It's a bit ironic to claim that going into a user's system without their permission and making changes is a move based on privacy and transparency. however, I did wonder about driver updates for some time now and decided this is a good occasion to clear it up. I know, many experts on these Forums advise against such tools and I'm not about to jump head first. "Since the release of v5.46 we have updated some users to this version to meet legal requirements and give users more autonomy and transparency over their privacy settings." 1 As part of my exploration of Windows 11, I ran CCleaner today and the latest version has a 'driver updater' tool. As it turned out, that's exactly what happened.Ī Piriform staff member responded with the following:
A user on Piriform's forums noticed that CCleaner had automatically updated on his system without his permission. /rebates/2fccleaner2fis-ccleaner-safe&.
#Ccleaner driver updater safe drivers#
The latest CCleaner controversy comes from ignoring user preferences about checking for updates. Auslogics Driver Updater Auslogics Driver Updater is a software program designed to help you keep your Windows drivers up-to-date automatically.
#Ccleaner driver updater safe update#
CCleaner is telling me I have to update specific intel drivers.
In our opinion, it isn't time to trust CCleaner. 1 Posted J(edited) Whenever I ask on a big forum like Bleepingcomputers, TomsHardware or many others I am always told to never use Automatic driver updaters. This is unfortunately not surprising after Avast purchased CCleaner developer Piriform in July 2017. Why Is CCleaner No Longer Safe?ĬCleaner, once a tidy app with no history of issues, has had several major problems in less than a year. Here's why you can't trust CCleaner anymore, and what to replace it with.
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