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Warning to users of CCleaner.... It's been compromised

Thanks for the tip. I have used CCleaner in the past. Luckily enough, it's not on any of my computers currently.
 
Saw this while I was on holiday. The latest version is supposedly ok but I'll be running a full check shortly.
 
The affected version of CCleaner (v5.33) was released on August 15, which gave the malware almost a month to infect CCleaner users. Version 5.34 came out on September 12, the same day the CCleaner devs found the malware themselves, and it didn’t have the malware bundled with it.

I have been using Avast! and it's pretty good, except for the fact that you cannot disable software upgrade notifications.

Has anyone here seen any changes or improvements in CC Cleaner since the Avast acquisition? Is there a "better" utility for this purpose?
 
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What does CC Cleaner do? I always get ads for it in my browser on some sites I visit.

I use Windows Defender which is pretty good, and Malwarebytes
 
Tetragrammaton Invictus said:
What does CC Cleaner do? I always get ads for it in my browser on some sites I visit.

I use Windows Defender which is pretty good, and Malwarebytes
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It's an all purpose "Computer Cleaner"... and nothing to do with anti-virus or malware.

You see, for some bizarre reason at this late stage of personal computing, Microsoft Operating systems are not good about keeping disc usage "clean." Meaning, temporary files will abound over time. Now, not to piss all over Microsoft, things have gotten better since Windows 3.11. However, Microsoft doesn't keep track of the "junk" generated by other programs. So, extraneous files (such as cache) are not touched. The main reason Microsoft doesn't do anything with it, is simply because it's not sure when a program is "done" with that stuff.

So, a program like CC Cleaner can be manually installed and launched at will to remove all of those excess files. CC Cleaner goes a step further and will take care of browser "excess" as well, such as download history, browsing history, cookies, etc. You can even designate "protected cookies" so that you don't lose them when purging cookies.

BE WARNED -- CC Cleaner will also volunteer to clean up your registry. THIS is where I draw the line. CC Cleaner is not a Microsoft product and it doesn't 100% understand the full workings of the registry. It will attempt to clean up invalid entries and try to "clear out" what's either erroneous or unused, if you let it. That can create problems. And in the end, it's not really necessary to do this. So I avoid the registry cleaning service offered. You can simply opt not to let CC Cleaner do this. ALSO... I do not recommend letting CC Cleaner run in the background. There's no good reason for it. Just make it a habit to run CC Cleaner periodically. You can set up a command line shortcut to quickly launch from your desktop, or set up a schedule job.
 
Btw, the "mess" that can be created with uninstalling a program is the fault of that program (not really Windows). However, there are 3rd party apps that will assist with uninstall to ensure that everything is cleanly restored to "as before" the program was originally installed. REVO is one particular program I see recommended a lot on Ten Forums.
 
Yeah, I use Revo too. You do occasionally have to be careful when it's installing from registry too, but I've had no real issue with it.
 
Gary Sever said:
It's an all purpose "Computer Cleaner"... and nothing to do with anti-virus or malware.

You see, for some bizarre reason at this late stage of personal computing, Microsoft Operating systems are not good about keeping disc usage "clean." Meaning, temporary files will abound over time. Now, not to piss all over Microsoft, things have gotten better since Windows 3.11. However, Microsoft doesn't keep track of the "junk" generated by other programs. So, extraneous files (such as cache) are not touched. The main reason Microsoft doesn't do anything with it, is simply because it's not sure when a program is "done" with that stuff.

So, a program like CC Cleaner can be manually installed and launched at will to remove all of those excess files. CC Cleaner goes a step further and will take care of browser "excess" as well, such as download history, browsing history, cookies, etc. You can even designate "protected cookies" so that you don't lose them when purging cookies.

BE WARNED -- CC Cleaner will also volunteer to clean up your registry. THIS is where I draw the line. CC Cleaner is not a Microsoft product and it doesn't 100% understand the full workings of the registry. It will attempt to clean up invalid entries and try to "clear out" what's either erroneous or unused, if you let it. That can create problems. And in the end, it's not really necessary to do this. So I avoid the registry cleaning service offered. You can simply opt not to let CC Cleaner do this. ALSO... I do not recommend letting CC Cleaner run in the background. There's no good reason for it. Just make it a habit to run CC Cleaner periodically. You can set up a command line shortcut to quickly launch from your desktop, or set up a schedule job.
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Thanks for that. I don't think I'll ever need something like CCleaner, thanks for the explanation.
 
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