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Updated to 0.3 - Number of detected issues reported correctly. - Better support for the new permitted wildcards - Fixed a compiler warning.

It always amused me that people refuse to update their Windows system, but Mac OS and Linux machines are always running the latest version. I guess it demonstrates the people prefer small, incremental improvements rather than major changes every 2-3 years.

Well that's one way to ensure users don't remove your product.

I only enable Adblock on a site-by-site basis. That way publishers are afforded an opportunity to make money from me, provided they don't annoy me enough to go on the blacklist. Starring James Spader.

I hadn't seen them until yesterday. They were really sneakily put right beneath a sign up form

I've been seeing these quite a lot in the past few days. They're text based ads that attempt to trick you into thinking they're part of the sites navigation, then dump you on a phishing page. They're being served by a couple of ad networks, most commonly Google AdWords All the more reason to keep an Ad Blocking plugin active.

Those are used to store WIFI credentials and recognise known safe networks. Removing them could be very inconvenient to someone who uses their computer in public places.

Guys, I hate to be the bearer of bad news; but I'm pretty sure the OP was spam. I've had a couple of hundred spam comments/posts on my sites advertising XP extended support services, most of them with near-identical sob stories.

I'm going to ignore the inference that most of my typing is utter jargon and give you a solid 'hahaha!' for the clever joke.

It was bound to happen eventually!

"Too subtle, Microsoft?"

We should redesign HTTP. Again.

If I had to guess why... (I love writing these posts) It's probably because the Detect lines perform a simple conditional statement to establish the presence of an application. If the conditional was performed on items in directories further down the directory tree from the point of the wildcard; a recursive operation would be required. As all the Detect entries are processed on CCleaner's initial application load event, the time consuming nature of recursive scanning would have severe performance consequences.

When you say 'still there,' do you mean still being detected by CCleaner in subsequent scans, or still present within Google Chrome itself? If it's the latter, have you signed into your Google Account with Chrome? By default, Chrome Sync will automatically backup and restore your browsing history and share it between your devices.

Man, they're determined to put Windows XP through a slow, painful death.

I'd argue it's because they're all so hideous lacking in aesthetic polish.

Filing a bug report to get the issue resolved could be construed as courtesy.

I would love to switch to Linux, but as a Windows developer I'm somewhat stuck.

It's probably a design decision from Microsoft. If I had to guess, I'd say they started making better use of multiple CPU cores, which means when running on older hardware the (already slow) CPU has to do significantly extra work.

The file is identical.

Those ads are the worst. But boy are they profitable.

It wouldn't. Mac apps downloaded through the store are entirely self contained for security (and simplicity) reasons.

Again, that was an API permission. In order to allow the app to register itself to make phonecalls it needs to have permission access the address book. When they asked if I would give them my phone number, I said no. As a result, they do not have my phone number. If they're lying, I will sue. But they're not lying, because if they were everyone would sue and Facebook would cease to exist. I use Facebook login on one of my websites. All it provides is a numerical ID, which I can use to query basic, publically available information. Assuming their privacy settings are adequate, the absolute most I can with that data is determine whether two website members also know each other on Facebook. Or maybe retrieve an avatar. 99% of the complaints about Facebook's privacy are due to a lack of technical understanding of why their systems are implemented in such a way. For your own sanity, get your information from reputable security researchers (Team Cymru etc) instead of blogs written by hysteria-inducing nutjobs, such as "InfoWars" There are much bigger threats to privacy (see also: NSA, Las Vegas casinos, shopping malls) than some idiotic social network.

No argument there! But I think we can all also agree that Facebook hijacking our phones for 24/7 A/V monitoring is far-fetched.

You don't have to download it, you know. The built in telephone app will allow you to call people you don't know just fine.