Piriform Hacked, CCleaner August Versions (v5.33.6162) Injected, Compromised

[rtwjunkie]

"which was purchased by popular security software company Avast last July, was hacked last August,"

And the parent company just figured it out?

*slow clap* what an amazing advisement of your software there avast! truly convincing me that you antivirus isnt going to be dog slow at finding any problems! /s

Go read Piriform's business info. Avast just purchased them in July 2017. This is not long ago at all.

As with any merger/acquisition, it takes awhile before the new company and its practices are changed to mirror the new parent company.

Time wise, this isn't bad at all.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

Go read Piriform's business info. Avast just purchased them in July 2017. This is not long ago at all.

As with any merger/acquisition, it takes awhile before the new company and its practices are changed to mirror the new parent company.

Time wise, this isn't bad at all.

My bad, I assumed from reading the article, which says it was bought last july and was hacked last augest, that it had been a year.

Typically, last refers to a year previous, not two months ago.

 

[Steevo]

Not as bad as loosing 143m users personal info then failing to report on it for months.

I love the new Discover card alerts ad, they should alert everyone that Equifax is a dangerous website and has compromised their future credit due to hiring a music teacher/director for "diversity".

 

[rtwjunkie]

Typically, last refers to a year previous, not two months ago.

That it does, Sir! It confused me at first as well.

 

[RejZoR]

Avast company got hacked.....llololololol

Except it wasn't. Avast just purchased Piriform like last month. That doesn't make it "theirs" other than on paper. Also, avast! is a security firm, Piriform wasn't. But lolololol past the facts, right?

Also, everyone equating this to Equifax, the security chief lady there was a music composition major. You can be assured you'll NEVER see such nonsense at avast...

 

[sutyi]

Given the time frame of this whole thing, it sounds to me like someone(s) got laid off in July with the acquisition and sold out some company vulnerabilities to 3rd parties for money.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Also, everyone equating this to Equifax, the security chief lady there was a music composition major. You can be assured you'll NEVER see such nonsense at avast...

How much does Avast pay these days?

 

[RejZoR]

How much does Avast pay these days?

What are you implying with this "question"?

@sutyi
As far as I know, no one was sacked because of the acquisition. Whole Piriform team has been transfered under avast! "control".

 

[R-T-B]

I understand hackers who do that though..

But going after piriform is just being a jerkoff just for the sake of it.

Both have signifigant monetary end goals. I'd say I understand both, but hackers are still asshats.

I love the new Discover card alerts ad, they should alert everyone that Equifax is a dangerous website and has compromised their future credit due to hiring a music teacher/director for "diversity".

I really doubt they hired her for " diversity." More likely nepotism at play.

 

[WootyB]

Technically Windows 7 is still supported with security patches.

If you'd like to be technical, mainstream support for Windows 7 already ended two years ago, which means you aren't getting feature updates, only critical fixes. You have until the beginning of 2020 before "all" security updates end*. If you are using the OS for personal use, you could get away waiting until the last minute to upgrade, but for the security conscious it's just far easier to stay current and in the current support cycle, not extended. I don't mind 7 so much, but do remember it's an 8 year old OS, and the digital world moves fast, giving most android based smart-phones only 2-3 years of security updates before you're left with rooting and relying on community updates.

*However with past history of Windows XP you will still get security patches today but only for major bugs such as Heartbleed, unless you are a government organization paying Microsoft millions of dollars to still support it for antiquated systems.

 

[trparky]

mainstream support for Windows 7 already ended two years ago, which means you aren't getting feature updates

For some people, they don't want new features; they want Windows to stay the way they have had it for years.

critical fixes

For a lot of people that's all they want.

I use Windows 10 myself but I'm just pointing out that Windows 7 is still technically supported. Heck, Windows Vista is still supported but why in God's name you would still be using that awful piece of crap I have no idea.

 

[MrGenius]

The source link is a little off.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-s...r-software-avasts-piriform-says-idUSKCN1BT0R9

Here's the official statement from Piriform.
http://www.piriform.com/news/blog/2...eaner-cloud-v1073191-for-32-bit-windows-users

EDIT: Sorry. I missed it. There it is again. Just in case anybody else did.

 

[kn00tcn]

excuse me some of you, why cant a person be into both music AND security? that's exactly what i am...

For some people, they don't want new features; they want Windows to stay the way they have had it for years.


For a lot of people that's all they want.

I use Windows 10 myself but I'm just pointing out that Windows 7 is still technically supported. Heck, Windows Vista is still supported but why in God's name you would still be using that awful piece of crap I have no idea.

new features such as application sandboxing are NOT in windows 7, forget about the flashy marketing ones for a second

vista is fine, i only used it after SP2 for several years, everything worked, performance was fine, i had pretty much no difference when changing to 7

but vista isnt supported anymore, who told you that it was?

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

The only difference here between the Equifax hack and this one is how long it takes to report a hack if at all, most all companies almost never report a hack unless someone blabs it to the public and even then it usually months after the hack has been done. So for Piriform to report and respond so fast is astounding to say the least.

 

[ewv]

What is a checksum, such as sha512, for the valid 533 installer so we can find out if we used the proper installer?

How long after discovery did it take for piriform to announce the hack? They should have used the same email list they use for update availability to let users know what had happened.

 

[Scrizz]

Nothing is safe!

run for the hills!

 

[StrayKAT]

excuse me some of you, why cant a person be into both music AND security? that's exactly what i am...

Rockstar who hacks in their downtime? You're my hero.

 

[kn00tcn]

Rockstar who hacks in their downtime? You're my hero.

it's just a creative mindset, music is one way to feed it or utilize it, but so is solving problems

 

[StrayKAT]

it's just a creative mindset, music is one way to feed it or utilize it, but so is solving problems

I'm a musician too, but sadly don't have the patience to solve computer issues beyond assembly. I can't code at all really.

 

[kn00tcn]

I'm a musician too, but sadly don't have the patience to solve computer issues beyond assembly. I can't code at all really.

maybe communication between both hemispheres of my brain is high, i can code, make music, design games, play games, be methodical, be scattered/random, everything

i suck at strategy or realtime micromanagement games though

 

[StrayKAT]

maybe communication between both hemispheres of my brain is high, i can code, make music, design games, play games, be methodical, be scattered/random, everything

i suck at strategy or realtime micromanagement games though

I like turn based strategy... the realtime ones just feel like whack-a-mole to me.. or something.

But yeah, sounds like you're pretty balanced.

 

[kn00tcn]

I like turn based strategy... the realtime ones just feel like whack-a-mole to me.. or something.

But yeah, sounds like you're pretty balanced.

turn based kinda boring to me, i also dont feel like i'm choosing properly either

(arena) fps & (sim) racing are my top genres, pure skill with lots of awareness, no rpg calculations that play for you, no luck

 

[StrayKAT]

turn based kinda boring to me, i also dont feel like i'm choosing properly either

(arena) fps & (sim) racing are my top genres, pure skill with lots of awareness, no rpg calculations that play for you, no luck

How about tactics? It's the same as turn based, but maybe the up-close presentation could make it more exciting. Try Valkyria Chronicles. That game rocks.

We're so offtopic now

 

[MrGenius]

excuse me some of you, why cant a person be into both music AND security? that's exactly what i am...

 

[HammerON]

Please stay on topic.