McAfee® Web Boost

Stop videos from auto-playing and slowing down your web-browsing

What is McAfee® Web Boost?

McAfee® Web Boost is a Chrome extension with the specific function of blocking irritating auto-playing videos. This effective feature boosts your internet browsing speed, and consequently, helps in saving data and battery life.

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Extension stats

By: McAfee, LLC

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 1,000,000+

Rating: 4.14 (182)

Version: 1.1.0.20 (Last updated: 2022-03-11)

Creation date: 2019-03-11

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

webRequest
declarativeNetRequest
tabs
nativeMessaging
storage
unlimitedStorage
webNavigation
activeTab
alarms
scripting

Host permissions:

*://*/

Size: 329.73K

Email: _2*****@McAfee.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 498

Other rankings

#23390 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 29

#20 in boost keyword 23 ▲ 1

#46 in license keyword 3 ▲ 2

#71 in web keyword 80 ▲ 4

#81 in legal keyword 5 ▼ 3

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Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

McAfee® Web Boost (v1.0.0.0)

4.30

(38) 687,162+

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Extension summary

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McAfee® Web Boost is a browser extension that speeds up your web-browsing and helps save your data and battery life by stopping annoying auto-playing videos.

By downloading McAfee Web Boost, you agree to our License Agreement and Privacy Notice.

License Agreement: https://www.mcafee.com/consumer/en-us/policy/global/legal.html?tab=license

Privacy Notice: https://www.mcafee.com/consumer/en-us/policy/global/legal.html?tab=privacy

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Good virus cleaning program
Works well for identifying safe websites
Blocks potentially harmful downloads

Cons

Slows down browser performance
Issues with uninstalling and persistent alerts
Deletes other extensions upon restarting PC

Most mentioned

Slows down PC or browser
Difficulties with uninstalling
Has good features when functioning well

Recent reviews

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Extension safety

Risk impact

McAfee® Web Boost is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install McAfee® Web Boost if you trust the publisher.