If you have been visiting BetaNews for a while, you surely have discovered some wonderful Windows freeware from the great FileForum. Over the years, I have downloaded countless pieces of quality ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hackers broke into British company Piriform Ltd's free software that optimizes computer performance last month, potentially allowing them to control the devices of ...

Avast-owned Piriform is best known for its CCleaner software, a tool designed to help you clear out the crap from your computer. Now, after a preview period, the company has launched the ...

Piriform, owned by security firm Avast, has warned users of its popular CCleaner utility that a breach had it distributing a backdoor Trojan Horse for up to a month - affecting an estimated 2.27 ...