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 ...

CCleaner, an application distributed by security company Avast that helps users perform routine maintenance on systems, has been compromised, according to a report Monday, allowing hackers to ...

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 ...

In mid-July, Avast Software, one of the world's largest security companies, acquired Piriform, the humble creator of CCleaner, the wildly successful PC tune-up utility. Avast claims to stop about 1 ...

Fans of the great CCleaner applications that help you free up space on your desktop computers will be pleased to learn that a new Android application has been launched this week in its beta ...

Software company Piriform may not be a household name, but the company has been offering a handful of popular, powerful, and free apps for Windows computers for years. Piriform is the developer behind ...

While the Equifax, SEC and Deloitte breaches received the most news coverage, the incident that really caught my eye was CCleaner. Early reports claimed that Cisco’s Talos researchers discovered Avast ...

How to use CCleaner’s Performance Optimizer to try to speed up your PC Your email has been sent A brand new and clean computer can feel powerful. With few applications and other items cluttering up ...