Laptop clean

[ianw314]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a free programme to wipe any unwanted bugs on my laptop please.

 

[maff]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a free programme to wipe any unwanted bugs on my laptop please.

This is quite handy for having a bit of a clearout.

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

 

[djgarf]

What exactly do you mean by bugs?
What operating system are you using?
Personally I really wouldn't trust so called automated clean up tools as everyone uses their laptop/PC differently so something that is junk to one person maybe useful to another

 

[WillBriggs]

CCleaner is usually a good start, but manually try going through your installed program list (if using windows), and remove any unwanted/preinstalled bloatware you never use.

This will considerately speed up your machine. Also if using windows 7 - 8.1, try running a disk cleanup to remove any cached system files like Downloads from IE etc.

 

[mrtweaks]

AVG did a free Anti Virus but alot of the big names do free online scan?

 

[Jagsy]

avg as antivirus and malwarebytes to clean it all out

 

[Burlesy]

Wise Disk Cleaner
Wise Registry Cleaner

Also recommend installing adblock plus on all browsers that you use to minimise the chance of clicking on ads / popups etc.

 

[systemlord]

I use CCleaner and SuperAntiSpyware.

 

[ianw314]

Thanks for all your replies, I've installed the free trial CCLeaner so hopefully that does the job!:)

 

[madmike1983]

You can not beat a good old fresh install of whatever OS you are using, just be sure to back up any personal files you have saved on the HDD and just format the whole HDD. if using windows just format the main partition as you will delete the backup install files on the HDD.

 

[trickpaul]

Please don't remove the malware I planted this morning, I've not had time to empty your bank account yet

Yes I need access to the bank account as there is Pigeons stuck inside your bank account lol

This is quite handy for having a bit of a clearout.

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

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You can not beat a good old fresh install of whatever OS you are using, just be sure to back up any personal files you have saved on the HDD and just format the whole HDD. if using windows just format the main partition as you will delete the backup install files on the HDD.

Just make sure you don't have to contact Microsoft after as they might think you have an illegal copy of Windows cos their stupid, Linux all the way!!!

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[fozeyuk]

Don't use ccleaner the most recent ones have got malware in read this http://www.zdnet.com/article/ccleaner-malware-operators-targeted-cisco-microsoft-samsung-and-more/

 

[bangord30]

Latest version ok but don't think it will do that much tbh. Try than and malware bytes.

 

[southsimon]

my old favourite webroot windows washer, now called System Optimizer, part of the internet security complete package.

https://www.webroot.com/gb/en/home/products/complete

 

[aldan]

ccleaner or privazer if you set it up right.

 

[southsimon]

I`ve also used privacy eraser free and that's works very well - https://privacy-eraser-free.en.softonic.com/

 

[lucytaylor01]

Advanced system optimizer is also a good software for speed up and optimize your pc's speed.

 

[urie]

Advanced system optimizer is also a good software for speed up and optimize your pc's speed.

All these so called system optomizers are all the same , some can even cause more problems if you do not know what to select, there is never a one hit fix.