There are also more and more functions that advertise the fee-based CCleaner Professional and that cannot be used with the CCleaner Free, the keywords are the software updater and the driver updater. The CCleaner will still be an advertising tool in 2021, as it displays pop-ups. The manufacturer gave the tool an annoying additional function in 2020 with the “Health Check”. The CCleaner has gotten out of the negative headlines that overshadowed it in 2018 – but still, not all is well. The alternatives offered here sometimes do a lot more. The popular CCleaner is plagued by malware and espionage scandals – plus adware pop-ups.
