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just click on DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION on the right side of the screen THANK YOU

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A few practical notes to add to this thread that are still useful years later.

was right to flag keeping tools up to date, and is correct that the cleaner is highly configurable — use that to protect things you want to keep. Before running any cleaner, prefer the vendor build (official site or the vendor-provided portable) and scan the installer with your AV. Supply-chain issues have happened to popular utilities in the past, so avoid unknown third-party bundles.

Always preview what will be removed. Use the program's Analyze/Dry-Run, then review and uncheck items like saved passwords, session data, or browser cookies you need. For the Registry pane: make an explicit backup (CCleaner offers one), and create a Windows System Restore point or export the registry hive first. Registry cleaning rarely fixes infections and can break installed applications if done blindly.

If repairing systems combine tools carefully: use specialized malware removers and live-scans for infections, and reserve cleaners for routine maintenance. For troubleshooting, test changes in a VM or on a noncritical machine first. Quick checklist: official installer, AV scan, Analyze first, exclude important data, backup registry/restore point, test if unsure. Thanks to for mentioning other repair utilities — they are useful when targeted and used with the precautions above.

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im just trying to make sure that as many people as possible see this POST

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Spamming?
You should mention that one of the really useful aspects of CCleaner is that it is easily configurable by a user so that it will delete on demand the contents of just about any file you care to empty. Like Zonealarm's log files which just grow [well, they used to].... or others... Alcohol, any pgm that makes backups or logs of its actions without limiting their size or number.

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Its not spamming becasue alot of people on here suggest using ccleaner and I only made one thread.
Plus its easier than having to constantly tell people that they need to update programs. And yeah I probably should have mentioned what CCleaner is and what it does..... my bad.

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I personally prefer ATF cleaner

atf cleaner, vundofix, hjt, combofix, dialafix, ccleaner are my fave tools for system repairs

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