CCleaner was nice and quick to get rid of temporary Internet files, left over programs/shortcuts, and the like. Well, there's another tool/product/company I'll never use again. For weeks then, the malware was spreading inside supposedly-legitimate security software. Talos warned in a blog Monday that the affected version was released on August 15, but on September 12 an untainted version 5.34 was released. According to Avast's own figures, 2.27 million ran the affected software, though the company said users should not panic.įurther investigation found the CCleaner download server was hosting the backdoored app as far back as September 11. The tainted application allows for download of further malware, be it ransomware or keyloggers, with fears millions are affected. Users of Avast-owned security application CCleaner for Windows have been advised to update their software immediately, after researchers discovered criminal hackers had installed a backdoor in the tool. Ccleaner was actually installing malware and no one from Avast thought to mention it? I have to read about it in Forbes?
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