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- Microsoft: Third party apps killing our security
- Microsoft: Third party apps killing our securityI use Youtube oftenand what they did is good. I really disliked the whole real player thing as well.It was a horrid thing. Aside from which platform it was run on.Tell That To Some Web SeminarsI had to attend one last week, one of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital media, Digital music, Construction, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Windows Vista, security
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patchedReal is feeling threatened by AppleReal doesn't want to lose its title of "Least Secure Media Platform Ever Released" to QuickTime. How anyone can allow either of these programs on their computer is beyond me. You are practically [b]begging[/b] to get pwned.People still use that piece...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched
- Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks has shipped a high-prority patch to cover four gaping holes in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the vulnerabilities could put users at risk of code execution attacks. The patch comes a few hours after Secunia released an advisory warning for one...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayerDefinition of PoC?Forgive my ignorance when using vulnerability speak, but what does PoC stand for? I thought at first it might mean Point of Contact, but I figured I might as well ask.RE: Black Hat webcastThe Black Hat conference organisers really should know...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, SECURITY, PoC, RealNetworks RealPlayer, buffer-overflow, RealNetworks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer. From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headaches
- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headachesMS disabled Netscape plugins in IE5.5 SP2 w/o warningThey claimed after the fact it was for security reasons. ActiveX is FAR more of a problem since it was designed to do any and everything the operating system could do. IE is it's self an...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web browsers, Middleware, Digital music, Digital media, security, ActiveX, plug-in, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Plugins, ActiveX Control, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Netscape Communications Corp., Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headaches
- RealPlayer has a another ActiveX vulnerability that leaves Windows users on IE at risk. Elazar Broad, who frequently flags ActiveX problems, issued an alert Sunday on message board lists. Broad is currently working on an exploit for it. Here's the message: Hash: SHA1...
- Tags: Security, ActiveX, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Elazar Broad, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- StopBadware.org: RealPlayer 10.5, 11 is badware
- StopBadware.org: RealPlayer 10.5, 11 is badwareRealplayerI don't believe that RealPlayer is badware or malware or any such thing. I have used just about every anti-virus and every anti-spyware software. None of them every mentioned anything about RealPlayer being harmful. I use it mostly everyday too, I use version 11, it...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, RealPlayer 10.5, Stopbadware.org
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- A-Z RealPlayer Video Converter (exe)
- A-Z RealPlayer Video Converter is a tool for AVI, DIVX to RM,RMVB, WMV, ASF to RM, RMVB, MOV to RM, RMVB, MPEG, VCD, DVD, to RM, RMVB video converter. It can bring you amazing video quality with super fast conversion speed. It's easy to use and no technical knowledge required....
- Tags: Video, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-01-04
- DFX Audio Enhancer for RealPlayer (exe)
- Give your digital music files more vibrancy with DFX Audio Enhancement.DFX enhances your music listening experience by improving the sound quality of MP3, internet radio, Windows Media and other music files. Renew stereo depth, add 3D surround sound, restore sound clarity, boost your audio levels, and produce deep, rich bass...
- Tags: RealNetworks RealPlayer, Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-11-27
- Yahoo Messenger, QuickTime top list of most vulnerable Windows apps
- Yahoo Messenger, QuickTime top list of most vulnerable Windows appsLook at the conditions that were the criteria for the listYou made some mentioned this, but the reason why IE and Office are not on this list is because they are well known to be threats and are already inside most...
- Tags: Mice, Operating systems, Digital music, Web browsers, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, irony, Yahoo! Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, vulnerable Windows app, mouse, Windows App, Yahoo IM, Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- RPWiz (zip)
- RPWiz will produce SlideShows viewable in Real Player ver. 7.x+, Internet Explorer ver. 4.x+ or Netscape ver. 4.06+. Here are some key features: Wizard style program is easily mastered yet has flexible options; Separate Photo Source and Show Target Folders; Ability to automatically select all Photos in the Source Folder;...
- Tags: Photograph, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-10-30
- News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2
- News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2UBUNTUI have tried numerous times to install UBUNTO on a Toughbook CF-27,(with a new HDD,) without success. I am computer literate going back to CPM / PCDOS / MSDOS and APPLE DOS in the 1980's. I am not a Geek...
- Tags: Digital music, PRODUCTIVITY, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Installation, Ubunto, Amazon EC2, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Amazon.com Inc., wireless
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack. Mozilla plugs 10 more Firefox holes. Heather Clancy: Green business backlash: We could see this coming. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 7.10 - Installation walk-through. Gallery. Christopher Dawson: Microsoft matters less...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Speaker, AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Wireless, Flaw, Purchasing & Procurement, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack
- IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attackWait a minute!According to what I've read from the Microsoft drones, IE is supposed to be "operating in a sand box".How is it possible to be attacked by a flaw while it's "in a sand box"? (unless it's a sand booger, of course)But...
- Tags: Web browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, sentance, Leopard, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Linux, attack vector, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-10-19
- IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack
- See updates below with confirmation from RealNetworks and plans for an emergency RealPlayer patch Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day hole in RealNetworks' RealPlayer media player, a software program installed on tens of millions of Windows computers worldwide. The in-the-wild attacks, which began...
- Tags: Attacker, Victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Attack, Flaw, Exploitation, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- RealPlayer (dmg)
- RealPlayer 10 is better for your Mac than ever. Watch near DVD-quality video, view video clips in full-screen theater mode, optimize your sound with our graphic equalizer, play Quicktime files. The free RealPlayer 10 behaves just like your other Mac applications and is the first product that integrates Real's revolutionary...
- Tags: Video, RealNetworks RealPlayer, RealPlayer 10, Digital Media, Digital Music, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-10-17
- Quit pickin' on Microsoft, EU
- Quit pickin' on Microsoft, EUMedia Player is the least interesting partIf you look at the ruling, Media player is the least interesting part of the ruling. What's more interesting is what this ruling means. Some legislation concerning competition was put on hold, but will be implemented in the next year....
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Bravo EU, WMP
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
- MTV and RealNetworks: A sound decision?
- MTV and RealNetworks: A sound decision?Yikes, RealNetworksAnytime I hear 'RealNetworks' it conjures up bad vibes like as if someone said Pinto.Seriously, I have never used RealPlayer where it didn't screw up a computer, make it run slow, or hook into it in so many places that it doesn't want to...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, plot, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Corp., MTV
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Friday rants: RealPlayer is annoying; iPhone-AT&T whining; Watching someone read your blog
- Friday rants: RealPlayer is annoying; iPhone-AT&T whining; Watching someone read your blogWaaaaaaa........Let's see Apple releases the iPhone and it's specs....yet despite knowing the features of the iPhone some decide to go on posts like these and complain!?! Why? No one forces them to purchase an iPhone heck many...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, blog, RealNetworks RealPlayer, new RealPlayer
- Discussion threads 2007-07-13
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