According to security firm Cisco Talos , hijackers effectively "bundled" Malware in with a recent version of Ccleaner.
The malware allows Hackers to potentially get access to the user's computer, and other connected systems, to steal personal data or credentials.
A spokeswoman additionally told Business Insider that Piriform estimated 2.27 million users had installed the infected software.
That could mean an external hacker infiltrated the build process itself, or an insider "intentionally included" the malicious code.
Piriform said: "At this stage, we don’t want to speculate how the unauthorized code appeared in the CCleaner software, where the attack originated from, how long it was being prepared and who stood behind it."
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