CCleaner Adds Data Collection Feature With No Way to Opt-Out

Like many others, do you also believe that the popular system-cleaning tool CCleaner was performing well before Avast acquired the software from Piriform last year?

If yes, then pop-up advertisements in the previous CCleaner software version was not t… Continue reading CCleaner Adds Data Collection Feature With No Way to Opt-Out

CCleaner Attack Timeline—Here’s How Hackers Infected 2.3 Million PCs

Last year, the popular system cleanup software CCleaner suffered a massive supply-chain malware attack of all times, wherein hackers compromised the company’s servers for more than a month and replaced the original version of the software with the mali… Continue reading CCleaner Attack Timeline—Here’s How Hackers Infected 2.3 Million PCs

CCleaner Malware Infects Big Tech Companies With Second Backdoor

The group of unknown hackers who hijacked CCleaner’s download server to distribute a malicious version of the popular system optimization software targeted at least 20 major international technology companies with a second-stage payload.

Earlier this … Continue reading CCleaner Malware Infects Big Tech Companies With Second Backdoor