2 1/2 years ago, different program.
Posted on: May 25, 2020 at 00:23:48 CT
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I would think there would be more out about it, if it was still a problem.
The browser is fairly new.
"According to Cisco Talos, only version 5.33 of the software is affected, and the more recent 5.34 version of CCleaner is malware-free. The malware doesn't do much damage by itself, but opens up the possibility for hackers to remotely install other malware, with potentially devastating consequences.
This was confirmed by the app's maker, Piriform, which was acquired by anti-virus software maker Avast in July. In a blog post, the company's VP of Products Paul Yung said that another one of it software products, CCleaner Cloud (version 1.07.3191), has also been affected.
These two apps were "illegally modified before (they were) released to the public," the post said. "The threat has now been resolved in the sense that the rogue server is down, other potential servers are out of the control of the attacker and we’re moving all existing CCleaner v5.33.6162 users to the latest version. Users of CCleaner Cloud version 1.07.3191 have received an automatic update."
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Unfortunately, there's very little users could've done to prevent this from happening, as the malware came with an official app, hosted on an official server. Everyone who installed CCleaner in the period from August 15 until now should update to the newest version of the software and run an anti-malware scan. "