Moderators Nergal Posted January 28, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2013 http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/yes-that-pc-cleanup-app-you-saw-on-cable-tv-at-3am-is-a-scam/ though I wish they'd have mentioned us over here at Ccleaner land as being safe, free and trusted ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I used to see those commercials. 0 remorse for anyone who paid for it. Seems the comment section is all over CCleaner though winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Quite a few positive mentions of CCleaner in the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL_PuSHeR Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Nice reading and a word of warning for many people. Thank you Nergal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 28, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2013 There's at least two of those scareware cleaners on TV. Anyone thinking of using them would be better off blocking those sites via the HOSTS file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keatah Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 A lot of people I talk to just dispense with the whole notion of a PC and go with a tablet device. Practical. A lot less maintenance too. And everyone can use it without taking lengthy courses on how to do basic operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 @Keatah: Relevant article with the opposite position: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/the-pc-isnt-ready-to-die-its-ready-for-a-rebirth/ winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keatah Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I don't recognize a lot of these analysts and consultants. They don't know what they're talking about. They talk about what they want to see happen. But he is correct on one point. How things are done on the PC will need to change and better integrate with portable devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted January 28, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2013 Stay on topic please, plenty of other space to start a topic on pc dead or not ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Stay on topic please, plenty of other space to start a topic on pc dead or not And you don't want to go there.. There's at least two of those scareware cleaners on TV. Do they really advertise "malware" on TV there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 It's not so much malware as it is scareware. You can remove it, but it tries to scare you into paying for it by flagging each of your cookies as an "issue" that needs to be "fixed" If CCleaner employed the same phrasing, I'd have 20561 "issues" detected, and that's while my browsers are running and cant be cleaned winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 29, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2013 Do they really advertise "malware" on TV there? I shall uncensored myself and just call it what it is, it's shitware! And yes it's all over TV, especially late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted January 29, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2013 It's not so much malware as it is scareware. You can remove it, but it tries to scare you into paying for it by flagging each of your cookies as an "issue" that needs to be "fixed" If CCleaner employed the same phrasing, I'd have 20561 "issues" detected, and that's while my browsers are running and cant be cleaned and in order to removes these issues (which the ads state could be "viruses, malware and registry errors that could be slowing down your computer" ) you must provide a ransom of 33.95; not to toot our horn (really I'm not paid for this I actually feel this way about ccleaner) but all we have to do, as personal users, is download and clean for free, and it's much more reasonable and doesn't call anything things it isnt. ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 And the cleaner is probably more thorough (esp. with winapp2.ini) ! winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 29, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2013 And the cleaner is probably more thorough (esp. with winapp2.ini) ! So many other cleaners (not just the money hungry scareware variety) just copy CCleaner anyways, or take what they want from the winapp2.ini file, while at the same time verging on being completely dangerous to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Abelssoft Wash & Go is literally ccleaner +winapp2.ini for $40, getting OT though. I wonder how many people My Clean PC tricked. My favorite commercial of their's featured an iMac running Windows XP with Windows 98-styled errors popping up. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted January 29, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2013 Not only do they advertise them, but I've seen them in Windows8Store as featured apps (as desktop apps). If they're still there I'll screen cap. ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Makes me think that there are many, many folks out there who want their computer to "just work", with little or no involvement from them. A one click fix. Some can't learn how to tinker with their computer, some don't have time, some just won't. @ winapp ". . .an iMac running Windows XP with Windows 98-styled errors popping up." Actually, thats sort of how mine acts these days. 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...
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