Re: Is CCleaner Safe? - MUO article extract and link
Originally Posted by
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I haven't used CCleaner for a good while. PrivaZer does a good job of cleaning up. Free and donor versions are available.
Me too!
The reviewer, through this posting, seems to forget that the version he is reviewing was a "Free Download" version.
We shouldn't forget that
there is no such thing as a free meal!
Avast now are the owners of Ccleaner.
In my opinion, the owners of free download apps can & will use the info garnered from the users, in order to build and develop the product - and, they hope, will be persuaded to buy the full version.
He doesn't seem to advise us that buyers of the full version do have the ability to untick certain features.
The reviewer lables "active monitoring" as something suspicious & dangerous.
But he doesn't mention that nearly all app writers do the same thing! The world of "Free Downloads" is the test bed for many products.
Can't control downloads? Can he control them on Windows, etc.?
Was attacked by Malware? Was this the only one or did may others, including MS products, get caught in the last few years?
His alternative?
Yes, he says "RTFM" (Use the Windows help).!!!
I've been using Ccleaner for quite a while & will continue to do so.
Wonder what the real motive of the reviewer was!
His final words are "Affiliate Disclosure. By buying the products we recommend, you help keep this site alive".
So what are the products he recommends?
Yes, Windows 10.