1,831 [V_KNG] Herr_Reitz Beta Testers 9,284 posts Report post #1 Posted September 18, 2017 Reuters reports: Quote SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers broke into British company Piriform’s free software for optimizing computer performance last month potentially allowing them to control the devices of more than two million users, the company and independent researchers said on Monday. The independent researchers would appear to include CISCO. Full article here: http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/09/avast-distributes-malware.html Piriform's blog stated: Quote We would like to apologize for a security incident that we have recently found in CCleaner version 5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud version 1.07.3191. A suspicious activity was identified on September 12th, 2017, where we saw an unknown IP address receiving data from software found in version 5.33.6162 of CCleaner, and CCleaner Cloud version 1.07.3191, on 32-bit Windows systems... CCleaner is recommended when cleaning up your system. If you have it installed, do the smart thing and get the current version, 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
860 [FOXEH] Khafni Members 3,411 posts 12,743 battles Report post #2 Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks for that warning. I use CCleaner routinely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,409 [CUTE] Cruiser_Noshiro Supertester 4,099 posts 4,179 battles Report post #3 Posted September 18, 2017 Jokes on them, I never updated to 5.33 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,693 [-Y-] LoveBote [-Y-] Alpha Tester 5,265 posts 7,571 battles Report post #4 Posted September 18, 2017 I stopped using CC cleaner a month ago, despite warnings about "do you really want to uninstall?" As for it being hacked, it wouldn't be the first time pc maintenance software was used as a download host for undesirable ware. It happens more often than is admitted/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,819 Wulfgarn Members 5,574 posts 7,121 battles Report post #5 Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks for the post! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,532 [INTEL] alexf24 Members 6,724 posts 26,401 battles Report post #6 Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks for posting. I only use it in my Android phone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,831 [V_KNG] Herr_Reitz Beta Testers 9,284 posts Report post #7 Posted September 18, 2017 Oh you are welcome... I've used it for years and years on my various pc-based machines. First time I've ever seen/heard of such an issue with their product. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
97 [FU8AR] Irishwind Alpha Tester 471 posts 2,523 battles Report post #8 Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks for the update. CCleaner is a necessity on my laptops. They aren't that powerful, and need all the help they can get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
