BleachBit, the alternative to CCleaner

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We still talk about computers and we respond to the many requests for help in this sense. In fact, we are often asked which program to use to free up some space on the computer. We want to propose and talk a little about BleachBit, the alternative to CCleaner.

In fact, one of the first names that comes to everyone's mind is the very famous CCleaner. It is one of the most famous also because it is one of the oldest on the market, in fact it was born in 2003. CCleaner It is from the English company Piriform which in July 2017 was purchased by Avast ¹. Remember Avast? We had already talked about it some time ago, when he secretly sold browsing data through his subsidiary Jumpshot ².

CCleaner is from Avast

Shortly after the acquisition of CCleaner, in September of the same year, bad luck would have it that a malware compromised the software, enabling a very dangerous backdoor for hackers ³.

After the acquisition the life of CCleaner it's not very simple and the software is filled with so-called Bloatware ⁴. We go from having a light and useful tool for cleaning the computer to a heavy and invasive tool. Some also complain that unsolicited and semi-hidden software such as Chrome is installed ⁵.

BleachBit, the alternative to CCleaner

Our suggestion therefore is to Don't use CCleaner anymore and if you need software to clean up your PC a little (from unused files and Not from viruses) we recommend installing BleachBit.

BleachBit it is in fact a program Open source ⁶ totally free that will allow you to quickly clean up yours Windows (or Linux) from unwanted files such as cache Browsers and that of the system.

One of the features of BleachBit it is precisely its lightness and its ease of use. To clean up your computer a little and save some space, it makes no sense to install heavy and decidedly invasive programs. Much better to use software Open source, in this case also free and easy to use.

Pass it on to all your friends and colleagues who are still using it CCleaner this article and convince them to use, from now on, BleachBit! 🧹

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SCleaner

We also point out the excellent ones SCleaner, we found it here, and it seemed really interesting and suitable for the purpose. This too is of course Open source and totally free.

1. Avast acquires Piriform, maker of popular system cleaning program CCleaner[↩]
2. How Avast antivirus secretly sells the browsing data of millions of users[↩]
3. Hackers compromised free CCleaner software, Avast's Piriform says[↩]
4. How to remove all CCleaner Bloatware?[↩]
5. CCleaner tries to install Chrome[↩]
6. source code[↩]

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