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CCleaner [Aug/Sept 2017] has a backdoor 8¬o
« on: 19/09/2017 00:10:04 »
Quote from: arstechnica
"Copies of the malicious software installer were distributed to CCleaner users between August 15 and September 12, 2017, using a valid certificate issued to Piriform Ltd by Symantec."
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/backdoor-malware-planted-in-legitimate-software-updates-to-ccleaner/

Good job I'm late at installing updates: my version of CCleaner is from May 2017.
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Re: CCleaner [Aug/Sept 2017] has a backdoor 8¬o
« Reply #1 on: 21/09/2017 19:01:47 »
Wow - the world gets scarier every day. Luckily I've not downloaded Ccleaner lately.
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