Might I invite comment on the following extract from PrevX? So far I have used crap cleaner without probs but this message is, to say the least, 'alarming'. I am genuinely seeking views, including those of Piriform developers of the matter. Thanks in advance
brian
CCSETUP208.EXE
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This executable Piriform program has a file size of 2,914,296 bytes, it is most frequently called CCSETUP208.EXE and is most frequently located in the %desktop%\ folder.
The file header contains the following information:
Vendor : Piriform Ltd
Product: CCleaner Installer
This file is considered unsafe and is part of the malware group, TROJAN.AGENT.GEN. It was first seen on Thursday, May 29 2008. It has been seen frequently by 1,000 users in this section of the community.
CCSETUP208.EXE has been seen to perform the following behaviors:
- This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk
- Adds Products to the system registry
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Terminates Processes
CCSETUP208.EXE has been the subject of the following behaviors:
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
