CCleaner

[Freckles]

A while back I clicked upgrade for CCleaner and got a Trojan and other Viruses, I came here and all that was fixed.

 

There is a Pop up on my computer that comes up on the lower right side of the screen every once in a while to Upgrade CCleaner.

 

I am wondering if that might be what lead to the infection?

 

For one thing the Pop up came up today for a minute saying to save 650 Megabytes (Or something)

Open CLeaner with a button to OPEN.

 

Only thing is, before I shut down my computer last night I used CCleaner to clean out the cookies.

 

So, there was not 650 Megabytes of cookies - there were 0

 

Anyway, the question is - How do I get rid of that CCleaner Upgrade/Open Pop-up that Pops up every now and again as I am suspicious of it.

(I do like the current version of CCleaner and will not ever upgrade it because last time I did I had Virus come in with it)

 

Note : I use Malwarebytes and Zonealarm

 

 

[daledoc1]

Hi:
 
Welcome back.
 
I don't know where you've been getting your CCleaner and other downloads, but the legitimate installer directly from Piriform >>HERE<< or >>HERE<< is not infected.
Perhaps you are getting it from a 3rd-party site, with accompanying wrappers, PUPs, other junk or even malware?

Or perhaps the PUPs/malware are coming from another source, rather than the CCleaner download.
 
In any event, we cannot work on possible malware-related issues here in this particular section of the forum.

Such work is conducted in a special forum area reserved for that purpose, or at the help desk.

So, for expert assistance, I suggest that you might want to please follow the advice in this pinned topic: Available Assistance For Possibly Infected Computers.
It explains the options for free, expert help >>AND<< the suggested, preliminary steps to expedite the process.
A malware analyst will assist you with looking into your issue - the helper will guide you through scanning and cleanup.

Thanks,

[Porthos]

Anyway, the question is - How do I get rid of that CCleaner Upgrade/Open Pop-up that Pops up every now and again as I am suspicious of it.

(I do like the current version of CCleaner and will not ever upgrade it because last time I did I had Virus come in with it)

 

To answer your question and also to add that you should only download the slim version from here to install or upgrade

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds

 

Uncheck the circled item in settings.

[daledoc1]

^^ Excellent advice, @Porthos, especially for disabling the auto-update setting ^^

 

(I had included the link to the builds page with the slim installer, as well.   If auto-updates are disabled, the OP will need to periodically manually check for program updates.)

 

The OP was recently infected (though it's not clear what the source may have been, and I doubt it was CCleaner, if the installer was from a legit source).

And, without a screenshot, we can't be sure the popup he describes is "real"?

 

So, it might still be a good idea to get a bit of free, expert help, if desired.

Doing so will only cost a bit of time.

 

Cheers,

[Porthos]

And, without a screenshot, we can't be sure the popup he describes is "real"?

 

So, it might still be a good idea to get a bit of free, expert help, if desired.

Doing so will only cost a bit of time.

 

Cheers,

I agree, Plus it will give you a clean bill of health/piece of mind.

[l3386490]

I got my CCleaner directly from the provider, Piriform and I have never had issues with it. I've had it for a few years and I upgrade it a few times and never had any infections or malware. Maybe you didn't get yours from the legitimate installer, that's why this happened. You should ******* for details about this. I didn't disable my auto-updates because I don't like to check from program updates manually every once in a while, but if you want to do that, I don't see a problem.

EDIT - SPAM Link removed. Please do not post links to SPAM @l3386490

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/126481-do-i-need-a-windows-registry-cleaner/

 

[AdvancedSetup]

As this is a very old 2015 topic that has been discussed multiple times I'm going to go ahead and close this topic now