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Nice link AJ; thanks.

Well there are many programs that spew out log files, some of which the user is unaware of. You could review your CCleaner configuration to make sure you haven't missed an application or a setting. What about the applications that you explicitly don't clean in CCleaner - is there anything there that's generating a lot of log files? Not all applications are listed in CCleaner either ... maybe look at what you use regularly and see if there's anything you've overlooked there. Also, is there anything in the Windows Application or System Event Logs that might suggest a misbehaving application that's maybe throwing out more error logs than usual? Your system drive will almost always use more space as time goes on, new apps, updates, log files. I guess it's just trying to determine whether your increase is abnormal or not. You may also want to consider repartitioning at some point to increase the size of your system partition.

I think it's the same thing. If you google 'microsoft antimalware' there seem to be a lot of hits that talk about that and MSE in the same breath. I'm not aware of any other product that it could be.

None taken. Diversity of opinion and the debate that it generates are things I value about this place Funnily enough, I had a need for this type of utility yesterday. I tried WinDirStat first but actually found JDiskReport to be more useful. The problem with WinDirStat's display was just information overload. JDiskReport gave me a cleaner view and I could drill down through the folder structure more efficiently. Thinking about it (but not too deeply!!) WinDirStat may be better when searching purely by file (size), but JDiskReport may be better when searching by folder structure. The tabs on JDiskReport give really useful overview stuff ... like details of files/sizes by modification date, top 50 by size in the current directory. And all of this changes dynamically as you drill down. And it's really fast. Just another horses for courses thing I guess In the end I left both installed because they each have their strong points.

You could try using something like this to analyse your disk usage ... http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html The graphical representation of usage makes things easy to visualise. If that doesn't come up with anything out of the ordinary, try doing a Windows file search based on recent dates. If the list is too large, narrow it down by date or file size.

CCleaner tidies specific content within specific Windows and applications folders. If you did a context menu cclean on the average folder on your machine ... I'm wondering what content you would envisage being deleted. Are you thinking of an 'empty/wipe the entire contents of the current folder' type setting?

Yep sounds like you're doing okay These days most people shouldn't have any trouble getting port stealthing sorted because it generally comes out-of-the-box, either in your software firewall or your router or both. If, like you, you take a healthy interest in security matters then you do get find out what you need just from reading around and from forums like these. The only problem, as with anything on the net, is sorting out the wheat from the chaff. Because software security is generally getting much better I think far more people are likely to fall for a phishing scam or click on a dodgy software link ... things where it's the user's own action that gets them into trouble. So as you also mentioned, it's very much a case of just applying common sense when you're online. Happy surfing

Hence my reply ... there is no native 64-bit version of CCleaner that I am aware of.

If you're running a machine with fully patched software (Windows, browser, browser plug-ins like Flash and PDF reader) and appropriate security (firewall and antivirus) then there's no reason to be particularly concerned about running JavaScript from a security point of view. I think zealous concerns about JavaScript are largely an unfortunate hang-over from the bad old days of early IE versions which had many JS flaws that weren't discovered or patched quickly enough. Some turn off JavaScript from an annoyance point of view (pop-ups etc) but with the right set of software on your machine then these days there's really no reason from a security point of view to be running with JavaScript off. JavaScript generally allows sites to offer a richer, easier user experience. Given the current trends in malware, I would have though that statistically you are much more likely to fall foul of some other issue ... and hopefully that hasn't happened to you either

They all resolve to the same IP (in California). So a downed piece of kit is looking likely, unless it's been taken down for some reason of course.

Sites's down? (I've never used yauba before) but I can't ping it ... www.yauba.co.in and www.yauba.com both resolve to 69.20.88.58.

Hi Derik If you're recommending freeware, there's no problem posting a link to the software here. I know you were being helpful but it's not a good idea to upload an 'unknown' exe file because 1) people cannot vouch for its provenance 2) there may be licensing issues for you or for Piriform I see that your exe matches this one here: http://bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/ at version 1.6.2.82. Nice little application ... portable too

Sophisticated exploit in the wild ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/adobe_reader_attack/. Few of the major AVs caught this one according to the linked article.

[Excuse the thread tangent drwho; I hope your original question has been pretty-much answered] Talking of Notepad++, I'm a TextPad man myself ... can anyone with experience of both offer a comparison between the two?

I like fireyone's idea of just overwriting with a blank template after a cclean. Easy enough to just give the script a shortcut so you can run it from an icon or menu. What I would like to see in CCleaner is a "script/process to be run before/after CCleaner executes" entry, so that people can run tailored jobs before or after CCleaner has executed. There are so many disparate requirements* that it's impossible to build everything into CCleaner ... and indeed things that people would logically want to incorporate at the end of a CCleaner run on their own machine wouldn't fit logically into the mainstream product anyway. *For example, actually editing (cleaning) the content of files natively within CCleaner is a huge task ... people could have vastly differing requirements for different types of files and file content ... and anything but a very basic generic syntax (e.g. to use in a custom .ini file) would be a big ask.

I suspect not ... yet

Nice word-play

No, it's not possible to clear selective file content, only files themselves.

JScript, as has been mentioned, is Microsoft's implementation of JavaScript, which is now maintained by Sun. Though functionally very similar they are distinctly different products.

Simply, as ident says, that is your choice. Amongst other things CCleaner deletes logs and temporary files created by various applications. For AVG the logs are the things that CCleaner removes, so you can check the box to delete these logs, or uncheck the box to leave them alone.

If you create another admin user and log on as that user (never been able to get explorer to work properly with 'run as') then you should be able to properly see the temp internet files folder structure for the original user. That might help in identifying the errant files and their true location ... which in turn might give you a bit more of a clue.

Yeah ... but if you were relying on Gutmann to help you rest at night you'd be throwing back the sleeping tablets now

I have to do the same with my software firewall, depending on my connection method ... Since I'm running XP I run a third-party firewall because I want outbound control. And also for other features that the Windows firewall does not give me by default. I'm particularly conscious of making this netbook secure for example, because my connection might be 3G or my own router or someone else's router/LAN that I can't reply on for security ... so the security of the machine itself is paramount. 'Tis very true though - a mis-configured firewall is usually more dangerous than default out-of-the-box settings.

True, but it's far from the weirdest thing I've seen requested

I think this is just as valid an addition to the main cleaner section as any of the other entries. It could go in the Advanced section disabled by default ... like any other setting it could be enabled or otherwise depending on users' tastes. Edited to add: removed my '+1' ... not because I think it's a idea ... just because on reflection I think it's likely to appeal to such a small minority of users.