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 ...
Although Microsoft notes the classification only targets the free version of CCleaner, the company does believe this move comes as a way to protect Windows users. In a statement, Microsoft suggested ...
CCleaner, an application distributed by security company Avast that helps users perform routine maintenance on systems, has been compromised, according to a report Monday, allowing hackers to ...
Why it matters: Are you using the free version of CCleaner? If so, you'll probably notice that Windows Defender is now flagging the junk file remover as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) after ...
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 18, 2017) - Cisco's (NASDAQ: CSCO) industry leading cybersecurity research team, Cisco Talos, today is alerting consumers and businesses to its discovery of a major ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...