Cleaner with browser monitoring

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to implement a method for optimizing the performance of a browser application executable by a processor of a computer, said optimizing the performance comprising:

• identifying a plurality of files, stored in a memory of the computer, associated with the browser application or a plurality of registry entries, stored in a registry of the computer, associated with the browser application;
• providing, to a user, a graphical user interface including a selectable list of pre-defined actions associated with the browser application, the selectable list of pre-defined actions including:
• cleaning the plurality of files or the plurality of registry entries,
• cleaning the plurality of files or the plurality of registry entries, and providing a cleaning notification to the user via the graphical user interface, and
• prompting the user, via the graphical user interface, whether to clean the plurality of files or the plurality of registry entries, and, in response to receiving a cleaning instruction from the user, cleaning the plurality of files or the plurality of registry entries;
• receiving a selection from the user, via the graphical user interface, of one of the pre-defined actions from the list of pre-defined actions;
• monitoring execution of the browser application on the processor;
• detecting termination of the execution of the browser application;
• and
• in response to detecting termination of the execution of the browser application, performing the selected pre-defined action on the computer,
• wherein cleaning the plurality of files includes deleting at least one file from the memory, or removing data from at least one file stored in the memory, and
• wherein cleaning the plurality of registry entries includes deleting at least one registry entry from the registry, or removing data from at least one registry entry stored in the registry.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory storing a cleaning module for optimizing the performance of a browser application;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the cleaning module stored in the memory, the processor being further configured, when executing the cleaning module stored in the memory, to:
• identify a plurality of files, stored in a memory of the computer, associated with the browser application or a plurality of registry entries, stored in a registry of the computer, associated with the browser application,
• provide, to a user, a graphical user interface including a selectable list of pre-defined actions associated with the browser application, the selectable list of pre-defined actions including:
• cleaning the plurality of files or the plurality of registry entries, and providing a cleaning notification to the user via the graphical user interface, and
• prompting the user, via the graphical user interface, whether to clean the plurality of files or the plurality of registry entries, and, in response to receiving a cleaning instruction from the user, cleaning the plurality of files or the plurality of registry entries;
• receive a selection from the user, via the graphical user interface, of one of the pre-defined actions from the list of pre-defined actions,
• monitor execution of the browser application on the processor,
• detect termination of the execution of the browser application, and
• in response to detecting termination of the execution of the browser application, perform the selected pre-defined action on the computer,
• wherein cleaning the plurality of files includes deleting at least one file from the memory, or removing data from at least one file stored in the memory, and
• wherein cleaning the plurality of registry entries includes deleting at least one registry entry from the registry, or removing data from at least one registry entry stored in the registry.