Certain versions of CCleaner were hacked to contain malware.
Links:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers...early-a-month/
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/...rself-instead/
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Certain versions of CCleaner were hacked to contain malware.
Links:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers...early-a-month/
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/...rself-instead/
Thanks for the news! Very disturbing! A trusted program that's been around for years. :eek:
Yes, thanks. Almost as disturbing is the news that CCleaner has been bought out by Avast... something I was unaware of.
Avast is known for loading it's program(s) with unnecessary bloatware and unwanted/unneeded components like last year when they suddenly installed their own web browser on computers without asking or warning during an Avast a/v update. I'm hard pressed to think of any good programs/utilities/apps that did not suffer (or disappear completely) after they were bought out by larger companies.Quote:
CCleaner is an app from Piriform, a company which was recently purchased by Avast
Updated information:
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/...r-tech-giants/