In November, Avast boasted that its program was downloaded more than 2 billion times, with 5 million users downloading the app per week. To note, CCleaner is an extremely popular tool amongst computer users to get rid of, and limit, computers of malware, while also improving speed and peaking the device’s performance. Researchers looking into this matter explained that “for a period of time, the legitimate signed version of CCleaner 5.33 being distributed by Avast also contained a multi-stage malware payload that rode on top of the installation of CCleaner.” Millions of Users Affected by CCleaner Malware Infection Here, the servers used by CCleaner’s parent company, Avast, were infected, and the hacker used this breach to access the servers and change CCleaner’s makeup to include malicious malware. Recently, however, consumers who believed that they were downloading the malware blocker, were instead downloading CCleaner malware, or malware which hacked and attached itself to the product through a supply chain attack, which usually happens when hackers target a company or manufacturer that delivers a product to consumers. Consumer News CCleaner Malware Breach Affects Consumers Worldwideįor years, the CCLeaner security program has been a well-trusted malware monitor, with little-to-no hiccups in its lifespan.
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