So I downloaded "ccleaner" from ccleaner.com and I cleaned up my computer with just the default things to delete. Does that delete everything so no one can see what I've been on? Please explain "ccleaner" to me and what to do to delete everything.
2007-08-27 06:23:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
been looking at porn aye! all i have to say about ccleaner is when I got a virus on my computer, it didnt pick it up and I had to restore to factor standards.
2007-08-27 06:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
If you ran ccleaner with the default settings, yes it should have cleaned out the ORPHANED entries in the registry. Things that are not no longer used or have a PATH to them will be removed.
As well as cookie and temporary Internet files as well.
Some other things too. Read the documentation for the program and you will get a better understanding of the program then listening to someone on here that EVIDENTLY doesn't use it.
2007-08-27 06:41:46 · answer #2 · answered by One Computer Guy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on what you mean when you say "delete everything". Do you mean everything it is suppose to delete? If that is the case then the answer is "Yes". If you are asking does it delete everything on your hard drive, then the answer is "No". Leaving CCleaner set to defaults and it will clean up things like cookies, temp files, old URLs, etc. most of the garbage on your system.
I do not believe it is designed to find viruses as mentioned in previous reply. I use it and have never had it find a virus. I use a virus software for that.
2007-08-27 06:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Richard F 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, ccleaner will just delete orphaned entires in the registry. Unless of course you delete everything, which would be VERY BAD. Do some research about what a 'registry' is. If you want to prevent people from seeing what websites you have been on, you need to delete your temporary internet files. Registry has nothing to do with this (unless you have been downloading programs and viruses from those dirty sites)
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2007-08-27 06:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by ☺☻☺☻☺☻ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Even with the removal programs they will not totally remove sites you have visited. If you are worried about something illegal, forensic computer analysis can find things you thought were gone.
Ccleaner cleans up visual references. It will not rid your system of virus or spyware. Those features are not part of the software.
Be careful with registry cleaner. You could delete something that shouldn't be deleted.
2007-08-27 06:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by jvanhoutensped 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CCleaner is a system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It's fast (normally taking less that a second to run). It cleans: Internet Explorer (Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat); Firefox (Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history); Windows (Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files, and Log files); Registry cleaner (Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts. So comes with a comprehensive backup feature.)
2007-08-27 06:36:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
try going to the options menu in that program an get rid of all exceptions, most progrmas like that have exceptions they over look on purpose
2007-08-31 05:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by panthor001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋