If you go into Options and select Monitoring, you can toggle off 'Enable system monitoring' and then turn off Active Monitoring (you can’t turn off the latter without first disabling the former). Avast has also stopped users from being able to quit the software - yes, really. When you run the updated version, you’ll notice some worrying changes - active monitoring refuses to stay turned off, and the privacy settings have been removed in the free version.

CCleaner now sends a heartbeat every 12 hours which reports up-to-date usage statistics to allow for faster delivery of bug fixes and product improvements.

Added a check to prevent the use of the application in embargoed countries.

Removed a GDPR privacy setting that was not applicable ( more info).

Fixed a crash if analyzing with the 'Everything' option checked.

Removed Windows.old cleaning rule (wiping this folder after a Windows update breaks certain graphics drivers).

In this release, we’ve made stability improvements and added better reporting to allow us to deliver faster bug fixes and software improvements. The changelog for CCleaner 5.45 lists the following 'improvements': This is especially the case when that latest version of CCleaner has data collection options enabled by default (see the section below).SEE ALSO: Avast is ruining CCleaner - malware, bundled software, popup ads. It's a bit ironic to claim that going into a user's system without their permission and making changes is a move based on privacy and transparency. 'Since the release of v5.46 we have updated some users to this version to meet legal requirements and give users more autonomy and transparency over their privacy settings.' As it turned out, that's exactly what happened.Ī Piriform staff member responded with the following: A user on Piriform's forums noticed that CCleaner had automatically updated on his system without his permission.

The latest CCleaner controversy comes from ignoring user preferences about checking for updates.

In our opinion, it isn't time to trust CCleaner. This is unfortunately not surprising after Avast purchased CCleaner developer Piriform in July 2017. Why Is CCleaner No Longer Safe?ĬCleaner, once a tidy app with no history of issues, has had several major problems in less than a year. Here's why you can't trust CCleaner anymore, and what to replace it with.

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