First off, the good news: This malware wasn’t around long and is easy to fix. This was only available in a fairly narrow span of time, August 15th to September 12th, on the 32-bit versions of CCleaner ...

A popular file-clean up program called CCleaner has become the latest known target of hackers after security researchers discovered that it had been compromised with a “backdoor.” That backdoor would ...

All you wanted was a faster computer. You thought that by downloading CCleaner, a popular and free app for optimizing PC performance, you'd sweep out those digital ...

Available for both Windows and macOS operating systems, CCleaner is a lightweight yet powerful disk optimization utility that can help your computer perform better. CCleaner can also run in the ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If your OS is feeling laggy and your once-powerful gaming rig isn’t quite as smooth as it used to ...

CCleaner has promised a slew of changes to its software in response to user criticism of active monitoring processes which are almost impossible to disable. CCleaner, available in both free and ...

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans ...

Why it matters: Are you using the free version of CCleaner? If so, you'll probably notice that Windows Defender is now flagging the junk file remover as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) after ...