camper Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 The list of programs on the Applications tab contains some older versions of programs that I have upgraded. For example, I am currently running Avast 8.0, yet ccleaner also lists Avast 5 and Avast 6 on the application tab. Ditto for Foxit Reader 5 and Foxit Reader 6. What does ccleaner use to determine the presence of application? Why does ccleaner think older versions are still present, is it partial uninstalls? Might it be possible to add a capability in ccleaner to clean up these partially-uninstalled old versions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL_PuSHeR Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I have also noticed this. I think the installers are to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 30, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 30, 2013 The old Avast versions being detected is known about since it's already been reported several times. Basically the cleaning routine for Avast needs updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted June 30, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 30, 2013 When I ran Avast and updated in place from V5 to V6 the installer continued to use the Avast5 libraries, so CC is perhaps doing its best with what it can detect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL_PuSHeR Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I've seen this behaviour even with the newest Avast 8.x installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted July 1, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 1, 2013 CCleaner also lists Avast 5,6 and 8 for me, although I have never had Avast 8 on my computer. As Augeas says, this is down to Avast itself, and I decided a long time ago not to attempt any sort of "naming" fix either with Program Folders or registry entries as doing so could upset Avasts delicate but mixed up naming protocols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL_PuSHeR Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Maybe doing an AVAST clean installation would help. But that means you must tinker with registry keys and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 On win 7 64 bit, CCleaner 4.03 shows Avast 6 & 8, even though 6 has never been on it. Installed Avast 8 when norton expired. Doesn't seem to hurt anything. 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...
Moderators mta Posted July 3, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2013 I've just been ignoring the version numbering and look at the program name. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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