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Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

CCleaner 5.35

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Version History
v5.35.6210 (20 Sep 2017)
– All builds signed with new Digital Signatures

Download
I use the portable version and that link isn’t live as of this writing.

If you want a version of CCleaner before it was bought by Avast it would be v5.32.6129 (11 Jul 2017) or older.
Get it now. I don’t know how long these will be live.
http://download.piriform.com/ccsetup532.exe
http://download.piriform.com/ccsetup532.zip

Tuesday News

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Protest To Protect Net Neutrality
Sept 26-27: The Internet descends on Washington
“On September 26-27 Internet users from across the country will converge on Washington, DC to meet directly with their members of Congress, which is by far the most effective way to influence their positions and counter the power of telecom lobbyists and campaign contributions. First you can attend a training hosted by Public Knowledge who will share years of experience on how to be effective in these meetings. Participants will be paired with a guide to show you where to go on Capitol Hill to participate in meetings with key lawmakers.”

Chrome Vs. Edge and IE
This “Browser Security White Paper” that “has been sponsored by Google” claims Google Chrome is more secure than Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer.

Screw You Guys I’m Going Home
The EFF doesn’t like the W3C supporting DRM so they quit. Well played guys!

CCleaner
Nothing new to report.

Off Topic
Forget getting rich – sex and sleep are the real keys to happiness (and beer, they forgot beer!)

CCleaner Compromised

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“For a period of time, the legitimate signed version of CCleaner 5.33 being distributed by Avast also contained a multi-stage malware payload that rode on top of the installation of CCleaner… During the installation of CCleaner 5.33, the 32-bit CCleaner binary that was included also contained a malicious payload that featured a Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA) as well as hardcoded Command and Control (C2) functionality. We confirmed that this malicious version of CCleaner was being hosted directly on CCleaner’s download server as recently as September 11, 2017.”
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Constitution Day

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Phone Innovations

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Who’s missing???

First phone to play MP3’s: Samsung SPH-M100 in 1999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_media_player#Mobile_phones

First phone with internet access: Nokia 9000 Communicator in 1996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Web

First phone with camera: Sharp J-SH04 J-Phone in 2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_phone

First phone with front facing camera (selfie):
Several mobile phones released in late 2003 introduced front-facing cameras, including the Sony Ericsson Z1010 and Motorola A835.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-facing_camera

First phone with fingerprint recognition: Toshiba G500 and G900 in 2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_ID

First phone with face recognition: Samsung Galaxy Nexus in 2011
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/425805/new-google-smart-phone-recognizes-your-face/

First phone with iris recognition: Fujitsu ARROWS NX F-04G in 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_recognition

Patch Tuesday

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Time To Run Windows Update
Updates for all currently supported Windows versions, IE, Edge, Office, Flash, .NET Framework…
As usual see the complete Breakdown at the end of this post.
Win10 update info: September 12, 2017—KB4038788 (OS Build 15063.608)
“This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update.”

Flash Updated
APSB17-28 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download for IE
Download for Firefox, Opera

CCleaner Too
Download
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