Their description of the Chrome precheck is accurate. It's been that way since 2010 and most people are used to it by now, but as mentioned in previous posts here it has been on our 'to-do' list for a while to try and get that into the same accept/decline presentation as well. We've reached out to Microsoft suggesting that they might want to check their homework. They have the correct screenshot of the AVG offer in the Technical Information section (same layout as above with two separate accept/decline buttons) but caption it referring to a 'preselection' which would also suggest a lack of proofreading. Aside from calling us CCcleaner (with 3 'c's ) they have a screenshot of an Avast offer with a checkbox that was discontinued back in October of last year in favour of the transparent accept/decline on a separate page: That article seems to have been written in haste and is riddled with errors. I just had to say that.Microsoft has updated the description of the PUA:Win32/CCleaner detection at But as I saw this topic when searching for the same issue on Google, I couldn't stay quiet when I read the Admin's answer.Īnyway, if you want to ban me, go ahead. I have almost all of them installed on my PC, and I'm willing to buy all the pro versions on a near future. We all know about the purpose of our product keys, and THERE IS NOT any 'serial keys' intended to be any 'unique identifier for that piece of software' for Windows.ĪND EVEN IF WAS, INDEED, A 'WINDOWS SERIAL KEY' THAT DIFFERS FROM OUR MUCH KNOWN WINDOWS PRODUCT KEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK MOST USERS WOULD WANT TO SEE THERE: YOUR MADE-UP 'WINDOWS SERIAL KEY' bulls**t, OR THE OLD, COMMON AND USEFUL WINDOWS PRODUCT KEY?Īs I said before. Isn't it more beautiful, correct and reasonable to just admit there was a mistake a bug?Īnd to just simply correct this bug on the next version of Speccy?ĭo not get me wrong, as I love Piriform's softwares.

Isn't it more beautiful, correct and reasonable to just admit there was a mistake a bug? Instead of making up fake stories and explanations?įake stories like 'The serial key is the unique identifier for that piece of software, where was the license/product key is just a code that unlocks the software to make us usable', as well as metaphors like the address and the locker key ones. THIS IS bulls**t! There's no such thing as 'Windows Serial Key different from Windows Product Key'.

Piriform speccy is why is illegible