I use CCleaner 5.78
I installed it offline, and I blocked it and it's updaters in MY firewall.
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And... since it was purchased by Avast, I also entered these lines in my HOSTS file...
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
Code:
0.0.0.0 ncc.avast.com
0.0.0.0 ncc.avast.com.edgesuite.net
0.0.0.0 license.piriform.com
0.0.0.0 ipm-provider.ff.avast.com
0.0.0.0 shepherd.ff.avast.com
0.0.0.0 ip-info.ff.avast.com
0.0.0.0 analytics.ff.avast.com
This is where I dowmnloaded version 5.78...
CCleaner, CCleaner A powerful PC cleaning tool for optimizing system performance.
www.filepuma.com
This is it's Virustotal scan...
VirusTotal
www.virustotal.com
I've had "zero" issues on Win 10 or Win 11 with this version.
My settings and the only parts (RED box), of CCleaner that I use...
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For those sites I want to keep the cookies for... like my ElevenForum login... I use the Cookies filter in CCleaner.
I "run" CCleaner which will empty the list on the left. Then login or set preferences on the site I want to keep the cookies for. Then I look to see what items are "now" on the left side. Then I can add those that are necessary to the right side. CCleaner will not clean the cookies on the right side.
There's probably 7-8 sites where I keep the cookies.
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