Avast's CCleaner compromised to deliver malware to unsuspecting users in August and September, warns Cisco Talos

Sooraj Shah
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Anti-virus firm Avast compromised in suspected supply-chain attack

CCleaner, Avast's popular PC tool that has been downloaded some two billion times, has been compromised in a supply-chain attack to deliver malware to unsuspecting victims.  Researchers from Cis...

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