Popular PC application CCleaner is designed to help you free up space, delete unwanted apps and files, and remove invalid Windows Registry entries, among other things. In other words, the utility ...

Although Microsoft notes the classification only targets the free version of CCleaner, the company does believe this move comes as a way to protect Windows users. In a statement, Microsoft suggested ...

Hackers broke into British company Piriform's free software for optimising computer performance last month potentially allowing them to control the devices of more than two million users. The ...

Avast-owned Piriform reverted to a previous version of CCleaner in response to user outrage over its new data collection policy that had no privacy options. Avast-owned Piriform responded to the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers broke into British company Piriform Ltd's free software that optimises computer performance last month, potentially allowing them to control the devices of millions ...

It isn’t enough to just buy a high-performing computer. You must also maintain it in good shape and continually check for flaws and fix them. CCleaner has tools to constantly monitor your PC for any ...

Why it matters: Are you using the free version of CCleaner? If so, you'll probably notice that Windows Defender is now flagging the junk file remover as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) after ...