Do NOT use CleanMem!

[Xspy70]

Some of you may know a program called CleanMem (version 2.5.0 here), which clears the cache and ram every now and then to solve the stuttering problem of GTA V/Online, since it has a memory leak problem. DO NOT use it for GTA Online. It BANS you. How do I know it? Unfortunately, I was temp-banned for it the same day I installed it.

The reason why I installed it is SysTweak Cacheboost trial ran out, and this program basically did the same thing. Though after this, I wouldn't recommend using SysTweak Cacheboost either. I guess we just have to deal with Rockstar's "inability" to fix the memory leak of the game.

It is not 100% certain though. I opened a ticket and even called the Support, but they don't log the reason of bans nor really look into it. However, seeing how it happened in the same day - it is very plausible. You can also see a few such other people who mentioned how they got banned on the same day as installing this program. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

And yes, I know there will be people saying I cheated/modded. I'll just say I didn't and leave it at that, for that's the truth as I know it. Its ok, as I too used to make fun of people who got "randomly" banned. Until it happened to me ofcourse.

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Other users banned due to CleanMem in GTA Online:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/comments/5dsujs/cleanmem_and_potentially_other_memory/
http://eu.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/17612331451
https://steamcommunity.com/app/271590/discussions/0/352788552259580174/

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[[-iD-]]

you could have been banned for something that happened months ago.
anyway enjoy the ban.

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by -iD-:

you could have been banned for something that happened months ago.
anyway enjoy the ban.

Well, you "could" technically download CleanMem and test this for yourself as well. It is a legit program afterall, used for many games that have memory leak issues (BFH & P4F, Marvel Heroes, GTA V to name a few). But the purpose of this thread is to actually PREVENT you from doing that, sooo, I don't really recommend doing that xD

[TaKEn]

Originally posted by Xspy70:

Originally posted by -iD-:

you could have been banned for something that happened months ago.
anyway enjoy the ban.

Well, you "could" technically download CleanMem and test this for yourself as well. It is a legit program afterall, used for many games that have memory leak issues (BFH & P4F, Marvel Heroes, GTA V to name a few). But the purpose of this thread is to actually PREVENT you from doing that, sooo, I don't really recommend doing that xD

You know he won't do that.

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by TaKEn:

Originally posted by Xspy70:

Well, you "could" technically download CleanMem and test this for yourself as well. It is a legit program afterall, used for many games that have memory leak issues (BFH & P4F, Marvel Heroes, GTA V to name a few). But the purpose of this thread is to actually PREVENT you from doing that, sooo, I don't really recommend doing that xD

You know he won't do that.

Yes, that's the whole point of this thread

[Edward Kenway]

CleanMem. Add this one to list to guys lol! C´mon really, didnt we already passed that phase of the teamspeak, skype, steam fps counter <-- this one is hilarious, Windows 10 <-- this one even more, and now CleanMem, triggering bans on GTA online?

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by canhoto69:

CleanMem. Add this one to list to guys lol! C´mon really, didnt we already passed that phase of the teamspeak, skype, steam fps counter <-- this one is hilarious, Windows 10 <-- this one even more, and now CleanMem, triggering bans on GTA online?

Wanna try for yourself?

[Edward Kenway]

Originally posted by Xspy70:

Originally posted by canhoto69:

CleanMem. Add this one to list to guys lol! C´mon really, didnt we already passed that phase of the teamspeak, skype, steam fps counter <-- this one is hilarious, Windows 10 <-- this one even more, and now CleanMem, triggering bans on GTA online?

Wanna try for yourself?

Why, i dont need it i have no issues with my Ram and have 0 sttuter in game!
But i use, Game Booster, NetLimiter when i want to do CEO jobs in peace, and no ban, and i play this game since launch!

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by psykoteky:

Does it help anything if I mention I've used this for a few months and have had zero issue?
Of course, it is a way.... older version - years older. Used both before / after the "new anticheat".

The alternative is of course - fix the actual problem. While many around here point the finger at R* - I've seen/fixed quite a few cases where corrupt gpu drivers / shadowplay and other services/ softwares were causing the problem. Once fix'd - no need for cleanmem~

I don't know. Rockstar does not log the reasons. But it is the only thing I've installed in during these 2 months (that runs background). Actually, it doesn't even run in background - it schedules to make a cleanup every 15 minutes. I had no problem with SystTweak Cacheboost for 3 months, but the license ran out (it was a trial). I decided to try something new, and I used this for Battlefield Heroes (rip) back in the day when it had unstable patches, and it worked there like a charm. So I gave it a shot. Rockstar's anti-cheat didn't like it.

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by canhoto69:

Originally posted by Xspy70:

Wanna try for yourself?

Why, i dont need it i have no issues with my Ram and have 0 sttuter in game!

Well I do. I had 8GB ram. Recently, my motherboard got damaged and 1 RAM slot stopped working, leaving me at 4GB. Stuff became a necessity. Its almost impossible to play it at 4GB RAM :/

[umar48]

How much RAM do you have? 6GB or more and CleanMem isn't needed.

[Edward Kenway]

Originally posted by Xspy70:

Originally posted by canhoto69:

Why, i dont need it i have no issues with my Ram and have 0 sttuter in game!

Well I do. I had 8GB ram. Recently, my motherboard got damaged and 1 RAM slot stopped working, leaving me at 4GB. Stuff became a necessity. Its almost impossible to play it at 4GB RAM :/

Sorry to ear that, maybe you should start thinking about getting a new motherboard. This happened to me to, one slot stoped working, and a few months later the other one, so had to buy a new motherboard.

[Trump G.O.A.T-POTUS]

LOL another cheater/griefer scumbag trying to claim dindu nuffin.

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by psykoteky:

Only mentioned it to... more narrow it down to recent/more specific versions.
They might be more inclined to test/compare between different versions - who knows.
Just thought it might be useful information :p

The Support guy told me on the phone that they'll look into the program. Doubt it will happen. But just incase, I downloaded it from MajorGeeks (reputable website), and the version is 2.5.0. Not sure if I should post links, but a quick google search would do. Either way, I ain't using that program anymore. Don't have anything else running in the background, except: AVAST, AMD Gaming Evolved (which I turn off when playing GTA V for more RAM) and Radeon Settings. Literraly nothing else, so Cleanmem is a good candidate to being the culprit. What version of Cleanmem do you have?

Also my drivers are up to date, and I highly doubt AMD Gaming Evolved (Raptr) would cause that. Oh well, I'm not here to fix anything, just to warn.

[Zeph]

You could just not use those programs and just stop playing after a while

[umar48]

Originally posted by Ragnar Lodbrok™:

LOL another cheater/griefer scumbag trying to claim dindu nuffin.

CleanMem and other memory cleaners are known to get GTA Online players banned due to tampering with the contents of GTA5.exe in memory which the game instantly picks up on (something that Cheat Engine also does) but you carry on claiming that OP is a cheater.