[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Using CCleaner / Anything else better than this?

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:07:59 PM EDT

it seems to get most of the junk but there has got to be something better.

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:19:39 PM EDT

[#1]

What are you trying to accomplish? While CCleaner gets rid of a lot of unnecessary stuff, it has no effect on performance.

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:20:33 PM EDT

[#2]

ComboFix is great if you've got stubborn malware/spyware.

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:27:26 PM EDT

[#3]

I prefer Webroot's Windows Washer

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:28:18 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

What are you trying to accomplish? While CCleaner gets rid of a lot of unnecessary stuff, it has no effect on performance.

Just trying to take out whatever crap is left behind. I have Kaspersky for virus protection but no other cleaners.

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:31:13 PM EDT

[#5]

Type %temp% in run and delete everything.

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:31:52 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
ComboFix is great if you've got stubborn malware/spyware.

quiet you, thats half of my hours at work

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:32:18 PM EDT

[#7]

Malwarebytes, free version, followed by CCleaner.

CCleaner gave me back a third of my hard drive on my last computer.

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:34:06 PM EDT

[#8]

evidence eliminator

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:52:22 PM EDT

[#9]

System Mechanic is one of the most amazing software programs I have used for cleaning and tuning my computer.

Posted: 5/30/2010 4:57:07 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Quoted:
What are you trying to accomplish? While CCleaner gets rid of a lot of unnecessary stuff, it has no effect on performance.

Just trying to take out whatever crap is left behind. I have Kaspersky for virus protection but no other cleaners.

Left behind from what?