
But for those who want to be totally safe additional actions should be helpful. Updating to 3.34 version can remove the corrupted file and the tool. This malware affected main accounts and administrative accounts of devices that got this malicious version of the tool.


The malware gets executed if the user was using the admin account, so low-privileged account users who have installed the CCleaner 5.33 file were not affected. The attack began on August 15 and lasted up to September 12, 2017, when security experts have managed to detect the felony. The malware, which gained the name of Floxif Trojan, managed to deceive over 2 million users that they had downloaded a validated CCleaner version 5.33 and CCleaner Cloud. By using the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) type of attack, the perpetrators have managed to violate the distribution network and deliver malware in the disguise of a certified CCleaner 5.33 version.

What is CCleaner 5.33 virus? CCleaner v5.33 virus is the corrupted utility version that brings Floxif malware to 2.27 million users via a hacked executable fileĬCleaner virus defines a corrupted v5.3 version of a well-known anti-malware tool CCleaner.
