ghowriter

This used to be the the go to software for keeping the PC running well. The newest version, however, has turned me off the software forever. I choose what runs on my PC and when. I have ALWAYS set CCleaner to not run at start-up and never automatically. This new version doesn't obey that rule. It sets itself to start when the PC starts and changes any attempt to stop it. That action is how MALWARE operates. CCleaner is now MALWARE.

We had no idea. Usually the installer asks to install Google Chrome. This was the first time ever it asked to install Avast for us and we installed Ccleaner on every machine we've sold since before it was called Ccleaner. We have never and will never install Avast due to my own personal experience with the software. Live and learn. Thanks for the info.

Your decision to partner with Avast! ends our support and recommendation of your software. Avast! is the WORST anti-virus company in the world because they sell a bloated package (like Norton and McAfee) that is absurdly overpriced and utterly underpowered. Avast! misses more viruses than it catches. As a tech, I can promise any user of Avast! that they will get infected with a virus within a month of use and, though I cannot prove it, I believe it comes direct from Avast! themselves because we all know that all anti-vrus companies have a group of programmers in the basement designing nuisance viruses to "keep the threat alive" which keeps sales up. That you would choose to partner with such a company tells me that you don't care about the consumer in any way. I cannot in good conscience to my customers recommend a company with such an attitude.