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PC Cleaner Pro

Is this a good program?

  • fireberd

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    Posted October 28th, 2011 04:00

    Most techies will tell you the PC "cleaners", "Registry cleaner/repair", etc are a waste of time and $$.  I do not recommend them to the clients I support.

    Inspiron 16 5630 Laptop and WD22TB4 Docking Station
    Self-built desktop for recording studio application
  • Philip_Yip

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    Posted February 19th, 2013 02:00

    I recommend avoiding it at all costs. If you want to use such a program, the free program CCleaner is a far safer bet:

    http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download 

    Select download from Piriform (directly) for best results. See also the reviews on CNET:

    http://download.cnet.com/CCleaner/3000-18512_4-10315544.html

    Also read the comments on this thread about PC Cleaner Pro:

    http://forums.cnet.com/7723-19411_102-553700/pc-cleaner-pro/

    Again I recommend avoiding at all costs.

     

  • speedstep

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    Posted March 20th, 2013 11:00

    No it's ransomeware  /  Scareware / Malware at best.

    After uninstalling it they leave behind and it launches your browser to their Beg ware page offering you a special offer if you keep their program.

    One would have to ask "what & where is it suppose to clean"...Microsoft never offered

    such an item...Either way,being a "certified partner" isn't saying much at all, Microsoft

    has many levels of certifications. Being a certified partner is at the bottom of the list..

    Seems that also do not fix anything if they caused other problems.

    Many of their 1000's of issues are cookies.



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    Posted March 22nd, 2013 15:00

    This topic is over a year old. It has become outdated and will be closed. If you are having a similar problem, please start a new topic at the top of the forum. Thanks.