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Should I remove CCleaner Business?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
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Versions

VersionDistribution
v3.19.1721 100.00%

CCleaner Business

What is CCleaner Business?  (from Piriform)

CCleaner Business Edition is the easiest way to make your PC instantly faster. It makes PCs run Clean, Safe and Fast!
Whether you have a single computer or several, deploy CCleaner Business Edition in your office for a dramatic improvement in productivity and computer safety.

Overview

CCleaner Business is a program developed by Piriform. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is ccleaner.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 10.15 MB (10,643,489 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 43% of users of CCleaner Business come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.piriform.com/business/ccleaner-business-edition
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CCleaner Business\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CCleaner Business\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 10.15 MB

Program filesFiles installed by CCleaner Business

Program executable:ccleaner.exe
Name:CCleaner
Path:C:\Program Files\ccleaner business\ccleaner.exe
MD5:e33ce4435d428f2a6df3a40fe06c1d5a
Additional files:
  • CCleaner64.exe - CCleaner
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • branding.dll - branding Dynamic Link Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • CCleaner.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FCE6D114-6078-4936-A84B-62E4F7539245}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • CCleaner64.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ccleaner' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe" /AUTO.
  • CCleaner.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ccleaner' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe" /AUTO.

How do I remove CCleaner Business?

You can uninstall CCleaner Business from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program CCleaner Business, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CCleaner Business.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win XP 13%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.57%
Windows 10 17.39%
Windows XP 13.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 39.13%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.39%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.04%
Windows 7 Professional 13.04%
Windows 10 Home 4.35%
Windows 8 Pro 4.35%

Distribution by countryGeography

43.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 43.33%
  United Kingdom 10.00%
  Italy 10.00%
  Australia 3.33%
  DZ 3.33%
  Egypt 3.33%
  Spain 3.33%
  India 3.33%
  Mexico 3.33%
  Philippines 3.33%
  RS 3.33%
  Slovenia 3.33%
  TN 3.33%
  South Africa 3.33%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 23.81%
Dell 19.05%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
Acer 14.29%
Toshiba 9.52%
Samsung 4.76%
Intel 4.76%
GIGABYTE 4.76%
American Megatrends 4.76%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite C660 5.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite A665 5.88%
Samsung R519/R719 5.88%
MSI MS-7788 5.88%
HP-Pavilion FT863AV-ABA d... 5.88%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.88%

About Piriform

Piriform is develops software for the Microsoft Windows whose products include CCleaner, Recuva, Defraggler, and Speccy.
Publisher URL: www.piriform.com

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