exe, (actually the portableapps software) whereas Piriform offered the portable version of CCleaner as a zipfile that worked without any thirdparty. The link to Majorgeeks also wants to download an. Uh, no… The reason for the portable is to NOT have to install it. Portableapps also wants to run an installer of some type. is not affiliated, sponsored, authorized or otherwise associated by/with Piriform Ltd or its associated companies.” įrom the website: “CCleaner® is a registered trademark of Piriform Ltd. It’s also available from at the following link. ĭoes not clean Windows Defender’s scan history, the MRUs of Microsoft Office, and most recently used documents and other MRU files of Windows Explorer anymore.” Won’t delete browsing session data anymore by default. The second major change of CCleaner 5.36 changes some of the program’s default cleaning rules. The task is set to run on system start, and once a day as well. Piriform push out updates to the program to user machines even if only the free version of CCleaner is installed on these machines. Įmergency Updater is a new feature of CCleaner that comes with its own executable file - CCUpdate.exe - and a new scheduled task called CCleaner Updater. “The new version ships with two major changes, namely a new Emergency Updater feature, and new default cleaning rules for some programs. In a break with its past behavior, the free version of CCleaner is apparently connecting daily to Piriform and receiving automatic software updates now.įor users of the program who want to decide their own updating schedule for it, especially after its recent malware troubles, this info is good to know.Īpparently you can disable the updating task in the Task Scheduler, and using the portable version might be a safer route if you want to avoid auto-updating - see the article for more details. So, what do you think their reasons are? Leave a comment and or answer in the poll below.FYI – from an article I saw on Martin Brinkmann’s site: We will know next week if it is gone for good. It currently has no third party software, cleans much more than CCleaner and has never harmed any computers I ran it on. Due to their recent changes we have moved on to Wise Disk Cleaner and suggest you do the same. Of course we have always lauded CCleaner but mostly because it’s a conservative cleaning tool and a Bundleware free Slim version was available. The portable version is still there and it does refer to “Builds Below” on their download page so maybe they just pulled it for the 5 days? All direct file links also no longer work. We didn’t think much of it until today when it was pointed out that the Slim link no longer works. While I don’t begrudge someone making money, I am not a fan of a program that is supposed to clean your hard drive, registry and start-up while trying to add the exact same thing.Ī couple of weeks ago we received an electronic cease and desist letter from them about hosting their files. As of today, the Slim version is no longer listed on their website so you will need to dodge their attempts to bundle other software with their Standard download. Not too long ago they added third party software (Bundleware) to their programs but you could wait 5 days and get the Slim version. Only time we ever heard from the guy (I mean Piriform) was for a cease and desist. Was it a response to this article? I’ll never know. Oddly enough another first, the download for Slim re-appeared with the new version the next day. This time the Slim version was not available for download at all and that has never happened. 10+ years maybe? There’s a system: Standard and Portable get released and the Slim version remains available one version back for exactly 5 days. For those who commentedc below and didn’t understand why this was written, here’s why We have been listing CCleaner for as long as I remember. Update: Within 24 hours, they have put the new version of Slim up for download. We have seen a handful of companies get greedy or try to get themselves ready for sale over the years and it usually starts the same way – by not wanting websites to host their files, essentially giving up free publicity and often millions of downloads.
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