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Malicious CCleaner Installer Patches Chrome Security Extension to Deploy Browser Spyware

Malicious CCleaner Installer Patches Chrome Security Extension to Deploy Browser Spyware

A counterfeit installer for the widely used PC-cleaning utility CCleaner is being used to compromise Windows systems and deploy a malicious Chrome extension dubbed GhostDesk. CCleaner’s global popularity, with more than two billion downloads, gives attackers a credible pretext to target users searching for system-maintenance tools. The observed infection chain begins at ccleanerwind[.]top, a website […]
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