Researchers noted that the malware only ran on 32-bit systems. “The malware collected information such as computer name, a list of installed software, a list of running processes, media access control (MAC) addresses for the first three network interfaces, and unique IDs to identify each computer in part. It is currently projected, two billion malicious downloads occurred. The malicious versions of the program have been available since August 15, 2017. The impacted users are those who downloaded the 1.07.319 and 5.33 versions of CCleaner. Malware Included in Recent CCleaner UpdateĬCleaner, a popular computer maintenance program that is used to clear cookies, temporary internet files, and browsing histories included malware in two of its recent versions. The estimated users impacted is far less than the original two billion impacted. We estimate that 2.27 million users had the affected software installed on 32-bit Windows machines.” “We believe that these users are safe now as our investigation indicates we were able to disarm the threat before it was able to do any harm. Update : Avast representative has made the following statement:
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