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I've used this product on Mac & Win for a while, I've even subscribed. But they now force install a browser that will reset its settings to their search product(s), continuously try to install AVG through all products, and often leaves a single pixel version of it running in task manager for no reason I can discern.

Any thoughts on a replacement, or replacements? Secunia Advisor or whatever for scanning out of date installed programs is also put out to pasture...
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When confronted, i use chloride acid, works pretty good, arf sorry im out
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Now none of the computers start, what next?
Gordon Gekko wrote: Sun Nov 16, 2025 1:07 pm When confronted, i use chloride acid, works pretty good, arf sorry im out
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Why napalm of course :D
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valis wrote: Sun Nov 16, 2025 7:35 am I've used this product on Mac & Win for a while, I've even subscribed. But they now force install a browser that will reset its settings to their search product(s), continuously try to install AVG through all products, and often leaves a single pixel version of it running in task manager for no reason I can discern.

Any thoughts on a replacement, or replacements? Secunia Advisor or whatever for scanning out of date installed programs is also put out to pasture...
Hey, don´t mind !
I´m using CCleaner too and since decades and when it updated quite recently, I wasn´t forced to install their browser or other products at all.
Well, they asked whether I want to or not,- but it were my decision.
The version I see in task manager as also the service do nothing here when the program isn´t launched,- zero % CPU.
When the free version auto upgraded here, my preferences from older version kept being intact.
IMO, it´s still the best application for that purpose and I don´t know any freeware alternative.

:)

Bud
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