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2. CCleaner - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCleaner

   CCleaner ( / ˈsiːˌkliːnər /; originally Crap Cleaner ), [ 6] developed by Piriform Software, is a utility used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. It is one of the longest-established system cleaners, first launched in 2004. [ 7] It was originally developed for Microsoft Windows only ...

3. CCleaner says hackers stole users' personal data during ...

   techcrunch.com/2023/10/27/ccleaner-says-hackers...

   The maker of the popular optimization app CCleaner has confirmed hackers stole a trove of personal information about its paid customers following a data breach in May. In an email sent to ...

4. Piriform Software - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piriform_Software

   Piriform Software Ltd is a British software company based in London, owned since 2017 by Avast which itself became part of NortonLifeLock (now Gen Digital) in 2022.The company develops cleaning and optimisation tools for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Android operating systems, including CCleaner, CCleaner Browser, Defraggler, Recuva and Speccy.

5. CCleaner malware had a specific target: tech titans - Engadget

   www.engadget.com/2017-09-21-ccleaner-malware...

   The malware that hackers inserted into legit downloads of popular PC-cleaning software CCleaner wasn't harmless after all. According to Cisco's Talos security division, it had specific targets: at ...

6. Watering hole attack - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watering_hole_attack

   Watering hole is a computer attack strategy in which an attacker guesses or observes which websites an organization often uses and infects one or more of them with malware. Eventually, some member of the targeted group will become infected. [1] [2] [3] Hacks looking for specific information may only attack users coming from a specific IP address.

7. Hackers slipped malware into popular PC software CCleaner

   www.engadget.com/2017-09-18-piriform-ccleaner...

   A popular PC-cleaning software used by over 130 million people put users at risk after hackers were able to insert malware into legitimate downloads. Piriform's CCleaner, owned by antivirus ...

8. Avast reckons CCleaner malware infected 2.27M users

   techcrunch.com/2017/09/18/avast-reckons-ccleaner...

   The company is urging users to upgrade to version 5.34 or higher (which it says is available for download here). So clearly some users may still have a compromised PC on their hands (Piriform says ...

9. CCleaner promises to give users more control over data after ...

   www.engadget.com/2018-08-02-ccleaner-piriform...

   CCleaner, the popular Mac and Windows system cleaning tool, has responded to user outrage over its new user data collection policies, which collected anonymized data to "gain greater insight into ...