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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Hackers Have Successfully Hidden Malware In PC Cleanup Tool

A computer program used to help your PC run faster has reportedly become the latest victim of hackers looking to breach the security of millions of its users.

CCleaner, the computer-optimizing tool made by software company Piriform, was successfully infected by malware, according to security firm Cisco Talos. The malware reportedly tried to connect to unregistered websites in order to remotely download even more harmful programs to users’ computers.

Security experts say the Trojan horse-style attack hackers launched affected over 2 million CCleaner customers who downloaded the product in August.

“Piriform believes that these users are safe now as its investigation indicates it was able to disarm the threat before it was able to do any harm,” an Avast spokesperson said.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is troubling. I've been using the paid version of CCleaner for a decade, and have trusted the work it does. I expect that it will be safe.