McAfee® Web Boost
Stop videos from auto-playing and slowing down your web-browsing
Manifest V2
- By:
- McAfee LLC.
- Rating:
- 4.20 (40)
- Version:
- 1.0.0.0 (Last updated: 2020-05-08)
- Creation date:
- 2020-05-08
- Permissions:
- webRequestBlocking
- tabs
- webRequest
- nativeMessaging
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- <all_urls>
- webNavigation
- activeTab
- Size:
- 328.26K
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Edge Add-on Store
- Updated:
- 21 hours ago
Ranking
# 151 ▼ 1
Other platforms
User reviews
Users appreciate McAfee Web Boost for its ability to block auto-play videos and trackers, enhancing browsing speed and privacy, especially on slower machines. However, several users find it inconsistently effective as it sometimes fails to pause videos or audio playback properly, causing frustration by needing manual intervention. The extension's reaction time to stop auto-play videos is also sometimes slow, and there are compatibility concerns with Microsoft Edge. Overall, it is valued for its interface and performance but can be intrusive or unreliable in certain cases.
Pros
- Effectively blocks or pauses auto-play videos to improve browsing speed and experience.
- Helps in blocking trackers and pop-ups enhancing privacy and security.
- Has a user-friendly interface and is easy to use.
- Can boost performance on slower computers by limiting heavy content like videos and animations.
- Generally performs well for most users and is recommended by some for improving web speed.
Cons
- Inconsistent performance; does not always pause or block auto-play videos as expected on all websites.
- Can be overly aggressive by pausing important videos, requiring manually unpausing frequently, which is frustrating.
- Sometimes interferes with audio playback, such as music sites, causing them not to play unless disabled.
- Takes time to react to auto-play videos; needs to be faster in pausing them.
- Reported issues with Edge support despite being an Edge extension, suggesting compatibility problems.
Recent reviews
動画止めるだけ
by TAMURA, 2024-11-06
It's really annoying, the fact when I'm going to watch important videos on Khan Academy, it turns on. It does this for, every, single, video I even touch. (Not just Khan academy) I don't like when I have to unpause it every time. McAfee, can you just put mods so it wouldn't pause on every single one? After that, I will use it again.
by Faith, 2024-11-05
别的网站不知道
但是我看b站还是一直自动播放
烦
by city, 2023-07-30
Extension safety
Risk impact
McAfee® Web Boost requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
McAfee® Web Boost has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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