YAC (Yet another cleaner) ????

Lots of programs here - most for free.

http://gotnarcosis.com/brucewittmeier/technical/VirusMalwareAdwarePrograms.html

dons2346 wrote:


So how does this info relate to the OP's comment about YAC?

You must not have read the comment above it?

There are plenty of reliable, known, good utilities out there. Plus, the fact that the stakes are so high if a computer is compromised make me extremely distrustful of a utility with mixed reviews. BitCoin is the rage right now, and there are a wave of dubious utilities hitting the Net in hopes of someone installing it, so the author gets a bunch of "free" slave computers to mine coins with.

The one utility I recommend people pay for is an external HDD, good backup program, such as Acronis TrueImage or something similar. That, and a Mozy or Carbonite subscription so documents are safely stored offline just in case the external hard disk and the computer get destroyed at the same time. The ironic thing is that the server version of Windows has a very good utility, but it is utterly crippled in Windows 7.

Of course, one can always go with a Mac, iCloud, and Time Machine, but that can get expensive.

1492 wrote:
I have multiple Mac OS X systems, and all have additional anti-malware installed, as recommended by Apple, along with third party system utilities.

So how does this info relate to the OP's comment about YAC?

OP: Nope.. don't have dirty windows. Run malwarebytes pro and others. Just thought someone may have some information about YAC. I don't have a lot of faith I-net reviews.....

I have multiple Mac OS X systems, and all have additional anti-malware installed, as recommended by Apple, along with third party system utilities.

I have yet to find an exception to the old rule that you get what you pay for and the sub-rule, there is no free lunch.

Want free, then pay upfront for an Apple computer with the Mac OS X operating system. Then you can forget about all these utilities and cleaners and anti malware apps and hours on forums searching for information about how to fix a computer problem.

I wouldn't trust any all in one cleaner, speed booster, etc. Most of these type of programs are "snake oil."

If you are using Windows 7, contrary to popular belief the registry does not need to be cleaned, compacted or anything else. As said by Bill.Satellite Free CCleaner works very well for normal cleaning needs, however using the registry cleaner should be left alone unless you really know what you are doing.

Free Malwarebytes is an excellent malware remover. Download install, decline the free trial in the installation, update and run. You will have to manually update the free version before each use.

I don't know what your intent is as to boosting speed. However if it's booting then you can do this by limiting the number of programs that start automatically. Basically all you need are the Microsoft items and your AV of choice at boot.

I don't use Spybot any longer so I can't speak to it's effectiveness.

There are many other cleaners that are dedicated to specific problems but are best left to be used with supervised experts.

The experts I speak of can be found over at Windows Seven Forums There you will find folks from around the world in the IT field that are willing to help with problems. I highly recommend this for issues or just learning about computers.

Too many suspicious reviews. I would pass on this one when there are known reputable programs available. I agree with Bill.Satellite

Thought you meant something like Windex!:o
If you need a good computer cleaner I would stick with the biggies like Malware Bytes, CC Cleaner, Spybot and similar.
JMHO and not intended as anything more or less.