I didn't but what I do is create a blocking rule for both inbound and outbound in the Advanced Windows Firewall rules
Well. the firewall block gives you a slow start now and I was wondering if stopping it from phoning home via the host file might be a workaround.
Yeah, this version takes much longer to open here too and I also block CCleaner and its emergency updater with my firewall.
Are you blocking it via the windows firewall and using the latest version? As I said, if you don't block it, you won't notice a slowdown. Also, it will fast start too if you're disconnected from your network.
Same here. I block it with my ESET firewall. If I unblock it, it will load fast. If I have it blocked, slow to load. I am still keeping it blocked however.
Perhaps it's trying to do some telemetry and is hanging to find a connection that's why it's slow when blocked.
No, I don't block it and using the latest version portable. Actually I can confirm, as soon as I block CCleaner with my firewall, it takes about 10 seconds to open the GUI.
CCleaner 5.66.7716 Released = https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds Still has the slow startup bug though Spoiler: Changelog v5.66.7716 (01 May 2020) In this version of CCleaner we have added full cleaning support for the Brave and Vivaldi browsers! Please note we have patched the 5.66.7705 version to 5.66.7716 to fix a stability issue in the CCleaner Professional Trial flow. Cleaning - Brave browser can now be cleaned independently - Vivaldi browser can now be cleaned independently Health Check - Fixed an issue where 'Cookies' was also deleting internet history and was incorrectly reporting large numbers of trackers - Internet history is now deleted via the ‘History’ Privacy category, which also includes download history and recently typed URLs Pro Trial - Starting a CCleaner Professional trial now gives you a guided experience to its features
Oh, I missed this bit: "Please note we have patched the 5.66.7705 version to 5.66.7716 to fix a stability issue in the CCleaner Professional Trial flow."
FYI FWIW: These got logged for ccleaner64.exe portable free in setting up GlassWire on a WIn10 Pro 1909 system: The exe is now blocked, of course.
Blocking the exe via windows firewall was not enough in my case. If you run LiveTCPUdpWatch from Nirsoft and then launch CCleaner portable, you will see it is still calling home. To completely block it and return to a fast start-up, I removed the block from the FW and moved to various entries in my hosts file. Spoiler Code: # Firewall block not as effective controlling CCleaner as with the # entries below so now blocking from here. # Network Connectivity Check 0.0.0.0 ncc.avast.com 0.0.0.0 ncc.avast.com.edgesuite.net # Telemetry & Tracker 0.0.0.0 ipm-provider.ff.avast.com 0.0.0.0 shepherd.ff.avast.com 0.0.0.0 ip-info.ff.avast.com 0.0.0.0 analytics.ff.avast.com # CCleaner Update Check # (note: ccleaner downloads, forums etc. via browser also blocked by entries below) 0.0.0.0 www.ccleaner.com 0.0.0.0 www.piriform.com
I was told that Windows Firewall cannot work properly with software that can direct traffic from Windows Firewall to their own filtering modules. I assume this capability has been recently included in ccleaner.
LiveTCPUdpWatch's sent and received packets columns are blank. (Firefox and QuiteRSS etc. post the data, so the app is working as expected.) NirSoft's NetworkTrafficView captures nada. GlassWire's ccleaner.exe blocking is working A-OK for me. I run NirSoft's CurrPorts full time; I would have noticed ccleaner.exe phoning home a long time ago. This screen shot shows the generic logging. I clean it up with a few filters related to just-browsing. A simple click brings it forward should I need to examine the other columns. Cheers.
I just use Emsisoft Anti Malware's network lockdown button. Click the button to off.. open ccleaner and do a clean.. turn network button back on. Makes it simple for me.
