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ccleaner.exe

CCleaner by Piriform Ltd (Signed)

Remove ccleaner.exe
Version:   4, 04, 00, 4197
MD5:   e62ed5a7a2f21c5f377f924a33e12792
SHA1:   6c3a1155aaee92c07a7f27dd64441c491ce733c2
SHA256:   0199f5db10554a6138d7caf3d9d8a4b6ebfb49746b9523616406a4ed471ff39f

What is ccleaner.exe?

CCleaner (formerly Crap Cleaner), developed by Piriform, is a utility program used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. CCleaner supports the cleaning of temporary or potentially unwanted files left by certain programs. CCleaner can be employed to uninstall programs. In addition, CCleaner allows the alteration of start-up programs.

About ccleaner.exe (from Piriform Ltd)

CCleaner is our system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces

DetailsDetails

File name:ccleaner.exe
Publisher:Piriform Ltd
Product name:CCleaner
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ccleaner\ccleaner.exe
File version:4, 04, 00, 4197
Size:3.47 MB (3,643,160 bytes)
Build date:7/15/2013 10:25 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Piriform Ltd
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Expiration date:Thursday, August 22, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'CCleanerSkipUAC' runs in the path '\CCleanerSkipUAC'
  • Entry path '\CCleanerSkipUAC'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ccleaner' → "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe" /AUTO
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe'

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.00%
Windows 7 Professional 9.50%
Windows 8.1 7.00%
Windows 8 Pro 5.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.00%
Windows 8 5.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 1.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows Vista Business 1.00%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.88% of CCleaner.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 19.85%
Dell 18.38%
Hewlett-Packard 15.81%
Toshiba 12.50%
Acer 10.29%
Lenovo 8.09%
Sony 5.88%
Intel 3.68%
GIGABYTE 2.57%
Samsung 1.10%
Compaq 0.74%
MSI 0.74%
American Megatrends 0.37%
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