![]() The logs for my Norton Smart Firewall activity (Security | History | Show | Firewall Activities) only go back a few weeks so I'm not sure how I can determine if any connections were made to the rogue servers at IP address 216.126. , HKLM\SOFTWARE\PIRIFORM\ AGOMO|TCID, Quarantined,, ,īoth Malwarebytes scan reports are attached.Ī - MB Threat Scan Agomo Not Detected. , HKLM\SOFTWARE\PIRIFORM\ AGOMO|MUID, Quarantined,, , I updated to CCleaner Free v5.34 on my 32-bit OS on 1 and when I ran a Threat Scan yesterday with Malwarebytes Premium v3.2.2 (database v) my scan was clean.Īfter reading rherber1's post I just repeated another Malwarebytes Threat Scan today (database v) and it finally detected the following stray registry entries left behind by the Floxif malware that was embedded in the 32-bit ccleaner.exe executable for v5.33: Today I performed a scan with MalWareBytes (free) and it notified I was also infected with Floxif Malware (see scan result attached) So I think you can just safely delete the offending entry, if it reappears then you have a problem. ![]() It will only replace the malicious executables with legitimate ones so that the malware is no longer present." as seen below, upgrading to version 5.34 will not remove the Agomo key from the Windows registry. In the bleeping article this is stated: "Please note. Windows Registry CCleaner Agomo Post 5_34 Reinstall. Should I be deleting this Agomo registry entry manually, and what other registry entries and files might have been missed by the v5.34 installer?ģ2-bit Vista Home Premium SP2 * Firefox ESR v52.3.0 * NS Premium v22.10.0.10 * MB Premium v3.2.2 * CCleaner Free v I wiped CCleaner v5.34 (originally installed 13-Sep-207) off my system today with the Free Revo Uninstaller v2.0.3 (advanced mode) and reinstalled with a fresh copy of ccsetup534.exe downloaded from the Piriform site ( /ccsetup534.exe 9,597 KB) but the Agomo registry entry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Piriform\Agomo still persists. Updating CCleaner to v5.34 removes the old executable and the malware. The bleepingcomputer article states that " The malware was embedded in the CCleaner executable itself. I just read today's Piriform blog entry Security Notification for CCleaner v and CCleaner Cloud v for 32-bit Windows users as well as the bleepingcomputer article CCleaner Malware Incident - What You Need to Know and How to Remove about Piriform's infected 32-bit v5.33 installer. Last week I posted in geekandglitter's thread 32.59165 found by Zillya! about downloading two different installers for CCleaner Free v3.34 from the official Piriform site ( cc_setup534.exe 9,954 KB versus the ccsetup534.exe 9,597 KB) but my post in that thread was deleted by one of the forum mods on 1. How do I ensure that sure that this malware has been completely removed, short of restoring my system to a state prior to 1? In this case, the payload was a set of DLL files that integrates with Windows and sends user information such as IP address and list of software and hardware to the attackers.I believe I was one of the 32-bit CCleaner users infected by the Floxif malware that was bundled with the previous v5.33 installer but the new v5.34 installer does not appear to be removing all traces of this malware off my system. ![]() It is possible more companies were targeted.įor those who don't know, a 2nd-stage payload is a malicious code (payload) that the initial stage (also a malicious payload) executes after downloading the essential bits it's an advanced technique that attackers use to mask the size and the intent of the malware. In its analysis, the company found evidence in that the malware has successfully sent a 2nd-stage payload to 20 machines in 8 organizations.Īlthough Avast didn't disclose the names of the victims, one of the affected firms, Cisco's research group, has identified 18 companies whose names appear in the list of domains communicated by the malware's command and control (C2) servers. Initial findings suggest at least 18 such companies were targeted.Īvast, CCleaner developer Piriform's parent company, detailed its progress on the malware investigation in a blog post. The CCleaner malware fiasco has reached a new height according to new evidence, the attack may have infected the internal networks of technology giants like Google, Microsoft, and Sony. ![]()
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