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.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on CCleaner.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameCCleaner
Company namePiriform Ltd
File descriptionCCleaner
Internal nameccleaner
Original filenameccleaner.exe
CommentsCCleaner
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2005-2015 Piriform Ltd
Product version5, 03, 00, 5128
File version5, 03, 00, 5128

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameCCleaner
Company namePiriform Ltd
File descriptionCCleaner
Internal nameccleaner
Original filenameccleaner.exe
CommentsCCleaner
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2005-2015 Piriform Ltd
Product version5, 03, 00, 5128
File version5, 03, 00, 5128

Digital signatures [?]

CCleaner.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer namePiriform Ltd
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number785af6d521f67e132d53385742ce9b35

Folder name variants

CCleaner.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\CCleaner\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named CCleaner.exe

CCleaner.exe (15 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52b24f194fc5b657397ecb2923a68350e
SHA256b7f36cd6f0c33a2ec09898e35786e2225ac22408c25720e4d5b7a32cca54940c

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?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with CCleaner.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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