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budgall
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Is ccleaner safe? Jan 23, 2020 17:59:07 GMT -5

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Post by budgall on Jan 23, 2020 17:59:07 GMT -5

Another article suggesting ccleaner should be removed from your computer.

www.makeuseof.com/tag/stop-using-ccleaner-windows/

For the record, i am not and never have been a regular user of ccleaner. On rare occasions I have installed it, used it and then removed it if I felt it would help solve a problem. I have not used it since Avast purchased it.

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Is ccleaner safe? Jan 23, 2020 19:26:59 GMT -5 jholland1964 likes this

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Post by Everton on Jan 23, 2020 19:26:59 GMT -5

I use it and never stopped when it got all that bad publicity. I have had zero problems. I think MUO has a snitch against Avast as well, which I also use. This is ccleaners explanation about the one and only auto update which seems reasonable to me www.ccleaner.com/news/blog/ccleaner-version-563-preventative-update-as-part-of-our-zero-tolerance-policy-against-cybercrime

I do not use the registry cleaning component. I do intend to continue with it but everyone needs to make up their own mind I guess. I do not know personally anyone who has experienced any problems but that is not to say it is without fault.

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