MacBooster

The MacBooster application is a dubious optimization tool that is compatible with computers running OSX. The MacBooster tool promotes itself as an optimization application that is capable of significantly boosting the performance of your Mac – free disk space, fix bugs, etc. However, this is not the case. The MacBooster application does not mention that a user who installs the free version of the tool will only be able to use it to scan their computer. The MacBooster tool’s scan will deliver a report to the user, which will provide them with various recommendations on how to improve the stability of their system. However, if you want to use the MacBooster tool to apply the recommended optimizations, you will have to pay for the full version of this application.

What makes the MacBooster application shady is that it is known to exaggerate the report it delivers to users utilizing the free version of the tool. It is likely to report minor issues as serious risks that need to be dealt with immediately when this may not be the case at all. That is a social engineering trick designed to intimidate users and pressure them into purchasing the license of this dubious optimization tool. Overblown reports is a commonly used trick by countless PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). This is why the MacBooster tool has been listed as a PUP by legitimate security applications.

Luckily, the MacBooster is not involved in the propagation of malicious software or any dangerous scams. Despite this, cybersecurity analysts advise all users who have installed the MacBooster application to remove it from their Macs. This is not mandatory, but it is the best approach as this dodgy optimization tool may continue pestering you with exaggerated reports and annoying alerts to convince you to purchase the full version.