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Comments on: Apple issues critical security update for QuickTime

Company says the vulnerabilities could potentially allow a malicious attacker to take control of a person's system and execute arbitrary code.

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by myles taylor January 23, 2009 7:57 AM PST

Was that today or yesterday?

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by Perry_Clease January 23, 2009 8:14 AM PST: The day before; Like this


by BK216 January 23, 2009 8:06 AM PST: Oh Noes; Like this Reply to this comment


by bunner05 January 23, 2009 8:20 AM PST: UMM, so this isn't current news......thanks for the update; Like this Reply to this comment


by john55440 January 23, 2009 8:20 AM PST: QuickTime is a small program, with a constant stream of security holes. Talk about programming incompetence.; Like this Reply to this comment

by solu1978 January 23, 2009 9:07 AM PST

Why does Apple sound like Microsoft (-:

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by Perry_Clease January 23, 2009 9:28 AM PST: MicroSoft "quickly" fixes software security problems?; Like this


by KoldFusion January 24, 2009 9:48 PM PST: This would be because more people are using Apple products now.

The more people who drive Vehicle A. The higher percentage Vehicle A gets into car accidents.; Like this


by kcotham January 23, 2009 9:27 AM PST: Old "news".; Like this Reply to this comment


by morlamweb January 23, 2009 10:19 AM PST: It *is* news in case you missed Apple's advisory, which was released all of two days ago. I'd hardly call that "old news". Thanks, Dawn.; Like this Reply to this comment

by loose_screw January 23, 2009 10:23 AM PST

Does this affect Quicktime Alternative users?

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by Get_Bent January 23, 2009 2:46 PM PST: Yes. QuickTime Alternative and QT Lite have been updated to 2.8.0.; Like this


by loose_screw January 23, 2009 4:58 PM PST: Thanks!; Like this

by stefanvolos January 23, 2009 12:16 PM PST

Uploaded and installed the QT 7.6 update at the office and have been experiencing unusual desktop behaviors... windows opening and closing unexpectedly... intermittent screen refreshes... Finder coming to the foreground by itself.

Anyone else out there experiencing difficulties after installation?

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by stefanvolos January 23, 2009 12:43 PM PST: FYI: This problem is resolved by changing the System Preferences for Stuffit AVR (Archive Via Rename) to "OFF"; Like this


by jeffw08 January 30, 2009 6:34 AM PST: that happened to me yesterday and i thought i would lose my mind. thanks for the fix. however, on restart this morning, i had to turn it off again, it had defaulted. what's up?; Like this

by goodspeed8701 January 23, 2009 12:24 PM PST

Another Quicktime issue... Apple get your heads right. Oh i dont use any iwapple and icrapple product. looks good but doesn't do much.

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by myles taylor January 23, 2009 7:37 PM PST: Oh yes, shame on Apple for not making 100% perfect software. I mean, all....the...other (looks around) software companies are making perfect software.

Doesn't do much? It's a computer and it does what a computer does. What do you do on a computer that you can't do on an Apple? What about the iPhone...doesn't do much?; Like this


by ferretboy88 January 24, 2009 11:10 AM PST: Quicktime is the worse software ever. Swiss cheese.; Like this Reply to this comment

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