your Macs CPU load, how much RAM is available, your computers operating temperature, and other useful information.

The Uninstaller module was able to quickly locate and pick off unnecessary applications during testing and accomplished something Id never seen before in an application removal utility: it removed multiple applications at once, which is quite useful.

The Maintenance module handles tasks such as clearing RAM, running maintenance scripts, clearing the DNS cache, and repairing file permissions quickly, tidying up the macOS underpinnings as needed.

CleanMyMac X 4.4.1s new claim to fame is the Space Lens module, which offers a quick look at your hard drives most sizable folders.

This is where the truth as to whats 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.

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 Macs startup items, informs you of how many threats its noticed, then offers a phone number to call for 247 live tech support.

Even 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.

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 4.4.1s Uninstaller module, which became another chore.

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.

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Granted, MacPaw isnt working to be a malware prevention or security company, but theyve touted this feature as a prominent component of CleanMyMac X and I feel that it gave far too much questionable software a complete pass, leaving behind software that will happily change your search engine settings to route your web traffic through questionable engines or inform you that your Mac is entirely infected and only a strange firm that charges 30 a month to remotely clean your Mac is to be trusted.

CleanMyMac X retails for 34.95 for a one-year subscription or 89.95 as a one-time payment for a single user; the MacPaw store offers different purchase tiers depending on license needs.

The software is also available in a trial version, which lets you test its modules and clean up to 500MB of system junk at a time.

Bottom line CleanMyMac X 4.4.1 has seen some nice improvements and its a reliable, speedy way to remove gigabytes of gunk from your hard drive.

Its Uninstaller and Updater modules have become admirable in their functionality and utility, but the Malware module is still a wash and five months of development havent brought it to a level where Id feel comfortable recommending it to other Mac users for its intended purpose.

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