Hackers compromised free CCleaner software, Avast's Piriform says

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Hackers compromised free CCleaner software, Avast's Piriform says

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Re: Hackers compromised free CCleaner software, Avast's Piriform says

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Scary :? I use CCleaner on my WinXP computer. Good program. From what I could see in the post the version affected was an older version than I have.

Thanks for posting this, Tex.
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Been fixed just update and you'll be good...
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Just a side note, 2 tablets at my wife's office had the infected ccleaner version on them. Neither tablet had been updated or used since September 12th because they are backups for other tablets.

Yesterday I updated Windows Defender and ran the Quick virus check and Defender not only identified the malware but also removed the malware and ccleaner from the tablets.

I was very surprised and impressed with Defender's abilities!
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