First off, the good news: This malware wasn’t around long and is easy to fix. This was only available in a fairly narrow span of time, August 15th to September 12th, on the 32-bit versions of CCleaner ...

A popular file-clean up program called CCleaner has become the latest known target of hackers after security researchers discovered that it had been compromised with a “backdoor.” That backdoor would ...

If you use a software tool called CCleaner to keep your Windows PC humming smoothly, keep reading: the utility was just indicted by Piriform, the British company that makes CCleaner, in a troubling ...

All you wanted was a faster computer. You thought that by downloading CCleaner, a popular and free app for optimizing PC performance, you'd sweep out those digital ...

CCleaner, a system-optimization tool with more than 2 billion downloads worldwide, is used by many Windows, Mac and Android users who want looking to keep their devices running as fast as possible.

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. CCleaner, a free ...

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 ...

But then CCleaner was compromised by hackers, and you learned that by installing it, you may have actually loaded malware onto your computer. Thankfully for you, it's easy to find out if your PC is ...