PC World

CCleaner hacked with malware: What you need to know

It seems that CCleaner, one of PCWorld’s recommendations for the best free software for new PCs, might not have been keeping your PC so clean after all. In an in-depth probe of the popular ...
Digital Trends

CCleaner downloads are found to be infected with malware, affecting millions

For about 22 days, the CCleaner system maintenance application distributed malware through its official channels. It appears to have been an exploit of the CCleaner installer’s download server, ...
Threat Post

Inside the CCleaner Backdoor Attack

Two members of Avast’s threat intelligence team shared new information about the CCleaner backdoor attack. MADRID—As the investigation continues into the backdoor planted inside CCleaner, two members ...
Bleeping Computer

CCleaner Compromised to Distribute Malware for Almost a Month

Version 5.33 of the CCleaner app offered for download between August 15 and September 12 was modified to include the Floxif malware, according reports published by MorphiSec and Cisco Talos. Floxif is ...