CCleaner Malware Incident – What You Need to Know and How to Remove

Haythem Elmir
0 1
Read Time33 Second

This is a small guide and FAQ on the malware installed alongside CCleaner 5.33.6162. For a full recap of what happened, you can read our complete CCleaner coverage.

What happened?

An unknown threat group compromised the CCleaner infrastructure.

The attacker added malware to the CCleaner 5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud 1.07.3191 installers, but the malware only executed on 32-bit systems and when run by a user with admin rights.

The files were available for download between August 15 and September 12.

To read the original article : https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/how-to/security/ccleaner-malware-incident-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-remove/

Happy
Happy
0 %
Sad
Sad
0 %
Excited
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
Angry
0 %
Surprise
Surprise
100 %

Average Rating

5 Star
0%
4 Star
0%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%

Laisser un commentaire

Next Post

Set of online resources from AV-Comparatives.org

TOPICS:AV-ComparativesResourcesTips POSTED BY: IMPROVEYOURSECURITY SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 Here is a set of resources put together by AV-Comparatives.org : General guidelines in minimizing risks Online vulnerability starts with human vulnerability E-mail security Web navigation Safe online banking To read the original article : http://improve-your-security.org/set-of-online-resources-from-av-comparatives-org/