pawleygon Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I tried installing the latest version of CCleaner. When I click on the execution file ccsetup215.exe for installation, I get a spyware alert from my spyware detection software Stopzilla. It lists "UpdateWin" as the culprit. CCleaner says there is no spyware in their software, but Stopzilla says otherwise. This was never a problem on earlier versions of CCleaner. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Welcome pawleygon I think that is is a false positive by Stopzilla. I hope you downloaded from an approved site like Filehippo as there are rogue sites that claim to have CCleaner but they are not to be trusted: http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner Actually I never had much use for Stopzilla and its site is blocked in the hpHosts HOSTS file. Old PCMag review: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2163435,00.asp Download.com users only give it 2 out of 5 stars which is poor. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiti kutu Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 thanks a lot ... i got same problem today Clear information SEO Test Case in Busby SEO Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawleygon Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Welcome pawleygon I think that is is a false positive by Stopzilla. I hope you downloaded from an approved site like Filehippo as there are rogue sites that claim to have CCleaner but they are not to be trusted: http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner Actually I never had much use for Stopzilla and its site is blocked in the hpHosts HOSTS file. Old PCMag review: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2163435,00.asp Download.com users only give it 2 out of 5 stars which is poor. I've always downloaded CCleaner from Filehippo.com. Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but what is the significance of this: "its site is blocked in the hpHosts HOSTS file" I'm wondering if I should uninstall Stopzilla because I also have Spysweeper on my computer. I read the article you linked and they do the same thing, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but what is the significance of this: "its site is blocked in the hpHosts HOSTS file" Please read about the HOSTS file: Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm The hpHosts file is another HOSTS file provided by Steven Burn from: http://hosts-file.net/?s=Download I don't use Spy Sweeper so I can not comment on its functions. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I just now installed and scanned CCleaner v2.16.830. No alert from a s-squared, MBAM, avast, or SuperantiSpyware. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawleygon Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Please read about the HOSTS file:Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm The hpHosts file is another HOSTS file provided by Steven Burn from: http://hosts-file.net/?s=Download I don't use Spy Sweeper so I can not comment on its functions. Yes, I found stopzilla.com in the hpHosts file listing. Thank you for the information. What spyware software do you recommend? I just now installed and scanned CCleaner v2.16.830. No alert from a s-squared, MBAM, avast, or SuperantiSpyware. I just installed this version, too, with no alerts. All is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yes, I found stopzilla.com in the hpHosts file listing. Thank you for the information. What spyware software do you recommend? I use Malwarebytes MBAM, Windows Defender updated daily from its portal and WinPatrol: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawleygon Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 I use Malwarebytes MBAM, Windows Defender updated daily from its portal and WinPatrol:http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html Thank you -- you've been very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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