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gzt

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#1868879 19-Sep-2017 22:14

Does Avast remedy the compromised version? Ie; do nothing and Avast will fix it up?

1101

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#1869102 20-Sep-2017 10:47

gzt: Am I the only one who thought ccleaner is weird and unnecessary?

people love to fiddle & install uneeded junk. Look at all the love for 3rd party defraggers & system optimisers

I cant see any need for CC to be ~allways on~ , allways on & monitoring by default

JayADee

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#1869631 20-Sep-2017 18:11

I never leave it running, just use it as whatever tool is required.

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