CCleaner uninstalled most of a user's programs without permission

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By Wayne WilliamsApr 4, 2022, 10:52 am183 pts
CCleaner has had a few issues over the years since Avast acquired the popular system cleaning program from Piriform back in 2017. Issues we’ve reported on in the past here include buggy bundled software, malware, pop-up ads, and unwelcome privacy changes. Today a user on Reddit reports that the tool…

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