Avast, today's largest vendor of security software, has acquired Piriform, a UK-based company that is behind many successful desktop and mobile apps, such as CCleaner, Recuva, Speccy, and Defraggler.

Software company Piriform may not be a household name, but the company has been offering a handful of popular, powerful, and free apps for Windows computers for years. Piriform is the developer behind ...

Piriform's Defraggler defragments hard drives or individual folders and files and monitors the health and performance of your disc drives and SSDs. Compact and fully portable, Defraggler has an ...

Version 2.0 is available for CCleaner Network Edition. Designed for businesses of all sizes, it facilitates the removal of unnecessary files, clears Internet and downloads history, and maximizes hard ...

Piriform CCleaner is a powerful system utility suite loaded with features, but it may not be the best choice for low-end systems. Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or ...

It's been over a year since security software giant Avast purchased rival AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion, bringing its total user numbers to around 400 million. Now, the Czech company has acquired ...

Defraggler comes from the same stable that has given us free software of the pedigree of CCleaner, software publishers Piriform. Defraggler is an easy-to-use, small (4MB) and portable utility that is ...

Online security company Avast has announced its acquisition of Piriform, the makers of PC maintenance software CCleaner. “We see many commonalities between CCleaner and Avast, allowing for great new ...

The premium version of CCleaner is quick, convenient and unobtrusive. Some of its extra tools are of limited use, but the core of the program is excellent, and it can have a real impact on your PC's ...