This is something that did not like too much among the regulars of the application. Later, in November 2017, we saw how the Avast antivirus was being installed at the same time as Ccleaner if we did not uncheck the box "Get Avast Free Antivirus now" that was activated compulsory during the installation process. On September 12, a free version of these problems was finally launched. Specifically, the versions CCleaner v and CCleaner Cloud v were both compromised and with enough affected users. In September of 2017 it was announced that Ccleaner was hacked during the month of August and compromised versions were uploaded to the Internet. Now, almost a year later, a series of events show that that day began the fall to the hell of Ccleaner. At that time, this application had 130 million users worldwide, being a reference when freeing space, accelerating applications by deleting the cache and unused content and a host of cleaning functions for the PC.ĬCleaner changes owners: Avast buys PiriformĪt that time, we had doubts about whether it was good or bad news and we gave ourselves more time to evaluate the situation. Many point to Jas the date on which everything changed for Ccleaner coinciding with the purchase of Piriform by Avast. The last blow we have received with the last two updates that have turned Ccleaner into a complete adware full of advertising and advertisements. However, a series of catastrophes have ended in the fall to the underworld of one of the most useful PC applications. Many of us have historically recommended Ccleaner when they asked us about a tool to clean the PC. The fall to hell of Ccleaner, one of the most useful applications of PC Maybe they are on some kind of 'first-#hrs-only' timer, or maybe someone at the other end of the link ( ipm-provider.ff. ?) has disabled them? The pop-ups have stopped popping-up on my laptop. More than one person who's computer I occasionally look after has asked me to remove it because of these changes.
The core programme is still excellent, it's the unwanted/unneeded/intrusive/advertising stuff that is annoying people. OK there have been a few cleaning issues, but mainly caused by Microsoft updates, or browser updates, or AV updates changing things, that's only to be expected. (That might make a good book or film name). My list was just noting the timeline of a seemingly linked 'series of unfortunate events' that have gotten up peoples noses. I'm just dismayed at the way things seem to be going with what is still the best cleaner programme for a Windows PC. If I was I wouldn't be using it and wouldn't be here. I wasn't making an 'against' list, I'm not against CCleaner at all.