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That Microsoft article may have been updated in April 2018, but that same verbatim warning extracted from it was originally created way back in XP days, if not before. Does it really make sense it would remain so popular if it was constantly causing 'serious issues' that forced its users (and there are millions and millions of us) to reinstall our operating systems? CCleaner has been around for over 15 years. And Piriform and now Avast is not some shady back-alley company either. CCleaner is not some fly-by-night 'we can make it better than new' program from some off-the-wall startup out of some backstreet garage in North Korea or China. I really wish the same ancient, outdated news would stop being rehashed and repeated year after year. That said, I can really hold a grudge when the 'mistakes' made were intentional.

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Warning: DO NOT install the latest version of CCleaner įWIW, it seems Avast is hearing (whether they are really listening is another issue) and according to their forum admin, they have pulled V5.45 and are working on the issues raised. Here’s What You Should Use Instead of CCleaner So, for example, if I told CCleaner to keep Sysnative cookies, I could clean out the clutter with CCleaner, but not have to re-enter all my log-in credentials for Sysnative and other sites I frequently visit.įor more background on the horrible changes, see CCleaner's Sketchy Data Collection Feature Automatically Re-Enables Itself. One of my favorite features of CCleaner over every other cleaner out there, including Windows own and excellent Disk Cleaner (which I also regularly recommend), is CCleaner's ability to clean cookies, but let you select which cookies you want to keep. Too many times throughout history, we have seen great products ruined by new owners. It happens to the best of programs and companies and I blamed Avast, not the CCleaner developers.īut these latest changes are all Avast's intentional doings - something I was afraid would happen when Piriform was bought by Avast. The malware and certs issue a couple months back didn't really bother me. It was the one and only Registry cleaner I used, trusted, or recommended - mainly because it was NOT very aggressive. Avast has ruined one of the best utility programs ever.ĬCleaner has been a favorite program of mine for many years.

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So, it may now be the case that if you go to install CCleaner while running Microsoft Defender, you’re no longer warned against proceeding, assuming the security app is indeed updated as CCleaner asserts.If you don't have it, don't download it. We surmise the issue appears to be around bundling, and we believe we have addressed this so that our product is now no longer flagged.” Often, these matters are down to the way the options to opt out are presented.Īt any rate, according to a statement just released by CCleaner, the firm believes that the issue has been resolved.Ī CCleaner spokesperson told us: “We are in the process of engaging with Microsoft to understand why CCleaner was recently detected as PUA. The company observes that while the CCleaner installation process does provide a way to opt out of putting these extras on your PC, as you would expect, the judgment is that “some users can easily inadvertently install these bundled applications”. Microsoft further stresses that those bundled apps are perfectly fine and not in any way malicious, of course, but it’s the way that they are offered for installation which is problematic.

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Those bundled apps include Google Chrome browser, Google Toolbar, and Avast Free Antivirus plus AVG Antivirus Free (note that Piriform is now owned by Avast, which also owns AVG too).