Five apps for getting rid of aggravating crapware

That's strange. I've never had that problem and I've been using it for years. I've used others in the past that messed up my AutoCAD products but CCleaner has never done that. Plus, it will make a backup of the registry entries it deletes if you tell it to, then you can just put them back if it screws up something.

Ditto. CCLeaner rocks.

If you allow your users to log in as local administrators you have a far bigger security risk. If you don't they can't update java anyway, so the reminders are a nuisance and a constant source of support calls.
Better to turn off auto-update and manage updates though group policy, scripts, third party applications or whatever works best for you.

bark at you to tell you about a new startup. I like the alerts. Hey it's free anyway. Not sure if it can actually stop anything though. I had the paid version for a while and it was more granular.

I went to Emisoft's Mamutu, because it rules the processes, and actually puts the hammer down on spies. If you have legal DRM onboard you must set the process to unmonitored to enjoy protected content - however.

I've used CCLeaner since 2005, never had a problem with it, I also have jetclean as well... I use both of the... jetclean first ..then CCleaner.. my compputers run smoother, more efficently...

I have been using this for a couple of years now on mine and dozens of friends with no problems whatsoever. I first tried it after I saw it recommended on a Microsoft site and since then many others seems to agree with my thoughts.