CCleaner update

[wittmeba]

There was an attack on CCleaner download/installation file.

Anyone using CCleaner should be aware. There was an attack on their files available for download by the general community. You should update your installation.

https://www.piriform.com/

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

5.35 is the latest

[jdonovan]

and that is a very sophisticated attack that was in ccleaner. I'm sure the bad guys aren't done...

[zykur]

Just upgrading won't remove the malware. It's designed to stay on the system. If you've installed it in the last few months I would recommend downloading FTK it's a forensic tool. You need to search for the MD5 hash for the malware which is
75735db7291a19329190757437bdb847 and wipe it from the disk.
Worst case format and reinstall windows.

[wittmeba]

Thanks for the additional info.