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Re: Beware ccleaner update

From felix <felix@real_felix.invalid>
Newsgroups aus.computers
Subject Re: Beware ccleaner update
Date 2017-10-21 09:48 +1100
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On 20/10/2017 8:59 PM, Petzl wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 8:47:52 PM UTC+10, Petzl wrote:
>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:40:30 +1000, SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:46:02 +1000, Don McKenzie wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 19/09/2017 7:46 PM, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/backdoor-malware-planted-in-legitimate-software-updates-to-ccleaner/
>>>> they have already posted a new version, so the problem doesn't exist anymore. But it caught out a few million people I
>>>> believe.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers Don...
>>> Most of the problems are fixed but the malware does not go away once you
>>> install the update.
>> it only affects 32 bit not 64 bit
>> windows defender and spyhunter don't pick it up
>
> Seems I were wrong?
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMkqbTsVQAAJAJq.jpg:large
>

download the latest version of CCleaner. MalwareBytes and IObit both 
report my 64bit version is clean

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Beware ccleaner update keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-09-19 19:46 +1000
  Re: Beware ccleaner update Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A> - 2017-09-20 16:46 +1000
    Re: Beware ccleaner update SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2017-09-20 17:40 +1000
      Re: Beware ccleaner update Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-09-20 20:47 +1000
        Re: Beware ccleaner update Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-20 02:59 -0700
          Re: Beware ccleaner update felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-21 09:48 +1100
            Re: Beware ccleaner update Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-21 10:54 +1100

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