According to the following article, the popular utility CCleaner now owned by Avast (known for their free anti-virus product) contained malware and affected 2.7 million users.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/18/tainted_ccleaner_downloads/
Anyone downloading and installing the software between August 15 and September 12 should remove CCleaner and install the latest version. As a precautionary measure also perform a full system scan using your anti-virus software. Then checking your system with a second anti-virus product is often a good strategy. Often malware which is not found by one anti-virus product may be picked up by a second anti-virus product.
For more information please read the article using the link above.
Kelvin Eldridge
Online Connections
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
IT support.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/18/tainted_ccleaner_downloads/
Anyone downloading and installing the software between August 15 and September 12 should remove CCleaner and install the latest version. As a precautionary measure also perform a full system scan using your anti-virus software. Then checking your system with a second anti-virus product is often a good strategy. Often malware which is not found by one anti-virus product may be picked up by a second anti-virus product.
For more information please read the article using the link above.
Kelvin Eldridge
Online Connections
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
IT support.
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