Windows 10: CCleaner.com NOT on Microsoft Blacklist

LEOPEVA64 · Sep 26, 2019

Update: the original article (which was the source of this post) was removed yesterday, it seems that someone from Microsoft contacted the author of the article and that's why it was removed, this is what the new article says:

CCleaner is not in any Microsoft Blacklist and there are no Blacklists regarding other domains in the official Microsoft forums.

Publication errors have led to the dissemination of misinterpreted announcements that do not correspond to the reality of the facts .

In the Microsoft Community, starting with Windows 8 and continuing with all versions of Windows 10, we tend to advise against the use of third-party tools for optimizing and maintaining the operating system , as users may not be able to manage, after a few indications that occur at a distance, the different settings present in the Settings of the instruments themselves; indications that may not be received correctly by the reader of the writings in the forum , with the possibility of setting and using incorrectly the different options of the different tools and the risk, therefore, of obtaining results that are different from those desired.

In the official Microsoft forums it is not possible to establish with certainty the real preparation and the actual capabilities of the users who ask for support, so we tend, from always, to recommend only actions attributable to the original Settings of the Operating System and to the official Microsoft writings.

No confidential treatment of the tools in the CCleaner.com domain by Microsoft and official forum workers, but the considerations made apply to the Microsoft Community for all registry cleaners and all non-Microsoft tools for optimizing the operating system .

CCleaner continues to be downloaded and used in Windows like any other third-party tool that can be installed in Microsoft software , with indications for optimal and aware use that can be recovered in the respective official sites and specific support forums

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Original post:

CCleaner.com is on Microsoft Blacklist.

Microsoft blacklists the CCleaner.com site, automatically or manually blacked out if mentioned in official forums.

The well-known site for downloading and executing tools for cleaning and optimizing Operating Systems will no longer appear in the pages of the Redmond company.

With an exclusive and confidential press release sent to all of us Microsoft Official Forum Moderators , the company lists 11 domains blacklisted in the various sections of the Community, including CCleaner.com.

The well-known Software house boasts millions of downloads worldwide of Free and Pro tools for alleged performance maintenance of different versions of Windows, but also millions of requests for assistance in the Microsoft forums themselves due to malfunctions due to unconventional or non-aware uses. It will no longer be possible from today onwards to recommend CCleaner on Microsoft pages by normal users. In exceptional cases, Moderators or Agents will still be able to insert pages belonging to the domain in blacklist.

User interventions involving the insertion of links with the CCleaner.com domain will be obscured, removed and moderated by the Microsoft Community automatic and manual systems (Moderator actions).

In addition to the aforementioned CCleaner.com, another 10 domains appear in the new Microsoft Blacklist, which we deliberately do not mention and we have obscured (previous image) here, belonging to download and/or 'information' sites on the products of the Redmond company.

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Update: The original article (in Italian) has been removed, I don't know why, but other articles have already been published on different pages.
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I have always thought that such tools are not necessary in Windows 10 and I am also one of those who believes that they cause more problems than they solve, whenever I can, I recommend people stop using this tool.

Yes, I know that some will say that using it well and "knowing how to use it", this tool is useful, sorry but no, neither this tool nor similar ones should be used in Windows 10. As always, this is simply my humble opinion.

:)

Viktorija L. · Sep 26, 2019

blacklisted

Hi kathleenwigington,

Thank you for posting on the Forum.

If your IP address has been blacklisted and you want to investigate, you will need to visit the blacklist's website, where you should see general listing reasons. If you find out why you were blacklisted, you can try to get it reversed. You may want to get
in touch with the Network Provider for assistance.

Kind regards,

michaeltyson · Sep 26, 2019

ccleaner

Does anyone use ccleaner?? I know some people that use it and say its amazing! Any suggestions on a better small scale computer cleaner?

Jsssssssss · Sep 26, 2019

CCleaner

> Is it safe to install ccleaner on my pc?

Depends...

Piriform (the maker of CCleaner etc) was bought by Avast in July 2017 and there was this nasty incident...

Avast Clarifies Details Surrounding CCleaner Malware Incident

Update to the CCleaner 5.33.6162 Security Incident

All CCleaner versions are bundling Avast AV and/or various Google products such as Google Chrome, a Google toolbar and possibly other products....

Microsoft Community has seen quite a few of related threads.

Recently more and more threads are popping up in the Piriform/CCleaner forum which hint at even more questionable methods...

Here are a few recent example threads:

Problem with installer bundle offer? By

nukecad, yesterday at 01:33

Providers of CCleaner
are forcing installation of Avast Antivirus By
ecbritz, yesterday at 09:33

CCleaner v5.38 installing Avast Free Antivirus
By
SMalik, Thursday at 05:37

IMO, CCleaner is not unproblematic and has to be treated carefully.

I, personally, would not recommend CCleaner to inexperienced and/or not so tech-savvy persons...

Suggestion to inform yourself before installing CCleaner (or any other product) and to always, always keep your eyes wide open during installation (watch out for any bundled softwares etc etc).

You also might want to read this article (in case you don't use an ad blocker: ignore all advertisements):

https://www.howtogeek.com/172820/beginner-geek-what-does-ccleaner-do-and-should-you-use-it/

WRT to CCleaner on Windows 10:

According to
this post Windows 10 blocks older versions: "CC v5.27 and older, (or somewhere around there) are no longer deemed safe by MS and automatically blocked when starting."

HTH,

Julia

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