NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 26, 2014) - Piriform, the leading provider of computer optimization software, announced the launch of CCleaner for Android, available now as a free download for both ...

Avast, today's largest vendor of security software, has acquired Piriform, a UK-based company that is behind many successful desktop and mobile apps, such as CCleaner, Recuva, Speccy, and Defraggler.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers broke into British company Piriform Ltd's free software that optimises computer performance last month, potentially allowing them to control the devices of millions ...

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CCleaner, the popular Mac and Windows system cleaning tool, has responded to user outrage over its new user data collection policies, which collected anonymized data to "gain greater insight into how ...

Hackers modified versions of the Avast-owned CCleaner software to infect potentially millions of PCs with a backdoor. The so-called supply chain attack targeting CCleaner users was discovered by ...

Security software giant Avast has acquired Piriform, the U.K.-based company behind CCleaner -- one of the most popular system cleaners on desktop and mobile. Founded out of London in 2004, Piriform is ...

Software developer Piriform has released CCleaner 7, the latest version of its popular Windows tune-up tool. The update not only brings a fresh design, but also several practical improvements designed ...

The malicious program was slipped into legitimate software called CCleaner, which is downloaded for personal computers and Android phones as often as 5 million times a week. It cleans up junk ...