trparky
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The only version affected is the 32-bit binary of CCleaner v5.33.6162.
The problem is that on 64-bit systems the 32-bit binary is still part of the installation (there's a CCleaner.exe and a CCleaner64.exe). Here's my assumption so you can correct me if I'm wrong. When you launch CCleaner the CCleaner.exe (32-bit) file is the one that's initially started even on 64-bit systems which upon launch the CCleaner.exe (32-bit) binary detects that your system is a 64-bit OS, launches the CCleaner64.exe binary, and then the 32-bit version exits. So if my assumption is correct here it doesn't matter if the 32-bit binary was the only one that was infected, 64-bit OS or not... you're still going to become infected.
Heck, even the Scheduled Task that allows CCleaner to be auto-elevated without a UAC prompt is pointing to the CCleaner.exe (32-bit) binary.
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Oh good God, I had that version installed. Now I've got both Windows Defender and MalwareBytes scanning my system in full paranoid mode.
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Oh yes, I definitely found that to be a bit annoying as well. Items that I have pinned shouldn't be cleaned by CCleaner.
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I'd like to see CCleaner have the ability to clean the cache of Google Earth.
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If you open up the Applications tab in CCleaner, under Firefox, is "Saved form information" checked?
No.
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I've tried this several time but CCleaner doesn't clean the past-typed URLs of the address bar in FireFox.
Announcement: Security Notification for CCleaner v5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud v1.07.3191
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Doing that does break the auto-elevation process though.