How I Free'd Almost 150GB From HDD

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  1. Posts : 134,236
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #91

    Oh gezzz my buddy fredc is gonna love your post. :)
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  2. Posts : 1,811
    W7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), LM 19.2 MATE (64 bit), W10 Home 1703 (64 bit), W10 Pro 1703 (64 bit) VM
       #92

    ESET seems to be a bit twitchy.

    First it complained that I had to run it in IE.
    I tried to run it (3x) using IE and it crashed (3x) trying to install.

    So I downloaded the standalone installer.
    After I installed it, I let it run (it took 11 hrs to finish)!

    It complained about pretty much every tool recommended by a lot of the most experienced forum members on SevenForums, EightForums & TenForums.
    It auto-deleted my OpenSUSE ISOs (they could not be restored).

    I've used most of the items it complained about, for years, on multiple installs, with no mysterious network usage or performance issues.

    After all of that, I'm prepared to take the risk that the ESET result is actually a false positive.
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  3. Posts : 134,236
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #93

    lehnerus2000 said:
    ESET seems to be a bit twitchy.

    It complained about pretty much every tool recommended by a lot of the most experienced forum members on SevenForums, EightForums & TenForums.
    It auto-deleted my OpenSUSE ISOs (they could not be restored).

    I've used most of the items it complained about, for years, on multiple installs, with no mysterious network usage or performance issues.

    After all of that, I'm prepared to take the risk that the ESET result is actually a false positive.
    Well I don't understand why Eset reports a google tool bar as possible harmful program if it finds it. Its just a search engine, nothing more. I don't know of any other virus scanner that reports google as a harmful program. Its results are highly questionable in my opinion, and I would not trust it much.
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  4. Posts : 134,236
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #94

    Also no virus scanner should remove anything off your hard drive without your permission, or at least the opportunity to restore what ever it removes!!!
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  5. Posts : 51
    Windows 10
       #95

    Torquemada said:
    You may end up with no added toolbars but they're detected in the .exe from Piriform. Definitely.

    Attachment 35591
    I don't use NOD32 anyway. I use Malwarebytes Antimalware, that is when i feel like having an Anti-Virus installed. Most of the time i don't.
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  6. Posts : 1,811
    W7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), LM 19.2 MATE (64 bit), W10 Home 1703 (64 bit), W10 Pro 1703 (64 bit) VM
       #96

    I wasn't happy


    OldMike65 said:
    Also no virus scanner should remove anything off your hard drive without your permission, or at least the opportunity to restore what ever it removes!!!
    It was weird though, as I was able to restore another ISO (Hiren's Boot CD).
    I was also able to restore the other files I wanted to keep.

    It really didn't like OpenSUSE.
    It obliterated it from my main Downloads partition and my backup Downloads partition.
    Luckily I didn't have my external HDD (backup Downloads #2) connected.
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  7. Posts : 134,236
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #97

    lehnerus2000 said:
    It was weird though, as I was able to restore another ISO (Hiren's Boot CD).
    I was also able to restore the other files I wanted to keep.

    It really didn't like OpenSUSE.
    It obliterated it from my main Downloads partition and my backup Downloads partition.
    Luckily I didn't have my external HDD (backup Downloads #2) connected.
    You sound just like me, always have Backups for your files, and OS!! I do the same thing even putting some on my external drive which is always off, unless I need to access it. :)
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  8. Posts : 373
    Linux/W10
       #98

    lehnerus2000 said:
    It was weird though, as I was able to restore another ISO (Hiren's Boot CD).
    I was also able to restore the other files I wanted to keep.

    It really didn't like OpenSUSE.
    It obliterated it from my main Downloads partition and my backup Downloads partition.
    Luckily I didn't have my external HDD (backup Downloads #2) connected.
    Well, Hiren's Boot CD is hardly <cough> legal <cough> lol

    As for Suse, somethings gone on because it won't delete it automatically on default settings. It defaults to "no action"

    How I Free'd  Almost 150GB From HDD-susenod.jpg

    It still resides in my downloads.
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  9. Posts : 558
    Windows 10
       #99

    lehnerus2000 said:
    I've sent a PM to @Brink asking him to consider copying/moving the CCleaner discussion to a new thread. :)
    Thanks for doing that .

    Torquemada said:
    You may end up with no added toolbars but they're detected in the .exe from Piriform. Definitely.

    Attachment 35591

    Did you have opt out options to avoid those toolbar's at the beginning ? I see your running Eset , it's the only one that seems to pick these toolbars up lol.

    Most who download CCleaner exe are insistent that they are not installed on their system but running Eset online scanner with the appropriate boxes checked will reveal them .

    I receive 4 separate instances of them every time i have downloaded the exe program , even when downloading direct from CCleaners website .

    Thanks for the post
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  10. Posts : 134,236
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #100

    Glad to see you back online, missed ya fredc
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