"Hackers modified versions of the Avast-owned CCleaner software to infect potentially millions of PCs with a backdoor.
The so-called supply chain attack targeting CCleaner users was discovered by researchers at Cisco's Talos cybersecurity team, which reported its findings to Prague-based antivirus firm, Avast, on September 13.
Avast acquired CCleaner's UK maker, Piriform, in July, noting at the time the product had 130 million users. CCleaner is an optimization utility for Windows and Android.
Piriform this morning warned customers that the Windows 32-bit edition of version 5.33.6162 of CCleaner, and version 1.07.3191 of CCleaner Cloud, were "illegally modified before it was released to the public". This was used to infect PCs with a backdoor that can run code from the attacker's remote IP address...."
http://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker...3e6936e&bhid=26116969335494820505942598299676
The so-called supply chain attack targeting CCleaner users was discovered by researchers at Cisco's Talos cybersecurity team, which reported its findings to Prague-based antivirus firm, Avast, on September 13.
Avast acquired CCleaner's UK maker, Piriform, in July, noting at the time the product had 130 million users. CCleaner is an optimization utility for Windows and Android.
Piriform this morning warned customers that the Windows 32-bit edition of version 5.33.6162 of CCleaner, and version 1.07.3191 of CCleaner Cloud, were "illegally modified before it was released to the public". This was used to infect PCs with a backdoor that can run code from the attacker's remote IP address...."
http://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker...3e6936e&bhid=26116969335494820505942598299676
