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Fake CCleaner installs GhostDesk Chrome spyware

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Created: 2026-08-13 04:35:25

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#CCleaner #Chrome #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #SpyWare #bot #Tr1sa111

Fake CCleaner installs GhostDesk Chrome spyware

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#CCleaner #Chrome #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #SpyWare #bot #Tr1sa111

Fake CCleaner Download Installs GhostDesk Chrome Spyware on Windows PCs

Indicators extracted from public reporting. Source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/fake-ccleaner-installs-ghostdesk-chrome-spyware

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Pulse Author: CyberHunter_NL
Created: 2026-08-12 12:55:56

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#CCleaner #Chrome #CyberSecurity #HTTP #HTTPS #InfoSec #MalWareBytes #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #SpyWare #Windows #bot #CyberHunter_NL

Fake CCleaner Download Installs GhostDesk Chrome Spyware on Windows PCs

Indicators extracted from public reporting. Source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/fake-ccleaner-installs-ghostdesk-chrome-spyware

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#CCleaner #Chrome #CyberSecurity #HTTP #HTTPS #InfoSec #MalWareBytes #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #SpyWare #Windows #bot #CyberHunter_NL

Fake CCleaner installs GhostDesk Chrome spyware

A fraudulent version of the widely-used PC cleaning utility CCleaner is being distributed through a convincing imitation website to deploy GhostDesk, a malicious Chrome extension functioning as spyware. The attack begins when users download the fake application from a lookalike site, which then launches a multi-stage infection using CScript to modify Chrome's Security Extension and install malicious components. Once active, GhostDesk performs extensive surveillance including credential theft, keylogging, screenshot capture, cookie harvesting, and cryptojacking. The extension establishes command-and-control communications via WebSocket connections and can execute arbitrary code within browser tabs. Similar fake versions of other popular software like 7-Zip and Adobe Acrobat have been identified using identical infection techniques.

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Created: 2026-08-11 21:01:31

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#Adobe #Browser #CCleaner #Chrome #ChromeExtension #CryptoJacking #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #SpyWare #ZIP #bot #AlienVault

Fake CCleaner installs GhostDesk Chrome spyware

A fraudulent version of the widely-used PC cleaning utility CCleaner is being distributed through a convincing imitation website to deploy GhostDesk, a malicious Chrome extension functioning as spyware. The attack begins when users download the fake application from a lookalike site, which then launches a multi-stage infection using CScript to modify Chrome's Security Extension and install malicious components. Once active, GhostDesk performs extensive surveillance including credential theft, keylogging, screenshot capture, cookie harvesting, and cryptojacking. The extension establishes command-and-control communications via WebSocket connections and can execute arbitrary code within browser tabs. Similar fake versions of other popular software like 7-Zip and Adobe Acrobat have been identified using identical infection techniques.

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Created: 2026-08-11 21:01:31

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#Adobe #Browser #CCleaner #Chrome #ChromeExtension #CryptoJacking #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #SpyWare #ZIP #bot #AlienVault

Fake CCleaner installs GhostDesk Chrome spyware

Indicators extracted from public reporting. Source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/fake-ccleaner-installs-ghostdesk-chrome-spyware

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Created: 2026-08-11 20:56:35

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#CCleaner #Chrome #CyberSecurity #HTTP #HTTPS #InfoSec #MalWareBytes #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #SpyWare #bot #CyberHunter_NL

Fake CCleaner installs GhostDesk Chrome spyware

Indicators extracted from public reporting. Source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/fake-ccleaner-installs-ghostdesk-chrome-spyware

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#CCleaner #Chrome #CyberSecurity #HTTP #HTTPS #InfoSec #MalWareBytes #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #SpyWare #bot #CyberHunter_NL

Learn why CCleaner is useless on Linux and macOS and the 5 commands you actually need to keep your Linux system clean, plus what macOS users should do instead.

Full guide here: https://ostechnix.com/ccleaner-is-useless-on-linux-and-macos/

#ccleaner #linux #macos

Learn why CCleaner is useless on Linux and macOS and the 5 commands you actually need to keep your Linux system clean, plus what macOS users should do instead.

Full guide here: https://ostechnix.com/ccleaner-is-useless-on-linux-and-macos/

#ccleaner #linux #macos

Tržby Gen Digital loni poprvé překonaly hranici 5 miliard USD
AzaNoviny - Zprávy a zprávičky
#gen #avast #norton #avira #LifeLock #ccleaner
https://azanoviny.eu/2026/05/10/trzby-gen-digital-loni-poprve-prekonaly-hranici-5-miliard-usd/

"I stopped using #CCleaner and #Windows tools did the same job"

What finally changed wasn’t CCleaner itself, but Windows. As the operating system matured, it started taking over the same #cleanup tasks that once required a third-party tool.

#StorageSense handles everyday cleanup

Settings -> System -> Storage

https://www.makeuseof.com/i-stopped-using-ccleaner-and-windows-tools-did-the-same-job/

"I stopped using #CCleaner and #Windows tools did the same job"

What finally changed wasn’t CCleaner itself, but Windows. As the operating system matured, it started taking over the same #cleanup tasks that once required a third-party tool.

#StorageSense handles everyday cleanup

Settings -> System -> Storage

https://www.makeuseof.com/i-stopped-using-ccleaner-and-windows-tools-did-the-same-job/

La #merdification du jour : #CCleaner, dont la dernière version fait passer certaines fonctions en mode payant. Et impossible de rester sur une ancienne version : il semble que la mise à jour vers la dernière est forcée par le logiciel.

Bah, vous me direz : ces “utilitaires” ont toujours fait plus de mal que de bien à Windows, donc raison de plus pour les dégager et ne jamais les installer ! 🚮

La #merdification du jour : #CCleaner, dont la dernière version fait passer certaines fonctions en mode payant. Et impossible de rester sur une ancienne version : il semble que la mise à jour vers la dernière est forcée par le logiciel.

Bah, vous me direz : ces “utilitaires” ont toujours fait plus de mal que de bien à Windows, donc raison de plus pour les dégager et ne jamais les installer ! 🚮

#CCleaner war ein nettes, kostenloses Programm zur Bereinigung der Cache-Speicher und der Registry. Dann wurde es von Avast gekauft. Zuerst wurden nervigen Popups für kostenpflichtigen Dreck eingeführt und nun haben sie die ursprüngliche Grundfunktion des Programms verhunzt. Schade! 🙄

Bilgisayarı Yavaşlatan Programları Tespit Etme Yöntemleri

#bilgisayarkontrolü, #performans, #görevYöneticisi, #başlangıçprogramları, #disktemizliği, #optimizasyon, #ccleaner, #sistembakımı, #yavaşbilgisayar, #verimlilik

https://huseyinozbekar.com/bilgisayari-yavaslatan-programlari-tespit-etme-yontemleri/

#bilgisayar, #optimizasyon, #bilgisayartemizleme, #performans, #hızlandırma, #ccleaner, #systemcare, #glaryutilities, #avg, #winoptimizer

https://huseyinozbekar.com/bilgisayarinizi-hizlandiracak-en-iyi-optimizasyon-programlari/

Lleva un tiempecito, pero ahí va.
Nueva #actualizacion de #Bleachbit con mejoras de seguridad y reconocimiento y limpieza de más programas.
Configuradlo con cuidado si no queréis perder algún ajuste o sesión de navegador, ya que esto limpia a conciencia y debe usarse igual de concienzudamente.
Si no conoces este programa y sigues usando #CCleaner aun estás a tiempo de salir de la edad de piedra. Pruébalo y verás la diferencia.

https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/cleaning-software-bleachbit-5-0-adds-security-upgrades-cleaner-enhancements-and-more/

#actualizaciones

Just had a message saying I needed to update #Ccleaner. Looked suspicious, because doesn’t Ccleaner update itself? Opened the program, and it says I am using the latest edition. Suspicion: this wasn’t from the web, but Ccleaner purposely confusing the words update and upgrade, tricking users into paying.

Just had a message saying I needed to update #Ccleaner. Looked suspicious, because doesn’t Ccleaner update itself? Opened the program, and it says I am using the latest edition. Suspicion: this wasn’t from the web, but Ccleaner purposely confusing the words update and upgrade, tricking users into paying.

Подельники или подражатели? Подробности атак группировки PhaseShifters

С весны 2023 года мы активно наблюдаем за одной любопытной группировкой. Мы назвали ее PhaseShifters, так как заметили, что она меняет свои техники вслед за другим группировками, например UAC-0050 и TA558. В своих атаках PhaseShifters используют фишинг от имени официальных лиц с просьбой ознакомиться с документами и их подписать. А эти документы, в свою очередь, защищены паролем и (что предсказуемо) заражены. В качестве ВПО злоумышленники используют Rhadamanthys, DarkTrack RAT, Meta Stealer — часть этих инструментов мы заметили у UAC-0050. А использованные криптеры были те же, что и у группировок TA558 и Blind Eagle. Кто у кого списал?

https://habr.com/ru/companies/pt/articles/855382/

#apt #cybersecurity #вредоносное_по #ccleaner #стеганография #расследование #кибергруппировки #bitbucket #darktrack_rat

It has been a while since I’ve written about Avast, so today I give you “How insecure is Avast Secure Browser?”

https://palant.info/2024/07/15/how-insecure-is-avast-secure-browser/

Note: This isn’t a vulnerability disclosure, merely an overview of problematic design decisions.

TL;DR from the article: I wouldn’t run Avast Secure Browser on any real operating system, only inside a virtual machine containing no data whatsoever.

Some highlights:

• Eleven pre-installed browser extensions but only two visible to users.
• Two extensions unnecessarily relax Content-Security-Policy protection.
• One of these two extensions also requesting all privileges possible, despite not actually using them.
• Two extensions accept messages from any other extension and any Avast website, the latter without enforcing HTTPS connections.
• One of these extensions, Privacy Guard (sic!), will expose information about your browser’s tabs via that messaging interface and provide updates as you browse the web.
• The “onboarding” experience is designed as an extremely flexible way to nag you into using products that benefit Avast financially.
• To make this “onboarding” work, the browser exposes internal APIs to a number of Avast domains that a huge number of third parties can put content on. Not only can each of these third parties abuse this access, a single XSS vulnerability will extend the access to any website on the internet (no effective CSP protection).

Enjoy!

#avast #avg #avira #ccleaner #securebrowser #infosec

It has been a while since I’ve written about Avast, so today I give you “How insecure is Avast Secure Browser?”

https://palant.info/2024/07/15/how-insecure-is-avast-secure-browser/

Note: This isn’t a vulnerability disclosure, merely an overview of problematic design decisions.

TL;DR from the article: I wouldn’t run Avast Secure Browser on any real operating system, only inside a virtual machine containing no data whatsoever.

Some highlights:

• Eleven pre-installed browser extensions but only two visible to users.
• Two extensions unnecessarily relax Content-Security-Policy protection.
• One of these two extensions also requesting all privileges possible, despite not actually using them.
• Two extensions accept messages from any other extension and any Avast website, the latter without enforcing HTTPS connections.
• One of these extensions, Privacy Guard (sic!), will expose information about your browser’s tabs via that messaging interface and provide updates as you browse the web.
• The “onboarding” experience is designed as an extremely flexible way to nag you into using products that benefit Avast financially.
• To make this “onboarding” work, the browser exposes internal APIs to a number of Avast domains that a huge number of third parties can put content on. Not only can each of these third parties abuse this access, a single XSS vulnerability will extend the access to any website on the internet (no effective CSP protection).

Enjoy!

#avast #avg #avira #ccleaner #securebrowser #infosec

CCleaner 6.25.11093: System-Tool aktualisiert Treiber- und Software-Updater https://www.computerbase.de/2024-06/ccleaner-6-25-11093-system-tool-aktualisiert-treiber-und-software-updater/ #CCleaner

CCleaner 6.25.11093: System-Tool aktualisiert Treiber- und Software-Updater https://www.computerbase.de/2024-06/ccleaner-6-25-11093-system-tool-aktualisiert-treiber-und-software-updater/ #CCleaner

#AiutoSegreto per la mia cuginetta 14enne che ha iniziato l'istituto d'arte con l'idea di seguire l'indirizzo sul design.

Le è stato regalato un computer con specifiche decisamente sopra quello che le servirà nell'immediato. Ovviamente glielo dovrò impostare io.

Mie idee:
- #Firefox con estensioni per blocco pubblicità, negazione cookies, blocco tracciamento Meta
- #WindowsDefender senza antivirus aggiuntivi
- ...#CCleaner?

Avete qualche altro consiglio? Non bazzico su Win da un po'...

#AiutoSegreto per la mia cuginetta 14enne che ha iniziato l'istituto d'arte con l'idea di seguire l'indirizzo sul design.

Le è stato regalato un computer con specifiche decisamente sopra quello che le servirà nell'immediato. Ovviamente glielo dovrò impostare io.

Mie idee:
- #Firefox con estensioni per blocco pubblicità, negazione cookies, blocco tracciamento Meta
- #WindowsDefender senza antivirus aggiuntivi
- ...#CCleaner?

Avete qualche altro consiglio? Non bazzico su Win da un po'...

Wow! #CCleaner is now trying to push you to install AVG Antivirus. That's cool and all, but #AVG Antivirus, in turn, tries to push you to install AVG #TuneUp. Which is a competitor to CCleaner. :-D

#CCleaner hit by data breach that saw customer data stolen, blames #MOVEit hack

#Privacy #Security #Cybersecurity

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/ccleaner-hit-by-data-breach-that-saw-customer-data-stolen-blames-moveit-hack

#CCleaner hit by data breach that saw customer data stolen, blames #MOVEit hack

#Privacy #Security #Cybersecurity

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/ccleaner-hit-by-data-breach-that-saw-customer-data-stolen-blames-moveit-hack

Wer das Tool #CCleaner in Bezahl-Variante nutzt, ist womöglich von einem schwerwiegenden Sicherheitsvorfall betroffen - dieser steht im Zusammenhang mit dem #MOVEit-Massenhack https://winfuture.de/news,139284.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Wer das Tool #CCleaner in Bezahl-Variante nutzt, ist womöglich von einem schwerwiegenden Sicherheitsvorfall betroffen - dieser steht im Zusammenhang mit dem #MOVEit-Massenhack https://winfuture.de/news,139284.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

https://www.howtogeek.com/ccleaner-data-breach-2023/

CCleaner has confirmed a data breach, that exposed its customer data, which included names E-mail addresses, payment info and more. This is yet another Breach that has been caused by the "MOVEit" flaw

The group known as "Cl0p" seems to be behind the breach

#DateBreach #Hack #Security #Privacy #Moveit #CCleaner #GenDigital #Cl0p

https://www.howtogeek.com/ccleaner-data-breach-2023/

CCleaner has confirmed a data breach, that exposed its customer data, which included names E-mail addresses, payment info and more. This is yet another Breach that has been caused by the "MOVEit" flaw

The group known as "Cl0p" seems to be behind the breach

#DateBreach #Hack #Security #Privacy #Moveit #CCleaner #GenDigital #Cl0p

The email to customers further detailed that the breach compromised personal details such as names, contact information, and data related to purchased products.

#CCleaner #Cybersecurity #DataBreach #MOVEit #Privacy

https://cybersec84.wordpress.com/2023/10/29/ccleaner-users-personal-data-stolen-in-moveit-mass-hack/

The email to customers further detailed that the breach compromised personal details such as names, contact information, and data related to purchased products.

#CCleaner #Cybersecurity #DataBreach #MOVEit #Privacy

https://cybersec84.wordpress.com/2023/10/29/ccleaner-users-personal-data-stolen-in-moveit-mass-hack/

#MOVEit-Sicherheitslücke: Auch Kunden von #CCleaner betroffen | Security https://www.heise.de/news/MOVEit-Sicherheitsluecke-Auch-Kunden-von-CCleaner-betroffen-9345032.html #CyberCrime #DataLeak #DataTheft #Datenschutz #privacy #cl0p

Datenleck: Kundendaten von CCleaner im Darknet aufgetaucht https://www.computerbase.de/2023-10/datenleck-kundendaten-von-ccleaner-im-darknet-aufgetaucht/ #CCleaner #Datenleck #Darknet #MOVEit #Schwachstelle

Datenleck: Kundendaten von CCleaner im Darknet aufgetaucht https://www.computerbase.de/2023-10/datenleck-kundendaten-von-ccleaner-im-darknet-aufgetaucht/ #CCleaner #Datenleck #Darknet #MOVEit #Schwachstelle

I never liked #CCleaner that much but now I am astonished that this system maintenance tool’s vendor even *has the ability* to loose customer data. What monstrosity has thing this become?!

#CCleaner confirms data #breach via MOVEit attack

https://cybernews.com/news/ccleaner-confirms-data-breach/

#CCleaner confirms data #breach via MOVEit attack

https://cybernews.com/news/ccleaner-confirms-data-breach/

CCleaner, a popular software for cleaning files and Windows Registry entries, has confirmed that attackers accessed some of its customer data.
#CCleaner #MOVEit #databreach #datasecurity #privacy #cybersecurity #infosec

https://cybernews.com/news/ccleaner-confirms-data-breach/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cybernews&utm_content=post

CCleaner, a popular software for cleaning files and Windows Registry entries, has confirmed that attackers accessed some of its customer data.
#CCleaner #MOVEit #databreach #datasecurity #privacy #cybersecurity #infosec

https://cybernews.com/news/ccleaner-confirms-data-breach/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cybernews&utm_content=post

Make Use Of: 4 Android Cleaner Apps That Really Clean Up Your Device (No Placebos!) https://www.makeuseof.com/apps-that-clean-android-device-no-placebos/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #SmartphoneTips #StorageSense #AndroidTips #AndroidApps #CCleaner #Android #Storage

Make Use Of: How to Fix CCleaner Not Working on Windows 10 & 11 https://www.makeuseof.com/ccleaner-not-working-windows/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #Windows10 #Windows11 #CCleaner #Windows

Qualcuno conosce un app per #Android che rimuova le cache di tutte le applicazioni installate sul cellulare?
Fino a pochi giorni fa usavo #CCleaner ma stranamente ora non cancella più nulla (a meno che non si acquisti un piano in abbonamento)...

Denk je in het verleden een goed antiviruspakket te hebben geinstalleerd", blijken je gegevens jarenlang te zijn doorverkocht ... Voor niets gaat -ook nu weer, zo blijkt, de zon op (alhoewel ook betalende klanten de dupe schijnen te zijn van deze praktijken)- Dus mensen, laat de #Avast software maar mooi voor wat het is, #Spyware. Geldt trouwens ook voor #Ccleaner, want ook dat stukje software hoort bij #Avast

#Microsoft schreitet bei der Entwicklung seiner #Windows #PCManagerApp im #CCleaner-Stil gut voran. Jetzt wurde eine neue Vorab-Version für das Wartungs- und Optimierungstools veröffentlicht. https://winfuture.de/news,136337.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Hackers push malware via Google search ads for #VLC, #7Zip, #CCleaner 🏴‍☠️
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-push-malware-via-google-search-ads-for-vlc-7-zip-ccleaner/