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CCleaner
CCleaner (; originally meaning "Crap Cleaner"), developed by Piriform Software, is a Utility software, utility used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. It is one of the longest-established system cleaners, first launched in 2004. It was originally developed for Microsoft Windows only, but in 2012, a macOS version was released. An Android (operating system), Android version was released in 2014. Features CCleaner can delete potentially unwanted files left by certain programs, including Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera (web browser), Opera, Safari (web browser), Safari, Windows Media Player, eMule, Google Toolbar, Netscape (web browser), Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero (software suite), Nero, Adobe Acrobat, McAfee, Adobe Flash Player, Sun Java, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and GIMP along with browsing history, HTTP cookie, cookies, Recycle bin (computing), recycle bin, memory dumps, file fragments, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piriform Software
Piriform Software Ltd. is a British software company based in London, owned since 2017 by Avast which itself became part of Gen Digital in 2022. The company develops cleaning and optimisation tools for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Android (operating system), Android Operating system, operating systems, including CCleaner, CCleaner Browser, Defraggler, Recuva and Speccy. On 22 September 2015, Piriform launched CCleaner Cloud, a tool to maintain computers remotely. History The company was founded in 2004. The name Piriform means "shaped like a pear," possibly referring to the British slang "Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States#P, to go pear-shaped". CCleaner was launched in 2004 by founders Guy Saner and Lindsey Whelan. In July 2017, Piriform Ltd was acquired by Avast. In September 2017, researchers discovered that CCleaner was compromised by hackers who inserted a Backdoor (computing), backdoor into the software, enabling remote access to infected ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |