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I can't wait until they reach version 6.66. Heaven knows what that'll be like and I'm not superstitious.

Hate to say it but Avast has been digging CCleaner's grave ever since they took over Piriform. The hole is now too deep to climb out of. This is the most ludicrous line of reasoning I've ever encountered. Give users more autonomy and transparency over privacy settings by sneaking into computers?

When CCleaner 5.45 was pulled, I went back to 5.44. When 5.46 was released, I installed it on 9/1/18. That's the install date that shows in my Windows 10 Program Files and had also been showing in a third-party uninstaller I use. This morning, the uninstaller shows a CCleaner install date of 9/10/18 (yesterday), while the Program Files still show the 9/1/18 date. I went into Program Files and sure enough, CCleaner changed something in the configuration settings file yesterday, which is why the uninstaller has a new install date for CCleaner. This was done entirely behind the scenes, automatically, without my knowledge. Everyone participating in this thread is owed an explanation. Whether it's believed is another matter.

Yes indeed. That's the way to do it.

Fingers crossed, guys. But keep in mind, the offending impossible-to-get-rid-of persistent cookie responsible for ads, ipm-provider.ff.avast.com, is still there. Probably just a matter of time before it wakes up again.

Negative, neither one. In any event, all of those cookies are still gone, except the notorious ipm-provider.ff.avast.com. It's pretty obvious that Avast/Piriform have no intention of listening to any feedback from users. They will do what they want to do, even if the "master plan" is to destroy the product and turn it into a spyware/advertising abomination like some of CCleaner's competing programs. Very frustrating because as I stated in my top post, I'm not that impressed right now with the alternatives.

I just did a clean install of the latest version, 5.45.6611. Under options>cookies>cookies to keep, there's the usual assortment of cookies I don't want or need. I moved them over to the left and manually deleted them. After restarting my computer, all came back (no surprise). I went into safe mode and deleted all and after restarting, some of the cookies returned, along with a new one that wasn't there before and joining in, the one responsible for the intrusive advertising, ipm-provider.ff.avast.com, a cookie that can never be deleted. Long story short, I had to go into safe mode four times to get rid of this junk because the cookies kept coming back. Now, I've only got ipm-provider.ff.avast.com. Can Avast/Piriform make it any more unpleasant to use this program? Sure! They're now admitting what we've already known -- CCleaner phones home with collected data. And, they removed a privacy option to not send collected data, disabled the ability to turn off monitoring and left us with a new build that constantly runs in the background after you close the program (probably collecting even more data). This is ludicrous. CCleaner has been turned into exactly what it's supposed to find and get rid of -- crap. I keep telling myself I'm going to dump this program if this rubbish continues. Problem is, at this point, I'm not that enthusiastic about the competition. I suppose if push comes to shove, I'll just call it a day and use Windows Disk Cleanup (better than nothing). Rant over.

Yup -- seems to be finally gone. Will decide what to do depending upon how soon and invasive the next one is.

Well into July 8th here on the U.S. east coast. Pop-up still there even though ad says last day was July 7th. Time to decide whether or not to move on.

Certainly not encouraging. No such luck for me and my friends (all using free version). I'm hoping it goes away after the sale. But then, there may be more and more following. It certainly looks like there's not going to be any change in policy from Piriform/Avast.

I should be so lucky. Still annoying the heck out of me on both of my machines.

nukecad: Not only CCleaner, but Avast as well. There's another forum around that deals with Windows 10 (not a Microsoft forum) and spread throughout the various boards, there are growing complaints about Avast's policies affecting CCleaner, as well as increasing ads on Avast's free version. A lot of people are dropping both products and going elsewhere. Old saying: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm really steamed about this. On one hand, I want to drop CCleaner and move on. On the other hand, I've always liked the program and I'm hoping they can do something to salvage what's left of my opinion. Buy the paid version? -- with this going on, no way, not ever. As for conspiracy theories, think outside the box and just speculate. Perhaps Avast simply wants to drive us over to their own cleaning utility?????

nukecad -- well said. Consider this -- yes firewall blocking will work. Then, when this popup goes away, there will be another and another and another. Firewall blocking every time there's an advertisement is not a solution. There are only three possible solutions -- CCleaner (Avast) changes policy, you accept this and live with it, or, move on to another product. For me, it may very soon come down to that last option.

Hi mta. You're absolutely correct as in the last paragraph it says the "dynamic content system" will be used extensively. Piriform may or may not respond. Ultimately, it's up to the user to decide whether to accept this or move to another product.

Hello Imacri: I can live with a manual check for updates. Shame about the pop-ups on the portable version. This issue really has me annoyed. As I responded in another thread, I don't mind a pop-up once or twice as I'm using a free product and CCleaner does have a right to try and make some money. However, this persistent cookie and notification cannot be blocked or deleted and the stupid thing comes up every time I turn on my computer or restart it. It's totally unacceptable.

Hi bulajap: It appears the offending persistent cookie, ipm-provider.ff.avast.com, was introduced with version 5.41. I suspect you'd have to revert to version 5.40 to avoid it. According to @mta in post #4 above is still on that version and doesn't have this nonsense. Still, I'd like to know about the portable version. Otherwise, CCleraner's days on my computer are numbered.

Just wondering if anyone knows ….. 1. If you uninstall the regular free version of CCleaner and replace it with the portable version, are you still subjected to intrusive pop-ups? 2. Does the portable version notify when a new version is available? Thanks for any info.

This "Summer Sale" popup needs to be rectified pronto. Since updating to 5.44.6575, this popup shows up every time I turn my computer on or restart it -- it's not a one-shot deal. Apparently, it's tied to one (or more) of three cookies that repeatedly show up in CCleaner>options>cookies. These cookies are cleaned when you run CCleaner, but after restarting my PC and getting the popup, they are back. They are also tied to Internet Explorer, which I don't use. If I go into IE and manually clean cookies, they disappear from CCleaner -- but -- as previously stated, they return after a restart along with the popup. The cookies are: ipm-provider.ff.avast.com; avast.com and www.upsellit.com. This is beyond annoying. I honestly don't mind a one-time popup as I'm using a free product and the company has a right to try and make money. However, I want control over my own computer and this popup and associated cookies cannot, at this point, be eradicated permanently.

In computer lingo, deprecated generally refers to something that is tolerated, available or allowed -- but not usually recommended -- usually a feature that is no longer supported. I have the exact same thing on my windows 10 computer and it started right after I updated to the Fall Creators Update. I have discovered this cookie is related to Internet Explorer. Although I haven't used IE in years, a lot of Windows behind-the-scene stuff does. You can get rid of the deprecated cookie (but only for a day or so as it then comes back) if you go to start>control panel>network and internet>internet options and then delete Internet Explorer browser history, making sure the cookies selection is checked. Then run CCleaner and it'll be gone, but, as I said earlier, it will return in a day or so. I have no idea what this deprecated cookie is directly related to. Perhaps this will be remedied in a future version of CCleaner.