McAfee® Web Boost

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.
Stats
Version: 1.1.0.20 (Last updated: 2022-03-11)
Creation date: 2019-03-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • declarativeNetRequest
  • tabs
  • nativeMessaging
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • webNavigation
  • activeTab
  • alarms
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://*/
Size: 329.73K
Stats date:

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
McAfee® Web Boost
McAfee® Web Boost (v1.0.0.0)
4.20 (39) 785,036+
Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Chrome extensions? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Chrome Web Store.
Chrome-Stats extension
Summary
Analyze keywords

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
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Stops videos from auto-playing
  • Helps keep internet browsing fast
  • Good virus cleaning program
Cons
  • Slows down browser
  • Does not work on some specific websites
  • Annoying notifications when blocking videos
Most mentioned
  • Slows down browser
  • Stops videos from auto-playing
  • Does not work on some specific websites
Recent reviews
super extension all doing good for a very low knowledge on pc or laptop is a super extension .....
by dinesh Kumar dinesh Kumar, 2024-03-23

It won't turn off? I un-installed it, turned it off in the app yet it KEEPS blocking EVERY page I go to. I can't go to ANY page it just automatically blocks it. I am at the point where I'm blocking the app and deleting everything associated with it. Poorly made.
by georg georg, 2024-01-30

does not work for me
by chromebook chromebook, 2024-01-26
View all user reviews
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.

Risk likelihood

McAfee® Web Boost has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Upgrade to see risk analysis details
Screenshots
Similar extensions

Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to McAfee® Web Boost: