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. 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.” It removes unused files from your system allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up. 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. Developer's Description By Piriform CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. The free version worked well, but I had to run the program manually and frequently to keep the computer functioning well. 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”. CCleaner has made my computer much faster than it has been in a long time. 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. Yes it does, however it worked so well in blocking my identity (or computers identity) that many very popular websites blocked me from accessing them completely because, like Camo says, it sends fake information from my computer to them. 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). It doesnt advertise to fix all the problems under the sun like so many registry repair tools do.
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