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Reports are coming in that Piriform is forcing CCleaner to update to the latest 5.46 version even when users had configured the program to not perform automatic updates. To make matters worse, once ...

Microsoft is now detecting the popular CCleaner Windows optimization and Registry cleaner program as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) in Microsoft Defender. CCleaner is a junk file remover, ...

Refuge, which is the UK’s largest provider of shelters for domestic abuse victims, says the problem is growing (Getty/iStock) More than two million people used an extremely popular software cleaning ...

It’s an accepted axiom that there’s an inverse relationship between security and convenience when it comes to computing. To wit, a great many of the operating system features and applications most of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers broke into British company Piriform Ltd's free software that optimises computer performance last month, potentially allowing them to control the devices of millions ...

CCleaner has long been a classic among Windows system optimizers, and next year the much-loved tool will celebrate its 20th anniversary. It has such an enduring legacy and has been so popular that ...

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Facepalm: System cleaning app CCleaner has made the headlines quite a bit over the last few years, but most of it hasn't been good publicity. Keeping with that trend, one user recently found that ...