Comments on: RealPlayer, Helix users at risk of attack

Media players running on Linux face a new security vulnerability that could leave users open to remote attacks, security experts say.

[folsco]

Why worry?

use Xmms instead!

[tocam27]

XMMS, Xine & Mplayer rule!

Who uses Helix Player anyway? It's clunky, the interface *********** and it takes forever to load...

Use XMMS, Xine or Mplayer instead...

[folsco]

Why worry?

use Xmms instead!

[tocam27]

XMMS, Xine & Mplayer rule!

Who uses Helix Player anyway? It's clunky, the interface *********** and it takes forever to load...

Use XMMS, Xine or Mplayer instead...

[DavidWorkman]

Is anyone surprised?

RealNetworks has a long history of writing sloppy code with lots of security bugs, illegally collecting personal information, and abusing their customers in general. Oh, and should I mention that they take over mime-types, add shortcuts everywhere on your system, and install extremely annoying taskbar utilities and third party software? You can't blame their downfall on Microsoft or the Windows Media Player, it's all pretty much self-inflicted wounds.

[Andrew J Glina]

I'm with you

Ever since I last installed RealPlayer (seven I think) and I found it was easier to format my machine than to manually remove the evil thing I vowed to never install it again. They deserve to fade away.

[DavidWorkman]

Is anyone surprised?

RealNetworks has a long history of writing sloppy code with lots of security bugs, illegally collecting personal information, and abusing their customers in general. Oh, and should I mention that they take over mime-types, add shortcuts everywhere on your system, and install extremely annoying taskbar utilities and third party software? You can't blame their downfall on Microsoft or the Windows Media Player, it's all pretty much self-inflicted wounds.

[Andrew J Glina]

I'm with you

Ever since I last installed RealPlayer (seven I think) and I found it was easier to format my machine than to manually remove the evil thing I vowed to never install it again. They deserve to fade away.

Mplayer

Just use mplayer with realplayer codecs and you should be better off

Mplayer

Just use mplayer with realplayer codecs and you should be better off