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Old October 20th 17, 04:33 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware,alt.windows7.general
David_B
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Default Hackers hid malware in CCleaner software

On 20-Oct-17 3:31 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Ken Blake:
removing a few hundred (at most) won't give you an
increase in performance. Registry cleaners can accidentally remove
important registry values, however, so there’s risk with little
reward."


To me, the ultimate registry cleaner is having an image of a known
"Good" system, keeping a log of changes, and re-imaging from the "Good"
image/applying changes if/when the situation warrants.

Implicit in that, of course, is the discipline of not keeping Data on
the System partition...


"PC MightyMax 2016 is an award winning Registry Cleaner and error repair
tool trusted by over 8,000,000 users worldwide. PC MightyMax 2016 is the
safest and most advanced registry cleaner available, and will thoroughly
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can then create a system restore point and repair all of the problems
found."

http://www.pcmightymax.net/

I tried it back in 2004. I have a deep suspicion that it was/is a scam.

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David B.


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