Topic: CCleaner was used to distribute Malware (Read 2425 times)

JimH · « **on:** September 18, 2017, 09:34:50 am »

Avast, the owner, was hacked.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/18/16325202/ccleaner-hack-malware-security

Awesome Donkey · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2017, 09:38:43 am »

Yep, saw that this morning.

Glad I don't use CCleaner, but feel bad for anyone who may have been infected with malware because of it.

~OHM~ · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2017, 09:39:47 am »

Just goes to show ya nothings safe anymore

JimH · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2017, 09:54:54 am »

More details from the author and former owner:

http://www.piriform.com/news/blog/2017/9/18/security-notification-for-ccleaner-v5336162-and-ccleaner-cloud-v1073191-for-32-bit-windows-users

DocLotus · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2017, 10:17:35 am »

CCleaner is a great product.

I skipped version 5.33 (just lucky I guess).

JimH · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2017, 12:42:06 pm »

It gets even better. They were targeting Microsoft, Google, Intel, and other tech companies.

https://www.wired.com/story/ccleaner-malware-targeted-tech-firms

jachin99 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2017, 11:03:18 pm »

From what I've seen it was only successful on 32 bit systems. I've used CCleaner for a while now but I'm on 64 bit windows and I don't think I used the infected version.

jachin99 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2017, 08:13:59 am »

More weird crap from an AV company. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/the-cases-for-and-against-claims-kaspersky-helped-steal-secret-nsa-secrets/

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