Users can always switch those options off temporarily, or, if it’s a prompt that asks you to reconsider by allows you to download anyway, click the download anyway, if they really want to download anyway.
That might be consider anti-competitive, so it’s understandable why they don’t, but it meets the criteria.Ĭertainly, browsers that offer a feature to block or prompt users to reconsider when they try to download dangerous software should be doing that when anyone tries to download any of the setup programs for these programs, if those options are turned on inside the browser. I think there is actually a case for Microsoft to remove the software through it’s malicious software removal thing. It’s stuff that does the exact opposite of what it states it’s purpose to be. It’s not even giving you a free game to play or something. I don’t get how people can be so cautious about Internet privacy and security and then download software that is generally known to be malware malware and that they personally know is malware, with the purpose of using it enhance or manage privacy and security related things. There are, granted, some potential issues with the idea of your operating system providing your anti-virus, but they are far less than the potential issues of running AVG or AVAST, and if you really are that set on not using Microsoft’s anti-virus, some semi-reputable paid alternatives like Norton and McAfee still exist (One or the other is free for Comcast Internet customers, I believe, if you track down the page to download it through Comcast).ĬCleaner is even less understandable than the anti-virus thing, because it doesn’t really do anything that’s necessary.
I understand that some people aren’t willing or able to pay for anti-virus, but Microsoft offers a no-charge ad-free anti-virus with Windows Defender (Initially it was more limited, but it’s a full anti-virus in Windows 10, and possibly in Windows 8 as well ). Even before that, they were a known adware/nagware vendor.ĪVAST and AVG should detect, quarantine, and delete themselves. Don't hesitate to take it for a test drive for a week or two, if you don't like it then just uninstall.I have no idea why people would use this company’s productions. And NO I wasn't paid to endorse this (or any other product) I just thought I'd put in my 2 cents for those trying to make a decision. If the free one is this good, then I don't think I can go far wrong w the higher horsepower version!
You can expect to be offered a free update about once around the end of each month. It does a nice job of "taking out the trash!" You won't suddenly see pop-ups and notice performance slow downs, to the contrary CCleaner will help purge your machine of all that annoying and potentially dangerous garbage! It also doesn't hog a lot of space or resources, and it isn't loaded w malware. I personally like it better than some cleaning software I paid for in the past on my old Dell.
It's a favorite among C-Net visitors, and it has tons of positive reviews. IMHO Piriform's CCleaner has proven to my satisfaction that it works well.
I wouldn't want to be w/o my handy CCleaner! I first tried it on my old Dell w XP, and now it's been busy tidying up and protecting my replacement Dell PC since the day I fired it up 1 yr ago as of late Feb 2013. I found the controls intuitive right out of the box, and it's more user friendly and much less cluttered w features I don't need or use. I have used the free version for several years.