Virus false positive ? by update to version 6.06.10144

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Kaspersky detected :

Event: Malicious object detected 

Application: ccupdate606_free.exe


User: xxxxx


User type: Active user


Component: System Watcher


Result description: Detected


Type: Trojan


Name: PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic


Threat level: High


Object type: Process


Object path: e:\program files\ccleaner\temp_ccupdate


Object name: ccupdate606_free.exe


Reason: Databases


Databases release date: Today, 16/11/2022 10:59:00</span>

The program was totally removed by KIS, I reinstalled the old version 6.05.10110

I did not have that problem on Windows 11, only windows 10, strange ....

Please advise.

Thank you.

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It often happens following a CCleaner update that the antivirus takes a while to recognise the new version.

Some AVs are more prone to it than others, depending on the lists and algorithms that each one uses and how often they update their definitions.

Give it time for the AV to update for the CCleaner update.

PS. As it's different for you on 2 different computers then I'd guess the AV had updated on the Win11 machine but not on Win10 one yet.

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@nukecad: thank you, it's important to know that it's not really a 'virus infection'. I'll try again tomorrow.