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Looking for a Driver Cleaner for laptop

I have just received a message to my computer that I need to purchase a driver cleaner to erase tracks. What is this and where can I get one from online. Can you download them for free and how safe are they to download.

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  • BenL
    BenL Posts: 3,189 Forumite
    Just ignore it, I'm assuming its a popup when you were browsing the internet.

    Just an advert, nowt to worry about.

    Ben
    I beep for Robins - Beep Beep
    & Choo Choo for trains!!
  • Jurkow
    Jurkow Posts: 3 Newbie
    Thanks for that. But how does it know how much you have to clean up. I am always cleaning my system. It gave me the number of files. Is this part of an advert.
  • raptorman
    raptorman Posts: 1,912
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    Yes, it's part of the advert. Do you have a firewall?

    As for cleaning unwanted files, CrapCleaner is very good.

    See here for some good info on keeping your system safe...
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=3356
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  • BenL
    BenL Posts: 3,189 Forumite
    It doesn't know anything about your pc, well it could find your browser version O/S version and IP address but nothing else really.

    You could have been using a 1 hour old PC and the advert would have said the same or similar.

    I have popup blockers on my machines so never get troubled by the adverts.

    Ben
    I beep for Robins - Beep Beep
    & Choo Choo for trains!!
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