PC safety: Uninstall QuickTime, warns Homeland Security
The Homeland Security department in the US has urged PC users using the Apple program QuickTime to uninstall it immediately. This has come after security software maker Trend Micro Inc said it had discovered two new bugs in the PC version of the software.
Both companies warn that the two critical vulnerabilities could be used to attack PC computers if users visit a malicious webpage or open a tainted life. While Trend Micro said that it hadn't heard of any cases where the bugs had been exploited, Apple's decision to phase-out QuickTime for PC means that the bugs won't be fixed. So uninstalling the program altogether is the safest option.
This warning is not applicable to Mac users using QuickTime.
Read more at cnet.com.au
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