[dayglored]

Oops. A good number of FReepers have mentioned that they use CCleaner -- looks like it's time to check the version you have...

[dayglored]

CCleaner compromise alert ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

[piroque]

Thanks for the heads-up

[Faith65]

From the article-
“In a blog post, Piriform confirmed that two programs released in August were compromised. It advised users of CCleaner v5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud v1.07.3191 to download new versions. A spokeswoman said that 2.27 million users had downloaded the August version of CCleaner while only 5,000 users had installed the compromised version of CCleaner Cloud.

Piriform said that Avast, its new parent company, had uncovered the attacks on Sept. 12. A new, uncompromised version of CCleaner was released the same day and a clean version of CCleaner Cloud was released on Sept. 15, it said.”

[GOPJ]

If we haven’t ‘updated’ in months is the program safe?

[headstamp 2]

http://www.piriform.com/news/release-announcements

Appears to be only 32-bit versions.

[AppyPappy]

How did they put code into the company’s software?

[Bubba_Leroy]

I have used CCleaner on all of my PCs for years. Now I need to check all of them to make sure I am not running the infected version.

Sometimes I really miss MS-DOS.

[frnewsjunkie]

My computer was hacked about 2 or 3 weeks ago and they also got into my other 2. ccleaner kept popping up in the lower right corner of the desktop.. I don’t know if I ever put it on my computer.. they were on my computer moving my mouse and I pulled the plug. I just got one fixed and they added the free ccleaner and avast. Can’t a technician know if they are clean?
I thought they got in with team viewer, but the ccleaner that suddenly became obvious .. along with all the other stuff they messed with, is enough to go cold turkey on computering.

[PROCON]

Thanks for the info, I downloaded CC Cleaner 2 years ago and just recently noticed that it refused to delete some data, it had never done that before.

Anyway, I uninstalled and downloaded the new version.

Thanks again.

[Delta 21]

Its been 6 months or so but I’m not using that one any more.

[samtheman]

I never download “free” software, unless I specifically go looking for it for a specific reason.

I refuse all unsolicited offers, no matter how “well intentioned”.

[DJ Frisat]

Been using - and trusting, as well as recommending - CCleaner since its early days as 'CrapCleaner', and I keep it pretty well up-to-date on all of my machines.

So far, I've had the afflicted version on 3 of my systems, with several to check...

Rats.

[Fresh Wind]

Any comments (good or bad) on Glary Utilities?

[facedown]

bttt

[trebb]

Thanks for posting, I use it but checked and haven’t updated for a couple months so should be OK.

[duckman]

Just received a ‘Trojan/Nyetya’ from the Free CCleaner
V5-34.6207 (64) bit. On line Malwarebytes caught it. I uninstalled the Free version. Thought you would like to know.

[TomGuy]

I only run CCleaner occasionally. Both my laptop and desktop computers have versions older than the 5.333 version.

It does raise a question of how safe many of these ‘virus checker’ programs are, however.

Then, there is the Equifax debacle.

[matthew fuller]

Thanks for the heads up.