Serious security flaws appear in QuickTime for Windows and Apple... wash your hands
That many times applications or operating systems have security flaws, it can be something admissible and to a certain extent, being benevolent, it can be normal. To err is human and these mistakes can be passed over, but what cannot be admitted is that, knowing their existence, means are not put in place to amend them.
And something like that is happening with QuickTime for Windows, an application to play videos developed by Apple and originally from Mac OS , which according to Trend Micro, has serious security flaws in the version available for Windows.
From Trend Micro, the Los Angeles-based information security company, they have done an examination and a study and affirm that vulnerabilities exist , although to date there is no knowledge of attempts to exploit them… although that may be a matter of time.
So once the bug has been discovered, the next step is to communicate its existence to the developer, in this case Apple, so that they can take action on the matter and initiate the correction of errors through the relevant update and it ishere where the surprise comes, since from Trend Micro they ensure that Apple washes its hands indicating that they have no planned corrections or additions of security new, in an attitude that may indicate a contempt for QuickTime for Windows
This is the statement made by Trend Micro:
This fact, particularly serious, has motivated the government of the United States through the Computer Emergency Readiness Team, also make a recommendation (quite emphatic) for all Windows users which is to uninstall QuickTime based on the Trend Micro report:
As we can see the waters between Apple and the American government have become tense since the last episode with the unlocking of the iPhone 5C, so much so It is surprising that a state body recommends uninstalling an application or program due to lack of support.
What's your opinion about it? Do you think that this is too extreme a position or, on the contrary, is it logical not to use this type of application?_ And by the way, having said all this How many of you in the room use QuickTime in Windows?
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