Avast Cleanup (sometimes misspelled as ‘Clean Up’) is PC optimization and speed-up tool available in all Avast antivirus solutions from the version 2015.10.3.2224+. In July 2015 it basically replacedAvast GrimeFighter which is now outdated and not supported.
IMPORTANT UPDATE Avast has just released a brand new version of Cleanup called Avast Cleanup Premium 2019. Read our review and download it for free.If you still see GrimeFighter offers in your Avast, you should definitely update to the latest version. Unfortunately, the service is not free but comes for a reasonable price. There’s also a free trial. Only the scan is available for free. However, there is also Avast Cleanup for Android which is completely free. It will clean and boost the performance of your phone without spending any money.
Avast Cleanup comes as a part of the Free Antivirus, Pro Antivirus, Internet Security or Premier. Or you can download and use Avast Cleanup standalone application without using Avast antivirus.
Free Trial of Standalone Application
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The only way is to pay $49.99 for the 1-year Cleanup license. Which we consider pretty good deal compared to all the features and benefits you will get.
To run a scan and identify the issues you don’t need to pay for the activation code. You can do this completely for free. Open your Avast and go to ‘Performance‘ » ‘Cleanup Premium‘ » ‘Open Cleanup‘.
After the scan is finished, you can see how many issues in total have been found. To find out more about the issues, click on each item. If you are an advanced user, you will be able to fix some of those issues by yourself without paying for the subscription.
To fix all the issues click you need to go into detail of each section, unfortunately, there is not a single action which would perform all fixes at once. Once you finish cleaning of each section you should get something like this.
Avast Cleanup 2019 – Clean Complete
Going through the Avast Cleanup forum you will mostly see really bad reviews for Avast GrimeFighter. But with the new Avast Cleanup things have really changed and there is a lot of positive ones
What is your experience with Avast Cleanup? Share your story in the comments section.
To get the full license or activation code for Avast Cleanup you need to pay, it’s not for free. But you can use it together with the Free Antivirus. Also, the price is very reasonable considering the service it provides to your PC. You save a lot of time by starting and running your Windows faster. And you know, time is money.
You can purchase Cleanup directly from your Avast antivirus by going to ‘Performance‘ » ‘Cleanup‘ section or it will be automatically offered during the cleanup process. Pricing is as follows
After you finish purchase of the full license for Avast Cleanup you need to activate the product. You can do this by one of the following ways
For more details about the Avast Cleanup activation, you can watch the how-to video guide below.
When Cleanup detects some performance issues on your computer, Avast will from time-to-time prompt you to remove them. Typically using the pop-up notification saying ‘Your computer is running slowly!’ including the number of issues and blue ‘Improve performance’ button.
Avast Cleanup Pop-up Notification ‘Your computer is running slowly!’
Such notifications may be bothersome so here’s a simple tip how to disable them. You basically need to uninstall the Cleanup component from your system.
Uninstalling Avast Cleanup 2019 Component
Now you shouldn’t see any more Cleanup pop-up notifications or warnings but the service will be still available through ‘Scan‘ » ‘Scan for performance issues‘. For more details and options about disabling Avast pop-up notifications checkout our guide ‘How to Disable (Turn Off) for Free the Avast 2019 Pop-up Notifications‘.
Alternatively, you can remove Cleanup completely from your Avast antivirus, read the next paragraph for more details.
Removing Cleanup from your Avast antivirus is really easy. The only thing you need to do is to uninstall the Cleanup component using the following steps.
That’s it Avast Cleanup is now fully removed and you won’t hear about it anymore.
As other Avast products, also the Avast Cleanup comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you for any reason (i.e. Cleanup is not working on your computer) want to refund your purchased license, follow these steps
If your ticket is without response for longer than a week, you can ask about the status on the Avast Facebook page.
If you have purchased Avast GrimeFighter license in the past don’t worry, you will be automatically moved to Avast Cleanup if you update to the latest Avast version. There is no other action required from your side.
Besides the Windows version, there is also a Cleanup version for Android devices. The main difference is the Android version is completely free. You can download it, install it and use it without paying a cent! There are no ads, promotions or anything, it’s simply a great free app.
Also, user reviews are really positive. So far the rating on Google Play is 4.4 stars out of 120,000 ratings and 5 to 10 million installations.
From Google Play Store
Main features are similar to the Windows version. Its main purpose is to improve the performance of your phone and make it run faster and smoother.
On the image below you can see the beautiful and simple interface of Avast Cleanup for Android.
Avast Cleanup for Android User Interface
See the overview of the other Avast products for Windows.
Although we have used Avast Free Antivirus 2019 screenshots in this article, these steps are also applicable for all Avast Antivirus solutions (i.e. also for Avast Pro Antivirus, Avast Internet Security, or Avast Premier) running the latest version available.
Steps are relevant for all Windows versions – Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (including Anniversary Update).
Avast Cleanup is also available completely for free for Android devices.
Please note there is the difference between Avast Browser Cleanup (free tool for removing bad add-ons from your web browser) and Avast Cleanup (antivirus component for cleaning and boosting the performance of your computer or mobile).