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Avast Antivirus may try to install the Avast Cleanup, Avast Secureline “Free VPN”, and other Avast programs which you don’t need and which are questionable. It matters not if the software is good or bad – you still should know what’s being installed on your device.Īvast has a history of bundling software – and not all of it is good or useful. But our opinion is that you should always know what’s being installed on your computer – nothing should be installed without your knowledge. Microsoft says that those bundled apps are fine and not malware, it’s just how they’re installed furtively on your machine that’s the problem. The CCleaner installer does provide a way to opt-out of putting these bundled apps on your computer. The bundled apps include Google Chrome browser, Google Toolbar, and Avast Free Antivirus plus AVG Antivirus Free. ‘While the bundled applications themselves are legitimate, bundling of software, especially products from other providers, can result in unexpected software activity that can negatively impact user experiences.’

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‘Certain installers for free and 14-day trial versions of CCleaner come with bundled applications, including applications that are not required by CCleaner or produced by the same publisher Piriform. Now, Microsoft Defender is flagging CCleaner as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application).Īccording to Bleeping Computer Microsoft Defender currently detects CCleaner as a PUA. We even documented it once, so everyone could see what shoddy protection Avast provides … I can’t tell you the number of computers Darcy and I have worked on that had Avast Antivirus installed that were loaded down with malware. Our opinion is that Avast bought the popular CCleaner utility to use as a vehicle to funnel users to Avast and its bundle of questionable programs – many of which they give away “free”. But when Avast bought CCleaner, we were pretty sure Avast would “re-invent” CCleaner in its own image… a questionable application bordering on malware.

And frankly, there are better system cleaners available – like BleachBit. We’ve never been fans of CCleaner, its registry cleaner caused its users a lot of problems. Windows 10 Warns Users Not to Install CCleaner