Lys Skygge
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I haven't updated since last month. Going to uninstall the program anyways.
I haven't updated since last month. Going to uninstall the program anyways.
Desktop is fine...64 bit, ran a check, all good, deleted CC anyway
Windows 8 laptop I barely use is FUBAR ;/ gonna wipe the drive and install Linux cause why not
So 64-bit is OK? There's a mix of panic and confusion reading accounts.
wew, this is going to be a doozy.
Parental computer had the affected 32 bit version but they don't have the exe and removed the program.
I've run a RogueKiller scan, an MB scan and have searched the registry for any of the apparent infected values but 0 results so far. News sense tells me I'm not looking hard enough and that it is probably hiding but Comp sense tells me if its not showing up they probably didn't download an infected version of 5.33 to begin with and likely before the time period of infection.
The struggle is real.
It's 2017 bros. No need to use CC cleaner.
So glad I use Win10 64-bit because I just scanned the setup exe and it's definitely infected.
I'm going to look for an alternative to CCleaner, I have a feeling this program is going to take a huge hit after this.
It was still a decent application. Cleaned registry and logs and stuff and did so very easily for a lot of people. It is what it is.
Auslogics boost speed is the best out there IMO. I think most people torrent it though lol.
I had CCleaner because it was an easy way to securely erase anything in the recycling bin if you wanted to. Nothing more than that really.
Can someone tell me exactly what is at stake here if you were infected and things were working properly, and also who would want to do this outside of NSA or someone like that?
You don't want to "clean registry". It's placebo at best, often can be system ruining.
don't use this pos. It does no good.
For what purpose where people using CCcleaner before that it matters whether you had an SSD of a HDD?
Adobe software still generates a lot of cache files and it is always easier to erase them in a single action than go program by program. Even more important to do this on an SSD than in a drive with space to spare. To bad CCcleaner never did figure out what to do with After Effects cache. Even Norton on my old 2011 computer could clean the After Effects cache.
You don't want to "clean registry". It's placebo at best, often can be system ruining.
don't use this pos. It does no good.
Cleaning cached files from pretty much all major programs and web browsers, clean up redundant registry entries, clean temporary files and recycle bin. All of the above in a single go basically.
All the things it does can be done individually without needing to install it but it's more of a (free) tool of convenience than necessity.
Don't visit shady websites, and don't click on ads, and certainly don't open anything you downloaded randomly.
According to Windows I installed 5.34 on 9/15/17
Honestly can't remember what version I had before that and can't think of a way to check either.
Malwarebytes says my system is clean.
How do you know if you had the 5.33 version if you uninstalled it ?
Same, though I seem to be lucky enough to avoid those even without software against those (just really careful and a scan from time to time) I'm scared by ransomware.i cant keep up with all this malware/ransomware/spyware bullshit.. i want to give up.
Shit.Last month is when it was an issue.
It appears I have the infected install file. My father's XP computer also probably has it.
What should I do besides uninstall? I'm reading mixed responses here.
Cleaning cached files from pretty much all major programs and web browsers, clean up redundant registry entries, clean temporary files and recycle bin. All of the above in a single go basically. Additionally you can use it as a hub to uninstall programs, set startup apps to launch with windows and even use advanced features like disk analyzers to find and root out duplicate files.
All the things it does can be done individually without needing to install it but it's more of a (free) tool of convenience than necessity.
People still use CC Cleaner in the age of the SSD?
People still use CC Cleaner in the age of the SSD?
When you try and sound tech savvy and fail miserably lmaoPeople still use CC Cleaner in the age of the SSD?
*scratches head* How does an SSD prevent my OS and programs from racking up pointless junk files? Or how does an SSD help me delete junk leftovers in the registry? Or any other features that ccleaner offers?
CCleaner is not really necessary anymore. The Windows cleanup utility does most of the actually useful stuff it does (remove Windows temporary files). Most applications that keep temporary files will clean up after themselves (browsers for instance) or put them in a place where Windows will clean them up eventually (AppData/Local/Temp). Registry cleaning hasn't been necessary in a long while (especially if you have a SSD).
This.
And registry cleanup isn't needed. It doesn't improve performance or really do anything else useful. Some stray reg entries aren't gonna hurt anything.
It's kind of like power washing your engine. It doesn't make your car perform any better, it doesn't really do much besides make it look nice / make you feel better.
This is my question as well. I've never needed a registry cleaner and advice I've been given is to not install one. Even though there may be some leftover files in the registry pointing to a program you uninstalled, cleaning these files won't magically speed up your computer.what's in everyone's registry that needs cleaning?
People like clean things, and hard disk space is not free so I'd rather have that browser cache and temp clean at the end of the day.
Also cleans ALL browsers and junk most your software leave with one press of a button. This is what people fail to understand, it's just too convenient.
And lets you choose what data to even delete so you can leave the stuff you use and don't want cleaned.
Each to their own, I'm not too keen to run Windows Cleanup weekly on each HDD/SSD I have and try to remember to empty the trash can when space starts to run out, when I can just have this one handy button..