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.”
The original developer, Piriform, was bought by Avast in July. The compromise dropped a month later. Looks like the work of a disgruntled former employee. Good reaction by Avast but this doesn't inspire confidence in the product. Anyone familiar with any alternative products?
Well crap.