what does the asterisk next to the entries in the application window indicate??
many thanks for your time...
http://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/ccleaner-rules/applications-tab
Applications tab/ Other applications and utilities/ Note:
An asterisk (*) next to an application's name means that you (or a system administrator) have added it to CCleaner as a custom application.
This is a sign you are using the winapp2.ini file, a community driven effort which provides entries not yet included in ccleaner (which is meant to be trimmed by the user to the applications said user has). However, since you seem unaware you have the file, you are likely using an enhanced Ccleaner, for which we are unable to provide further aid (if you need it) except to point you to the thread at the top of this board