What is CCleaner.exe?
CCleaner.exe is part of CCleaner and developed by Piriform Ltd according to the CCleaner.exe version information.
CCleaner.exe's description is "CCleaner"
CCleaner.exe is digitally signed by Piriform Ltd.
CCleaner.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\CCleaner\' folder.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on CCleaner.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | CCleaner |
| Company name | Piriform Ltd |
| File description | CCleaner |
| Internal name | ccleaner |
| Original filename | ccleaner.exe |
| Comments | CCleaner |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2005-2014 Piriform Ltd |
| Product version | 4, 10, 00, 4570 |
| File version | 4, 10, 00, 4570 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | CCleaner |
| Company name | Piriform Ltd |
| File description | CCleaner |
| Internal name | ccleaner |
| Original filename | ccleaner.exe |
| Comments | CCleaner |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2005-2014 Piriform Ltd |
| Product version | 4, 10, 00, 4570 |
| File version | 4, 10, 00, 4570 |
Digital signatures [?]
CCleaner.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Piriform Ltd |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 785af6d521f67e132d53385742ce9b35 |
Folder name variants
CCleaner.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\CCleaner\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\
- E:\tools\CCleaner\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 5b1aa494c27cf0bc3b03e8666acb225e |
| SHA256 | 8a1d7cb8d084e7bf005ea5f2bbfb5ef3faadc25743fce5533bb20adfa93117d7 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to ccleaner.exe:
ccleaner.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
ccleaner.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
CCleaner has stopped working.
End Program - ccleaner.exe. This program is not responding.
ccleaner.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
ccleaner.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with CCleaner.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with CCleaner.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with CCleaner.exe. 7% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 15 users.
Malware or legitimate?
If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
ESet Online scanner named it as malware or something else (a while ago) I had downloaded from their site so I wrote them because I've used CCleaner forever. They told me that it is finding the search tools or helpers that are bundled up in the program. That is why the program is free. I guess they distribute the crap ware for these search-whatever and get paid from them. It was a while ago so - as you can tell - I'm abit fuzzy on all the details. I'm sure I have the email somewhere in one of these many profiles that I have had to create to start over in Win 10 Pro.
# 24 Apr 2017, 11:23
Lisa writes
It was actually CCleaner's Rep or Customer Service person that wrote me back to tell me about the bundled search helpers. ESET just marked it for deletion. I couldn't believe it because I had used it for so many years. I haven't used it since. It sort of ruined it for me.
# 24 May 2017, 5:17
-Lisa- writes