I have never seen CCleaner pull up a 'bad' registry entry that is linked to Malwarebytes. Is there a particular reason why you suspect CClener is causing this?
Might a CCleaner registry cleaning job be responsible for this? Registry cleaning is the only reason I can think of why Malwarebytes might not start automatically.Īlso: is there a way to get Windows 10 out of difficulties leading to lagging other than running CCleaner registry cleaner? The problem I have is that Malwarebytes Premium regularly fails to run automatically when Windows 10 is started up, despite being set up to do so.
Restarting Windows 10 a few times in a row sometimes helps. And I would uninstall CCleaner if there is another, better way to escape from sudden lagging and slow-down in the performance of Windows 10. I would prefer to go without any registry cleaner or system optimizer program at all.
If Windows starts dragging its feet, a CCleaner registry scan and cleaning job usually solves the problem - seemingly without the steady breakdown of Windows I have experienced with other PC cleaners and optimizers. CCleaner because its registry cleaner gets me out of sudden slowdowns in the performance of Windows.
For those who are unaware, the Windows 32-bit version of CCleaner v and CCleaner Cloud v were affected by the malware, and affected users should update the software to version 5.34 or higher.I have been using both Malwarebytes (the paid version) and CCleaner (the free version) for many years. "These findings also support and reinforce our previous recommendation that those impacted by this supply chain attack should not simply remove the affected version of CCleaner or update to the latest version, but should restore from backups or reimage systems to ensure that they completely remove not only the backdoored version of CCleaner but also any other malware that may be resident on the system," the researchers say. So, affected companies that have had their computers infected with the malicious version of CCleaner are strongly recommended to fully restore their systems from backup versions before the installation of the tainted security program. Just removing the Avast's software application from the infected machines would not be enough to get rid of the CCleaner second stage malware payload from their network, with the attackers' still-active C2 server. Removing Malicious CCleaner Version would Not Help However, this evidence alone is not enough for attribution.Ĭisco Talos researchers also said that they have already notified the affected tech companies about a possible breach. Cisco researchers also note that one configuration file on the attacker's server was set for China's time zone, which suggests China could be the source of the CCleaner attack.
"The malware injected into #CCleaner has shared code with several tools used by one of the APT groups from the #Axiom APT 'umbrella'," tweeted director of Global Research and Analysis Team at Kaspersky Lab. The researchers believe the secondary malware was likely intended for industrial espionage.ĬCleaner Malware Links to Chinese Hacking GroupĪccording to the researchers from Kaspersky, the CCleaner malware shares some code with the hacking tools used by a sophisticated Chinese hacking group called Axiom, also known as APT17, Group 72, DeputyDog, Tailgater Team, Hidden Lynx or AuroraPanda.
The CCleaner hackers specifically chose these 20 machines based upon their Domain name, IP address, and Hostname.