@Stephen CCleaner Same here I was a longtime user of the paid version (Lifetime) then kept getting messages that I have to renew so I ignored and eventually it became a free version so it's gone!
Antarctica I only mean to explain why licenses would be marked as 'Deactivated' (fraud or a processed refund case). I'm not sure of individual cases which is why I've suggested that if you feel your license has been canceled in error or the product was downgraded without your say so, it's best to discuss with our Support team so they can investigate your individual case. You can use this form.
I can't remember the exact timing so you could be right. Looks likle @Stephen CCleaner does not want to address any of the issues I brought up. It's a shame actually. I am glad that I moved on.
I don't have the order details anymore. But wait. Is this your way of saying that maybe my "lifetime" license will now be honored (again) ... ? Is Piriform honoring lifetime licenses now? @Stephen CCleaner
Yes it did, it wasn't discovered until after Avast had acquired Piriform. TBH the attack was aimed at large tech companies, Microsoft, Samsung, etc. and although everyone got the injected code no home users were affected at all. The first stage, that everyone got, was just checking if the computer was at one of those tech companies. Very few of the large companies were infected with the second stage, and none were harmed. Because of the targeted companies it's suspected that the hack was made by a nation-state. Attacks on major software companies are common and some attacks will always get through the security. Malwarebytes were hacked last year and didn't spot it themselves, Microsoft told them they had been hacked. (And MS only spotted it because they were doing an audit for SolarWinds). https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwa...-microsoft-office-365-and-azure-environments/
Agreed, it was in the installer so as I said everybody got INFECTED with the first stage.. But the AFFECT of that first stage for a home user was nothing worse than worry and a lack of future trust in CCleaner.
Well, I'm sorry to say but you guys are doing a bad job. CCleaner has become bloated and takes 10 seconds or longer to start up. Let's face it, it's junk. You guys need to get back to the basics, or at least make a CCleaner Lite version with only the disk cleaning part, and no more phoning home!
Latest CCleaner release 5.77.8448 Info here https://www.ccleaner.com/knowledge/ccleaner-v5778448 Builds page. https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds
I launched CCleaner and was notified that a new version was available. How did this happen when i have it unchecked in settings.
Not according to my googling. Looks like the acquisition happened in July 2017 and the hack was discovered in September. In any case the second hack happened after. In either case my trust for this product or anything else they produce does not exist.
I check here before using any security apps thanks to all the knowedgable people at Wilders security. I stopped updating CCleaner free after two hacks years ago, though they were said to not infect CCleaner64 .exe . The list of big companies and governments that haven't been hacked is a short one. CCleaner passed a security audit and changed a few things. Two hours ago i installed the latest CCleaner update v5.77.8448 in Sandboxie, checked it with MBAM, Superantispyware pro and Norton Deluxe/360, no bugs found. It opens in about 6 secs on Win10 pro 20H2 and kept all my preferences & saved cookies. It went straight to Custom Clean as set in Settings. Didn't ask me to buy the Pro version or update (since its the latest version, will see what happens after next update.) If it continues to work well i'll upgrade to the paid version because it does what i want and has to be a lot of effort to maintain. Just my 2¢. https://community.ccleaner.com/topi...-v5336162-and-ccleaner-cloud-v1073191/page/3/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ho...dent-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-remove/
It was discovered in September after the acqusition, but it had been there since about March/April. The second 'hack' was attempted but didn't get through. As I said above all major software companies get attempted hacks, just because they don't tell you doesn't mean it's not happening. Personally I'd prefer being told what happened, rather than things being hidden. You seem to have made up your mind against CCleaner though, so it puzzles me a bit why you are bothering with this thread about a product which for you "does not exist"?
Apparently Avast is being dishonest about its internet access via an update task. I deleted the task in the registry and then blocked (I hope) further attempts via the host file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\) hosts file: 127.0.0.1 license.piriform.com
I noticed after switching to the portable versions of Thunderbird and Firefox that CCleaner no longer lists those apps for cleaning. To bad these apps can't be added back or can they?
Apps are hardcoded into ccleaner, but you can add custom files and folder via options-include. check out ccenhancer - it has options in the menu along the bottom to add portables (i don't have any entries in mine as I don't use the portables for FF & TB) as well as adding ahost of other programs to the applications list - the menu at the bottom allows you to trim the added apps to remove any that you do not have installed. it does this by adding a file winapp2.ini to the ccleaner program folder which is editable but violates the copyright if you edit it to add apps without permission. Easy to screw up your system if you try as there a lot of entries in different areas of the text.
