diff --git a/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.cpp b/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.cpp
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+#include "cache-cleaner.h"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <shlobj.h>
+#include <tlhelp32.h>
+
+#include <seallib/assert.h>
+
+CacheCleaner::CacheCleaner() : _running(false), _monitorThread(nullptr)
+{
+    _log = new seallib::Logger("Cache cleaner");
+}
+
+CacheCleaner::~CacheCleaner()
+{
+    shutdown();
+    delete _log;
+}
+
+void CacheCleaner::init()
+{
+    std::string localAppData = getLocalAppDataPath();
+    if (localAppData.empty())
+    {
+        _log->error("Failed to get LocalAppData");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _cacheDir = localAppData + "\\DeadByDaylight\\Saved\\PersistentDownloadDir";
+
+    // this is pointless but just in case
+    std::filesystem::create_directories(_cacheDir);
+
+    clearFolder(_cacheDir);
+
+    _running = true;
+
+    _monitorThread = std::make_unique<std::thread>(&CacheCleaner::monitorLoop, this);
+}
+
+void CacheCleaner::shutdown()
+{
+    _log->verbose("shutting down");
+    if (!_running) return;
+    _running = false;
+
+    if (_monitorThread && _monitorThread->joinable()) _monitorThread->join();
+    _monitorThread.reset();
+}
+
+std::string CacheCleaner::getLocalAppDataPath()
+{
+    char buffer[MAX_PATH];
+    if (SHGetFolderPathA(NULL, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, NULL, 0, buffer) == S_OK)
+    {
+        return std::string(buffer);
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+void CacheCleaner::clearFolder(std::string& path)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(path))
+        {
+            std::filesystem::remove_all(entry.path());
+        }
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+void CacheCleaner::monitorLoop()
+{
+    HANDLE changeHandle = FindFirstChangeNotificationA(_cacheDir.c_str(), TRUE,
+                                                       FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_FILE_NAME | FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_DIR_NAME |
+                                                           FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_LAST_WRITE);
+
+    if (changeHandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    {
+        _log->error("Failed to create change notification");
+        _running = false;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _log->verbose("Cache cleaner monitoring started");
+
+    std::unordered_set<DWORD> previousPids;
+
+    while (_running)
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20 && _running; i++)
+            Sleep(100);
+
+        if (!_running) break;
+
+        HANDLE hSnapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
+        if (hSnapshot == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) continue;
+
+        PROCESSENTRY32 pe32;
+        pe32.dwSize = sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32);
+
+        std::unordered_set<DWORD> currentPids;
+
+        if (Process32First(hSnapshot, &pe32))
+        {
+            do
+            {
+                DWORD pid = pe32.th32ProcessID;
+                currentPids.insert(pid);
+
+                if (previousPids.find(pid) == previousPids.end())
+                {
+                    std::string processName(pe32.szExeFile);
+
+                    for (char& c : processName)
+                        c = static_cast<char>(tolower(c));
+
+                    if (processName.find("deadbydaylight") != std::string::npos)
+                    {
+                        _log->verbose("New DeadByDaylight process detected (PID: {}), clearing cache", pid);
+                        clearFolder(_cacheDir);
+                    }
+                }
+            } while (Process32Next(hSnapshot, &pe32));
+        }
+
+        CloseHandle(hSnapshot);
+        previousPids = std::move(currentPids);
+    }
+
+    FindCloseChangeNotification(changeHandle);
+}
diff --git a/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.h b/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc70c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <thread>
+
+#include <seallib/log.h>
+
+class CacheCleaner
+{
+    public:
+        CacheCleaner();
+        ~CacheCleaner();
+
+        void init();
+        void shutdown();
+
+    private:
+        std::string getLocalAppDataPath();
+        void clearFolder(std::string& path);
+        void monitorLoop();
+
+        std::atomic<bool> _running;
+        std::unique_ptr<std::thread> _monitorThread;
+        std::string _cacheDir;
+
+        seallib::Logger* _log;
+};