Bleeping Computer

Microsoft now detects CCleaner as a Potentially Unwanted Application

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, ...
ExtremeTech

Hackers Hid Malware in CCleaner for Nearly a Month

Malware has been detected within Piriform's CCleaner, a popular registry cleaner and space recovery tool. The malware-infected package had been distributed for nearly a month. Share on Facebook (opens ...
Techlicious

Stop Using Registry Cleaners and Disk Cleaners - They Don't Work

If you’re using a “registry cleaner” or “disk cleaner” application (CCleaner, Wise Cleaner and Auslogics are three popular examples), you should stop now. You’re wasting your money (up to $30 a year ...
PC World

When your Windows registry gets cluttered, here’s what’s worth doing about it

Sandra Wall asked if she can trust CCleaner “to delete the correct problems in the registry.” First of all, I love CCleaner. It can wipe free space on your hard drive so that your deleted files can ...
TechSpot

Windows Defender is flagging CCleaner as a Potentially Unwanted Application

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 ...