CCLEANER MALWARE VIRUS SOFTWARE

CCLEANER MALWARE VIRUS SOFTWARE

It appears that the malware injected into the PC optimization software (known as Nyetya or Floxif Trojan) could transfer the name of the computer, list of installed software or Windows updates, running processes, MAC addresses of first three network adapters and even more data about the computer to a remote server. The company took actions to take down the server that was communicating with the backdoor. It appears that these versions were illegally modified to set up backdoors on users’ computers. The VP apologized and stated that hackers managed to compromise CCleaner and CCleaner Cloud version.

On September 18, 2017, Paul Yung, the vice president of Piriform, announced the hack in a troubling blog post. It appears that hackers compromised company’s servers to inject malware into the legitimate version of the PC optimization tool, which successfully landed the malicious component on more than 2.27 million computers worldwide. Sadly, the company recently experienced something very unpleasant and what is publicly known as “supply-chain attack.”

It is a completely legitimate system maintenance tool with a spotless reputation. CCleaner hack affected millions of computers worldwideĬCleaner by Piriform is a top-rated PC optimization software trusted by billions (not millions!) of users worldwide.

Ccleaner malware virus