Hackers modified versions of the Avast-owned CCleaner software to infect potentially millions of PCs with a backdoor. The so-called supply chain attack targeting CCleaner users was discovered by ...

Users of the Avast-owned security application CCleaner for Windows are advised to update the software immediately. Malicious software has slipped into CCleaner, a popular computer program that cleans ...

Windows only: One of our favorite PC cleansers CCleaner (which stands for "Crap Cleaner") saw an upgrade this week. Since the last time we mentioned CCleaner several new versions have come out; this ...

Available for both Windows and macOS operating systems, CCleaner is a lightweight yet powerful disk optimization utility that can help your computer perform better. CCleaner can also run in the ...

Microsoft’s Windows Defender antivirus software is—perhaps ironically—flagging CCleaner, a junk file remover, as a “Potentially Unwanted Application." The alerts occur when Windows Defender scans ...

Two versions of popular cleanup tool CCleaner for 32-bit Windows machines contained well-hidden malware. The regular and cloud-based versions of CCleaner, which has been downloaded over 2 billion time ...

After a few years, it's normal for your PC to start slowing down. All those half-downloaded files and old drivers can really bog down performance. However, just because your computer is slowing down ...

It isn’t enough to just buy a high-performing computer. You must also maintain it in good shape and continually check for flaws and fix them. CCleaner has tools to constantly monitor your PC for any ...

It became clear that Microsoft's standard anti-virus function, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, detected CCleaner, a famous PC optimization tool, as ' Potentially Unwanted Application: Potentially ...