CCleaner Freezes and Locks System Up

Recently, I've noticed that CCleaner is the culprit for making my computer hang/becoming unresponsive to opening programs. During cleaning (with secure file deletion: 1 pass), it will freeze on the 1st or 2nd file it cleans. If I click "Cancel" the application will freeze, and hang my system. If I close the window, it will close CCleaner, but my system will be left unresponsive/hanging. From then on, I cannot open task manager (basically any programs except for windows explorer windows), shut down the computer via the start menu (or anywhere else); I am then forced to do a hard reset, which I really dislike doing. Any help? Its NEVER done this before.

OS: Windows 7 64-Bit

CPU: Intel Core i5 @2.3-2.9 GHz

RAM: 4GBs DDR3

Computer is an HP Laptop.

I've already ran CCleaner in debug mode:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/5cb01bj11061f13/CCleaner64_v4.08.4428_2013-12-17_17-56-22.log

If you turn off "secure deletion" does the same occur.

Please run a debug of ccleaner (see troubleshooting in the (ccleaner documents via the link in my signature) and attach the resulting log here on this thread as an attachment please, don't paste in as a post ( if needs be change it's file extension to txt)

If you turn off "secure deletion" does the same occur. Please run a debug of ccleaner (see troubleshooting in the (ccleaner documents via the link in my signature) and attach the resulting log here on this thread as an attachment please, don't paste in as a post ( if needs be change it's file extension to txt)

Alright. Thanks!

So I've run CCleaner wo/ the secure deletion and it turns out that it functioned normally, without the hanging/unresponsiveness of the computer. So I'm guessing its the secure deletion that needs fixing, since its never done this? Here is the log:

CCleaner64_v4.08.4428_2013-12-17_19-09-59 - Copy.txt

It may help the bug fixers if you listed what's running on your computer such as; the antivirus, antimalware, firewall, etc., software.

It may help the bug fixers if you listed what's running on your computer such as; the antivirus, antimalware, firewall, etc., software.

Antivirus/Firewall: Bitdefender Total Security & Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO

Software (I don't know how to copy and paste my installed programs list, so I'll list a bit of them; advice on how to do so would be great): IE10, Google Chrome, Firefox, Bitdefender, Adobe Reader, Malwarebytes, CoreTemp, CPUZ, Acronis Drive Monitor, Steam, Audacity, WinRAR, Adobe AE & Photoshop, Dropbox, TeamSpeak 3, Revo Uninstaller, Auslogics Disk Defrag, Secunia PSI, etc.

. . . how to copy and paste my installed programs list . . . advice on how to do so would be great

CCleaner\ Tools\ Uninstall

right-click and save to text file.

Place code tag at the top and foot of text like so, 3TPrkxr.png copy and paste all into post.

Alright, here is my list of installed programs. Thanks kroozer for the help.

Installed Programs.txt