TomFace 540 Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 Not sure I want (or need) a replacement for CCleaner, but someone mentioned Glary Disk Cleaner. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions about Glary?
novice 20 Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) On 9/21/2017 at 4:21 AM, peteyt said: That article mentions a 64 bit as well as a 32 bit trojan. So did the 64 bit versions get attacked? When I downloaded and installed CCleaner for my Win7 / 64 PC , in installation folder the 32 bit version was present and deleted by MSE. I do not think the 32bit version ever ran or got installed. Edited October 9, 2017 by John Alex
Most Valued Members peteyt 396 Posted October 10, 2017 Most Valued Members Posted October 10, 2017 On 09/10/2017 at 4:39 PM, TomFace said: Not sure I want (or need) a replacement for CCleaner, but someone mentioned Glary Disk Cleaner. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions about Glary? I do have Glary but don't really use it. It does seem to have a lot of options/tools though. I used to use TuneUp Utilities years ago but it became bloated and hard to disable, preferring to run into the background. Eventually it got bought out by AVG
ESET Insiders TJP 143 Posted October 11, 2017 ESET Insiders Posted October 11, 2017 On 10/10/2017 at 2:09 AM, TomFace said: Not sure I want (or need) a replacement for CCleaner, but someone mentioned Glary Disk Cleaner. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions about Glary? Not to sure about Glary but I do use Wise Disk Cleaner Portable version. It was highly rated by Major Geeks and does work really well.
TomFace 540 Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 8 hours ago, TJP said: Not to sure about Glary but I do use Wise Disk Cleaner Portable version. It was highly rated by Major Geeks and does work really well. Thanks TJP, I'll take a look at it.
BrentMc 0 Posted October 23, 2017 Posted October 23, 2017 I have used CCleaner for years and often update it even thought I usually don't notice a change. I do not know if I installed this version. I went ahead and uninstalled it right away. I ran a scan with Eset, MalwareBytes and SuperAntiSpyWare and didn't find a thing. Do you think I am uninfected? I do not want to plug in my external HDD's until I am reasonably sure. Thank your for any help or advice you can give me.
ESET Insiders TJP 143 Posted October 23, 2017 ESET Insiders Posted October 23, 2017 @BrentMc Please read through the following link https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/how-to/security/ccleaner-malware-incident-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-remove/ It's a step by step guide to diagnose and remove any issues.
BrentMc 0 Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 4 hours ago, TJP said: @BrentMc Please read through the following link https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/how-to/security/ccleaner-malware-incident-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-remove/ It's a step by step guide to diagnose and remove any issues. Thank you. As I removed CCleaner there is not a registry entry for piriform under software in the hkey local machine tab as shown in the link you sent me.
BrentMc 0 Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 Don't you think one of those scans would have turned up something if I had installed the dangerous version of CCleaner?
ESET Insiders TJP 143 Posted October 25, 2017 ESET Insiders Posted October 25, 2017 3 hours ago, BrentMc said: Don't you think one of those scans would have turned up something if I had installed the dangerous version of CCleaner? Hi Brent, I would have thought so as Eset did detect the virus not long after the discovery was made. From the information you've posted, you should be fine. Futher, I was using the portable version of CCleaner which does not install itself. You can find the portable version on Major Geeks (https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/ccleaner_portable.html) Be aware that the company behind the program will often break the link to the portable version and you may end up in a loop trying to download the portable version. If you have the time, read the comments on Major Geeks download page about the issue.
Trooper311 0 Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 4:39 PM, itman said: For starters the "offending party" in this case, Avast, is the one responsible to developing a mitigation to this issue. Since the malware remained resident and undetected for a month, the likelihood that a backdoor was installed is high. The "bugger" is trying to find the backdoor if it remains in a dormant state. It could remain that way for days, weeks, months, or in some documented cases - years. I realize that and was just looking for a quick fix at the time. Wrote a script myself. Sorry for the delayed response. Been busy.
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