[Kirsty]

I wondered if your change from decimal to hexadecimal wasn’t actioned as a result of account permissions. Are you doing this as administrator?

From a quick investigation, it appears there is a limit of 54 (or there was at one point – may not still be).

[Kirsty]

Correct, 2017. However, the Ccleaner website still points to Piriform Limited, i.e.:

© Copyright 2005-2020 Piriform Ltd – All rights reserved
CCleaner, Defraggler, Recuva and Speccy are all registered trademarks of Piriform Ltd.

In the Avast acquisition statement:

We will maintain the Piriform products separately from our current Avast optimization portfolio, and Piriform customers can rest assured they will continue to get the attention and service they are used to.

…Which goes to explain Martin’s quote (from above):

Kirsty wrote:

What makes the issue particularly troublesome is that Firefox users informed Piriform, the maker of CCleaner, about the issue on July 1

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[Kirsty]

ccPortable is still CCleaner!

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[Kirsty]

@alex5723 Please, tell us about this favorite utility you wish to recommend to us, as per the forum description:

Tools
Have a favorite utility? A program (or app) that you can’t live without? Tell us about it.

🙂

Personally, I’m among those that can’t stay far enough away from iTunes, and haven’t had it on any machine on the premises for over a decade.

[Kirsty]

Roger wrote:

Are there reliable clock/weather “widgets” for Windows 10 desktop?

From HowToGeek:
How to Add Gadgets Back to Windows 8 and 10 (and Why You Probably Shouldn’t)
By Chris Hoffman | October 26, 2016

Windows Desktop Gadgets Were Discontinued Because They’re a Security Risk

Yes, Microsoft is trying to push its own live tiles instead of desktop gadgets. But, if live tiles aren’t good enough for you, there’s a better desktop gadget platform.

What You Should Do: Get Rainmeter for Modern Desktop Gadgets

How to Re-Enable Desktop Gadgets (If You Absolutely Must)
…

 
Maybe reinvestigated Rainmeter is an option?

[Kirsty]

Did you check out @Michael432‘s Suggested secure routers?

[Kirsty]

From routersecurity.org:

In October 2019 we learned of 10 D-Link routers with critical flaws that will not be fixed. If you have any of these D-Link routers, don’t bother testing, just get a new router: DIR-655, DIR-866L, DIR-652, DHP-1565, DIR-855L, DAP-1533, DIR-862L, DIR-615, DIR-835 and the DIR-825. For confirmation, CERT has a Proof of Concept web page that will disconnect a vulnerable D-Link router from the Internet for a minute.

Looking for a replacement seems to be your best bet!

[Kirsty]

68-ESR doesn’t EOL until September 22nd. They may not make a portable version of 78-ESR until after that date?

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[Kirsty]

78.0.2 ESR is available, as an option to the 68.10.0 ESR, using the dropdown version option:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/all/#product-desktop-esr

The default current version is still 68.10.0 ESR:
https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-esr-latest-ssl&os=win64&lang=en-GB

As to the creation of a portable app for it, well… ???

[Kirsty]

The alarmist suggestion that NZ/Australian passports and driver licence records have been leaked requires a little background.

This wasn’t official databases that had been breached; rather, it relates to data recorded by a rental company, who had recorded this information from prospective tenants.

From privacy.org.nz:

Breach could have revealed thousands of tenants’ data

A design flaw in a property management firm’s website may have left thousands of images of private customer information exposed online. The information, collected by LPM Property Management, includes passports, drivers’ licenses, and other identity documents. The leak was identified by tech website CyberNews.

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[Kirsty]

From AKB4000003: Changing your PC’s battery – CR 2032

woody wrote:

There is a small shiny coin cell battery in your computer.  It is almost always the standard 2032 .  This battery is Non-Rechargeable and has a life of about 5 to 8 years.  This battery keeps constant power to the memory that contains today’s date & time as well as a lot of the features in your system.  When it starts to fail, it commonly will start asking you to re-enter the date each time you startup.

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[Kirsty]

Michael432 wrote:

I was responding to the original question, not to your comment.

One of the reasons I really like it when people do use the Reply link before posting a reply… 🙂

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[Kirsty]

While this doesn’t solve your particular problem, you can access those links on the Newsletter/Alerts page, linked at the top of each AskWoody page.

[Kirsty]

Morty wrote:

How can we check them in advance?

Due diligence… (like checking reputation on places like this) 🙂

PS Also check on VirusTotal or similar

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[Kirsty]

Kirsty wrote:

contain tracked downloads for their software. According to VirusTotal

On the whole, it is always prudent to be wary of utilities on websites, especially when VirusTotal alerts. Each person needs to assess their own risk levels, but many don’t, far too often. Sadly, some utilities are downright dodgy…

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