CCleaner infected with a Trojan, update now to remove it

In recent years, the CCleaner application has become a must have on most devices whether mobile or desktop. This application is responsible for scanning our device or computer in search of software that may endanger the integrity of our device in addition to allowing us clean the garbage that accumulates over time as we install and delete applications. According to the company, the versions available on its servers during the month of August were infected by a Trojan, a Trojan that passes to our computer once we download and install the application.

According to the company, which recently passed into the hands of Avast, the versions affected by this Trojan affect the Windows environment only and corresponds to versions CCleaner V5.33.612 and CCleaner Cloud V1.07.3191. Once this problem has been detected, the company has put new versions on its servers that are already free of malicious files. The company claims that it does not know how hackers have been able to access its servers and change the versions that were available at that time, for the infected ones. Unfortunately it is not the first case of this styleSince the Transmission for Mac application has been affected by the same problem several times.

If you currently use CCleaner, you should go to the application settings and check for updates. According to the company, this Trojan could have affected around 4 million users, around 3% of users, and the origin could be within the company that develops it, since the malicious code is signed by the company itself. CCleaner is used by some 130.000.000 million people around the world, so if the company had not detected this problem in time, the problem for Avast could have destroyed the reputation of the company.