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In the grand annuls of software irony, apps that explicitly promise to make your computer more stable being used to secretly distribute malware are top of the list, especially when they happen to be ...

CCleaner, a popular Windows app for system optimization and maintenance, has at some point been hijacked by hackers, potentially tricking millions of people into installing malware on their personal ...

Windows is the most widely used PC Operating system today. However, it is a fact that over time Windows becomes slower and gets cluttered with useless files (temporary files, old cache files, etc).

More than 2 billion users around the world have downloaded the Piriform CCleaner tool to help remove unwanted files and keep their systems secure. Now those users are at risk, as on Sept. 18, Piriform ...

Malware has been detected within Piriform's CCleaner, a popular registry cleaner and space recovery tool. The malware-infected package had been distributed for nearly a month. Share on Facebook (opens ...

If CCleaner is not Installing, uninstalling, opening, or working on your Windows 11/10 PC, we can execute the solutions mentioned below: We have offered various solutions. See which of them apply in ...

Windows only: One of our favorite PC cleansers CCleaner (which stands for "Crap Cleaner") saw an upgrade this week. Since the last time we mentioned CCleaner several new versions have come out; this ...