False Sense Of Security

[JPJ]

Hello, I have been using CCleaner for some time now. I use Windows XP with IE and Firefox Browsers. From what I can tell, It has appeared to function as promoted.

 

Yesterday, I installed Safari for Windows Beta 3. I now find that the URL history list contains all the web addresses that I have previously entered.

 

I have just installed the latest version of CCleaner.

 

I have run the program, analyzed and cleaned my system, and restarted the computer to clean the DAT files which were marked for deletion.

 

All history appears to be removed from IE. I return to Safari and find that the drop down url list still contains the URL history.

 

I run CCleaner again. The program marks for deletion the index.dat files for the "Owner" account which I am currently logged in to. I also add to the list of custom files, folders containing the index.dat files for Administrator, and the one other user account which exists.

 

 

I run the cleaner and restart the PC again.

 

I run Safari and find that the drop down URL list still contains it's history.

 

I realize that the Windows Safari release is brand new, and will require some time for integrating any changes into CCleaner that may be required BUT, the list of URL's that I am seeing represents URL's that appear to be months, if not years old, and which could not have been created by anything other than the IE browser. I expect that these should all be files known to CCleaner.

 

Has anyone else experienced this behaviour?

 

If I am using the program improperly, I would appreciate any advise to resolve my problem.

 

If not, the fact that IE appears to be cleaned and secure, yet this data still exists on my computer represents a serious FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY for all users that needs to be addressed.

 

I am hoping that it is simply my mistake in using the software.

 

I thank you in advance for any insight you may have. . . .

 

JPJ

[CTskifreak]

Under the Internet Explorer Tab, do you have the Auto Complete box ticked? I'm not a moderator, but it might help.

 

However, since the Safari Browser is new, there has not been an update since the release of it. Most likely the team will add cleaning for it with the next version. If not then, then most likely with CCleaner2.

 

AJ

[JPJ]

Under the Internet Explorer Tab, do you have the Auto Complete box ticked? I'm not a moderator, but it might help.

 

However, since the Safari Browser is new, there has not been an update since the release of it. Most likely the team will add cleaning for it with the next version. If not then, then most likely with CCleaner2.

 

AJ

 

I don't have it checked. My understanding is that 'History' and 'Recently typed URL's' are the information I need to remove, and I'd like to keep my form history, but I will definitely try it in case I am wrong.

 

Thanks for the suggestion......

 

JPJ

[TwistedMetal]

I know for a fact Safari will be in the next release, the new version is planned to be released soon. Within weeks, MrG is on vacation in Saudi. WOOHOO! As far as the urls, Apple embedded a lot of urls in the web browser of some of the big websites on the net (Probably got paid for it). Accuweather, 1800flowers, amazon, ebay, and tons more. There was no way to remove them, they were programmed so they could not be cleared. The file they were stored in was Bookmarks.plist. I even deleted the file manually and it just created the same file again. Since I updated to Beta 3, all the embedded links seem to be gone.

 

Maybe this might shed some light on your problem.

[MMXMMX]

Hello, I have been using CCleaner for some time now. I use Windows XP with IE and Firefox Browsers. From what I can tell, It has appeared to function as promoted.

 

Yesterday, I installed Safari for Windows Beta 3. I now find that the URL history list contains all the web addresses that I have previously entered.

 

I have just installed the latest version of CCleaner.

 

I have run the program, analyzed and cleaned my system, and restarted the computer to clean the DAT files which were marked for deletion.

 

All history appears to be removed from IE. I return to Safari and find that the drop down url list still contains the URL history.

 

I run CCleaner again. The program marks for deletion the index.dat files for the "Owner" account which I am currently logged in to. I also add to the list of custom files, folders containing the index.dat files for Administrator, and the one other user account which exists.

I run the cleaner and restart the PC again.

 

I run Safari and find that the drop down URL list still contains it's history.

 

I realize that the Windows Safari release is brand new, and will require some time for integrating any changes into CCleaner that may be required BUT, the list of URL's that I am seeing represents URL's that appear to be months, if not years old, and which could not have been created by anything other than the IE browser. I expect that these should all be files known to CCleaner.

 

Has anyone else experienced this behaviour?

 

If I am using the program improperly, I would appreciate any advise to resolve my problem.

 

If not, the fact that IE appears to be cleaned and secure, yet this data still exists on my computer represents a serious FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY for all users that needs to be addressed.

 

I am hoping that it is simply my mistake in using the software.

 

I thank you in advance for any insight you may have. . . .

 

JPJ

 

 

False Sense Of a Clean registery

 

The program is saying all fixed

But when you run it again the same issues come back .

Sounds so familiar

 

31 entries not not deleted it started as 61 but running the cleaner as a admin helped but stil the same problemm. Nice REAL nice program but there is stil lots of work to do .

 

Win Vista 64 bits

[JPJ]

I know for a fact Safari will be in the next release, the new version is planned to be released soon. Within weeks, MrG is on vacation in Saudi. WOOHOO! As far as the urls, Apple embedded a lot of urls in the web browser of some of the big websites on the net (Probably got paid for it). Accuweather, 1800flowers, amazon, ebay, and tons more. There was no way to remove them, they were programmed so they could not be cleared. The file they were stored in was Bookmarks.plist. I even deleted the file manually and it just created the same file again. Since I updated to Beta 3, all the embedded links seem to be gone.

 

Maybe this might shed some light on your problem.

 

 

Thanks!

[rridgely]

False Sense Of a Clean registery

 

The program is saying all fixed

But when you run it again the same issues come back .

Sounds so familiar

 

31 entries not not deleted it started as 61 but running the cleaner as a admin helped but stil the same problemm. Nice REAL nice program but there is stil lots of work to do .

 

Win Vista 64 bits

 

This is just because windows vista is still relatively new and the current version of CCleaner wasn't really designed to have to work around all of the hoops in vista. Hopefully version 2 of CCleaner which will be put together with fixing vista problems in mind will handle registry cleaning properly.

 

CCleaner's issues on xp is pretty much flawless.

[MMXMMX]

This is just because windows vista is still relatively new and the current version of CCleaner wasn't really designed to have to work around all of the hoops in vista. Hopefully version 2 of CCleaner which will be put together with fixing vista problems in mind will handle registry cleaning properly.

 

CCleaner's issues on xp is pretty much flawless.

 

Thats realy nice to know thanks

 

I wil wait 4 the 2.0 version i love the looks of the program and i like the free part of it .

 

I can wait i know the program is realy popular with my friends lots of peaple use it .