Derek891 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Basic information: Windows 8.1 Core x86_64 v. 6.3.9600 Ccleaner v. 5.04.5151 x64 Malwarebytes v. 2.1.4.1018 Database v. 2015.04.01.09 I just downloaded the latest malware definitions for Malwarebytes and performed a scan. At the end, during the heuristics portion of the scan, Malwarebytes picked up two registry entries from Ccleaner that it claims are PUPS. Here is a screenshot of the results: Please note: This just occurred today and has never occurred previously while using any of the earlier malware definition files. I realize that many times a heuristics scan can result in false positives, and for now I've instructed Malwarebytes to ignore these two issues. I'd just like to know for certain if Malwarebytes has discovered something genuine, or if I should set it to ignore these items permanently. Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdbane Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 how do you know this belong to ccleaner?it says A1PCCleaner.C, not CCleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek891 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 how do you know this belong to ccleaner? it says A1PCCleaner.C, not CCleaner dvdbane, I think you're onto something. I just got finished running the same scan on my Windows 7 machine, which has the same version of Malwarebytes and the same version of Ccleaner installed. Nothing was detected, period. So it looks like some form of malware has gotten into my Windows 8.1 registry, and it's using the name Ccleaner as a part of it's own name to avoid being detected by a casual inspection of the registry. Maybe the admins or developers can add something to this. Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted April 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 1, 2015 @derek, Just to reiterate, your 'infection' is called A1PCCleaner (A1 PC Cleaner) and has nothing to do with CCleaner. An unfortunate coincidence with the other trusted name - which is usually 'their' intent. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Good catch, dvdbane. Derek, I would be interested to know how this works out, if you have the time. Thanks. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek891 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Hello to all - Problem solved. All I had to do was restore Windows 8.1 from a backup image I made about three weeks ago. Ran another scan and everything was clean, so it must have been something I downloaded or installed in the last three weeks. All I can recall doing was downloading several catalogs in .pdf format and installing Firefox (???). I have no clue where it came from, but it's gone now. :) Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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