| # Chrome Cleanup Tool |
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| This directory contains the source code for the Chrome Cleanup Tool, a |
| standalone application distributed to Chrome users to find and remove Unwanted |
| Software (UwS). |
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| ## Integration with Chrome |
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| The application is distributed in two versions: |
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| 1. A Chrome component named the Software Reporter that finds UwS but does not |
| have the ability to delete anything. |
| 2. A separate download named Chrome Cleanup Tool that both finds and removes UwS. |
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| The Software Reporter runs in the background and, if it finds UwS that can be |
| removed, reports this to Chrome. Chrome then downloads the full Cleanup Tool |
| and shows a prompt on the settings page asking the user for permission to |
| remove the UwS. |
| |
| This directory contains the source for both. |
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| Code in Chromium that deals with the Software Reporter Tool and Chrome Cleanup |
| Tool includes: |
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| * [Software Reporter component updater](/chrome/browser/component_updater) |
| (files `sw_reporter_installer_win*`) |
| * [Chrome Cleanup Tool fetcher and launcher](/chrome/browser/safe_browsing/chrome_cleaner) |
| * [Settings page resources](/chrome/browser/resources/settings/chrome_cleanup_page) |
| * [Settings page user interaction handlers](/chrome/browser/ui/webui/settings) |
| (files `chrome_cleanup_handler.*`) |
| * [UI for modal dialogs](/chrome/browser/ui/views) (files `chrome_cleaner_*`) |
| * [Shared constants and Mojo interfaces](/components/chrome_cleaner/public) - |
| These are used for communication between Chrome and the Software Reporter / |
| Chrome Cleanup Tool, so both this directory and the other Chromium |
| directories above have dependencies on them. |
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| ## Status |
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| Incomplete: the source code for the Software Reporter and Chrome Cleanup Tool |
| are currently being moved from a Google internal repository into this |
| directory. |
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| ## Contact |
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| csharp@chromium.org |
| joenotcharles@google.com |
