Avast, today's largest vendor of security software, has acquired Piriform, a UK-based company that is behind many successful desktop and mobile apps, such as CCleaner, Recuva, Speccy, and Defraggler. The acquisition was announced today in a press release and on the blogs of both companies, but no financial details are currently available. Piriform is a privately held company based in London, UK, founded back in 2004. The company's claim to fame is its CCleaner application, a very popular OS optimization utility with versions for Windows, Mac, and Android. According to Piriform, CCleaner has over 130 million users on desktop and over 15 million users on mobile. In November 2016, Piriform announced that CCleaner had surpassed two billion downloads, making it one of the most popular pieces of software worldwide, with over 23 million downloads each month. I did see an Avast page load when I opened Chrome, and this page did mention SafePrice in a list of new changes. However, nowhere on that page was I given instructions Finally, adware is becoming a serious scourge, and anti-virus apps should concern themselves with the removal of such nuisances. Based in the Czech Republic, Avast is a cyber-security powerhouse. An OPSWAT report detailing anti-malware market share places Avast at the top of the antivirus mountain with an estimated market share of 20.48%, as of June 2017. In July 2016, Avast announced plans to buy fellow antivirus maker AVG for $1.3 billion. At the time of the acquisition, AVG was the third-ranked anti-malware product. In its Piriform acquisition announcement, Avast said it plans to continue to offer CCleaner as a standalone product. Avast already offers two other system optimization utilities, Avast Cleanup and AVG TuneUp. The acquisition looks like a smart move from Avast to strengthen and consolidate its position in the tune-up utility market. ![]() There is hope among CCleaner users that Avast might do away with the toolbars that currently come bundled with CCleaner. • • 'Strengthen & consolidate its position in the tune-up utility market'? What a nice way to say it's in the process of creating a monopoly. 1st AVG & now Piriform. CCleaner has been an excellent 'goto' cleaner & I hope Avast doesn't destroy it. Same goes for Recuva, Speccy, and Defraggler, all of which I have used extensively. The venture capitalists who control Avast (as stated by JohnC_21) couldn't care less about the company, it's customers or the internet community. Avast has become bloatware since the AVG merger & I suspect the same destruction of CCleaner. What a shame. • • Greetings, Professor Falken, and fellow Long Time Users of Piriform Software. I've been using the Great 'Crap Cleaner' ever since Windows 98 with no problems, until the last update when it mysteriously closed after booting 'My Precious!' I kept wondering 'Why would it suddenly close and NOT clean my HDD, even if the OPTIONS setting, 'RUN When Computer Starts is Checked?' This was giving me a headache, and was appalled at this and had seen news that Avast, another 'Fine' Antivirus Company, which I prefer to AVG, whom initially, you could have included Sub-Folders in their Exlusions, and then after awhile, when software engineers 'Love to Change Things,' you couldn't, had bought Piriform. So, after a week, I left my Trusty CCleaner and went to Puran Utilities, which is also good, IMO. Then I saw something in the Registry Cleaner Options that I really never noticed. There is a tick to clean the Run at Startup. Thought to myself, maybe this is preventing CCleaner to engage upon boot, and also a nasty thought about Avast Taking Control of CCleaner. ![]() Maybe, Avast wants to know What-You've-Got-Under-the-Hood even more so! SO, after the headache, I had told CCleaner to NOT Run at Startup in the Registry Cleaner (uncheck the tick) and Avast NOT TO SCAN CCleaner folder under Exclusions, Rebooted, and BAM! CCleaner is NOW cleaning HDD when booting. Problem Fixed B) ~ (peace pipe). Finding it difficult to decide whether to choose Avira or Avast? Read this ultimate guide to make a smart decision. In this ultimate Avira vs. Avast showdown, you’ll see what security-related features and extra utilities both companies offer in their security suites, as well as how both products compare to each other in terms of protection, system performance, user interface, and more. 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