Apple QuickTime Vulnerability Exposed

A newly discovered security hole in Apple’s QuickTime medial player could be used to allow users to unwittingly download malicious software, according to Symantec researchers. The necessary code is now ‘in the wild’ and has been found lurking on at least one porn site. The code, which is been named ‘Downloader’ is currently rated as low risk, but once it finds its way onto a PC it opens a backdoor that allows other malicious programs to be downloaded. Users of QuickTIme 7 are advised to avoid downloading and watching naughty videos until a patch has been released. It’s also a good idea to increase your browser’s security settings, and if you know how, disable QuickTIme as an RSTP protocol handler.

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