Before you start reading: if you think we are going to misuse the CCleaner incident in this article to ESET’s advantage, you will be disappointed. Yes, the incident that is currently widely publicized ...

It isn’t enough to just buy a high-performing computer. You must also maintain it in good shape and continually check for flaws and fix them. CCleaner has tools to constantly monitor your PC for any ...

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A few days ago, cybersecurity experts revealed that a PC security product was backdoored by hackers, which allowed the attackers to install malicious software on compromised computers. Avast, the ...

A popular file-clean up program called CCleaner has become the latest known target of hackers after security researchers discovered that it had been compromised with a “backdoor.” That backdoor would ...

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, ...

Facepalm: System cleaning app CCleaner has made the headlines quite a bit over the last few years, but most of it hasn't been good publicity. Keeping with that trend, one user recently found that ...

Reports are coming in that Piriform is forcing CCleaner to update to the latest 5.46 version even when users had configured the program to not perform automatic updates. To make matters worse, once ...

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 ...

CCleaner is a popular Windows utility used by many millions of internet users to remove cookies, wiped browsing histories, and clean-up temporary internet files where malware might be lurking. It’s ...