Avast: CCleaner hackers planned to infect victims with third-stage Chinese hacking tool
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International Business Times, India Edition |
Avast's CCleaner breach far more serious, targets tech giants like Microsoft, Samsung: Cisco
International Business Times, India Edition According to research by Cisco Systems released late on Wednesday, the cyber attackers, who hacked widely used computer utility software in August, also tried to infect machines at top technology companies, including Microsoft, Intel and Samsung. |
CCleaner is a program designed for both Windows and the Mac. The app features a host of tools that remove … Cisco Talos says anyone who was running CCleaner version 5.33 was susceptible to the hack. And given the billions of downloads the app has secured …
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AppsforPCdaily |
Hackers hid malware in CCleaner antivirus software
AppsforPCdaily HACKERS HAVE COMPROMISED CCleaner, an application distributed by anti-virus firm Avast that allows users to perform routine maintenance on their system, in order to deliver malware to unsuspecting victims. Users of CCleaner Cloud version 1.07.3191 … |