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McAfee® Web Boost

by McAfee Inc · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

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

Users
1M
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.6 / 5
−0.48 in 30 days
Ratings
188
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#363
#340 among extensions
Version
1.1.0.107
updated 29 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
300K1.1M2MAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
50119188Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 188 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About McAfee® Web Boost

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

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.48
30 days0+0.0%0−0.48
6 months0+0.0%+1−0.49
1 year0+0.0%+2−0.51

Version history

6 versions recorded
1.1.0.1072 Oct 2025
1.1.0.2022 Feb 2022
1.1.0.1628 May 2021
1.1.0.1112 Nov 2020
1.1.0.92 Sep 2020
1.0.0.2500611 Mar 2019

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
11 Mar 2019
Size
225 KB
Languages
de, en, nl, tr, da, es, es-419, fr
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
mcafee.com
Support
mcafee.com
Extension ID
klekeajafkkpokaofllcadenjdckhinm

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
webRequestdeclarativeNetRequesttabsnativeMessagingstorageunlimitedStoragewebNavigationactiveTabalarmsscripting
Site access
*://*/

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