Therefore, do not use or purchase apps that are promoted via the "bundling" method. PUAs commonly serve users with intrusive ads, cause unwanted redirects to dubious websites, and gather user-system information. Other browser hijackers and adware-type applications might also infiltrate systems. Therefore, it is possible that Cleanup My Mac is not the only app that was installed during the process. The "bundling" method is often used to promote several apps at once. It is not known whether Cleanup My Mac displays fake results, however, many PUAs perform this action.
Note that many potentially unwanted apps generate fake results (fake issues) - this is how rogue developers encourage people to purchase various applications (by giving the impression there are many issues present on MacOS systems). It is likely that once the scan is finished, it will display a list with a number of detected 'issues'. The basic version only allows users to perform a free scan. Typically, people install PUAs accidentally or unintentionally.Ĭleanup My Mac contains various tools that supposedly allow users to uninstall unwanted, rogue applications, clean the cache and browsing history, manage logs, and so on, however, none of these tools can be used without first purchasing/activating this app. As its name suggests, Cleanup My Mac (also distributed as CleanupMY-Mac, Cleanup-My Mac, Cleanup-My-Mac, CleanupMyMac and similar names) is promoted as an application used to clean Mac computers, fix various issues, and improve MacOS system performance.ĭevelopers present this app as a system optimization tool, however, research shows that they promote and distribute it using the "bundling" method, and therefore it is categorized as potentially unwanted app (PUA).
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