CCleaner, a popular Windows app for system optimization and maintenance, has at some point been hijacked by hackers, potentially tricking millions of people into installing malware on their personal ...

After a few years, it's normal for your PC to start slowing down. All those half-downloaded files and old drivers can really bog down performance. However, just because your computer is slowing down ...

Hackers have hijacked the popular Windows app CCleaner by injecting malware into the program, resulting in 2.3 million infected computers. Users who have CCleaner installed in their PC are strongly ...

CCleaner for Android was developed to keep your device running nice and smoothly while also freeing up space and ridding your device of junk files. Made by Piriform (the same company that makes ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Hackers hid malware in CCleaner, a popular app meant to clean out cookies and junk programs from Android phones and computers to make them run faster. The malware was present in the ...

This morning, Piriform, developer of PC maintenance tool CCleaner, announced it was breached by hackers who infected an estimated 2 million users with malware. Prifirom says the incident has since ...

Fans of the great CCleaner applications that help you free up space on your desktop computers will be pleased to learn that a new Android application has been launched this week in its beta ...

Users of the popular CCleaner program by Piriform are being advised to update the application after researchers at Cisco's Talos division discovered hackers had hidden malware inside. The contaminated ...

Bertel is a Linux user who likes budget smartphones more than flagships, uses a custom ROM, and gets his apps from F-Droid. When he isn't writing short stories for Android Police, you might find him ...

In brief: Many users like to keep their systems clean of unnecessary files with apps like CCleaner or Wise Disk Cleaner. Microsoft appears to be quietly working on a first-party alternative that could ...