areimer Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 I am running CCleaner. Windows10 defender has found a threat - PUABundler:Win32/Bundler. 1) Is this right? Or is this part of CCleaner? 2) When I check details of this PUA, it gives me the filename C:\Users\[name]\Downloads\spsetup129.exe, but I can't find this in my Downloads folder. If I do a complete search of C: drive, I can't find spsetup129.exe anywhere. Where is this file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted December 4, 2023 Moderators Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 hours ago, areimer said: . If I do a complete search of C: drive, I can't find spsetup129.exe anywhere. Where is this file? Probably in quarantine. Thoughtthat's a very old speccy i think. Latest is 1.32. The "malware" probably being referenced is potential unwanted app bundler. So it's probably flagging the included software with the free version (something i believe doesn't occur in newer ccleaner.com installers) likely a toolbar or avg antivirus or chrome. 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...
Moderators nukecad Posted December 4, 2023 Moderators Share Posted December 4, 2023 They have taken those bundlers out of the Speccy (and Recuva, and Defraggler) installers, but you appear to have got an old installer from somewhere, Presumably from a link on another forum or website. Speccy is now at version 1.32 so I'm not too surprised that an old v1.29 installer would still have the bundler in it. Download the installer for the latest Speccy v1.32 version from here and Defender won't have a problem with it: https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy/builds PS. Defender is not saying that the bundler in the v1.29 installer is malware just that is a Potentially Unwanted Application. Potentially - you may not want/need it, but you might do. PPS. If you did get the v1.29 installer from a forum/website then you might want to let them know that their link is out of date. *** Out of Beer Error ->->-> Recovering Memory *** Worried about 'Tracking Files'? Worried about why some files come back after cleaning? See this link:https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/52668-tracking-files/?tab=comments#comment-300043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areimer Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 I downloaded & installed the latest Speccy using your link. i now have v1.32.803. i ran windows defender again & it found no threats. Many thanks for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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