McAfee® Web Boost

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

McAfee® Web Boost - Boost your Web Browsing Experience

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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By: McAfee, LLC

Users: 1,000,000+

Rating: 4.15

(183)

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

# 508 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#23523 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 20 #26 in boost keyword 34 ▼ 1 #55 in license keyword 3 ▲ 5 #59 in web keyword 83 ▲ 6 #88 in legal keyword 6 ▲ 10

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

McAfee® Web Boost (v1.0.0.0)

4.20

(40) 633,582+

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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

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Pros

Provides 24/7 customer support via live chat or phone.
Offers useful guides for troubleshooting common issues.
Helpful in identifying safe websites and blocking potentially harmful downloads when functioning properly.

Cons

Extension may slow down browser performance, even on high-end PCs.
Users have difficulty uninstalling or turning off the extension, with it still blocking pages after removal attempts.
Experiences with customer service described as poor by multiple users.

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