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US Govt: Uninstall Apple QuickTime

article published on 15 April, 2016

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned Windows PC owners that they should uninstall Apple's QuickTime, after major vulnerabilities were found in the software. Apple no longer supports the Windows variant of QuickTime so the DHS says you should uninstall the software to avoid a "loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of data, as well as damage to system resources ... [ read the full article ]

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pmshah
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_ 		15. April 2016 @ 21:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why did they have it installed in the first place? I have been using PCs for nearly 25 years now and have NEVER installed iTunes on any of my or my client's Windows PC. Have never needed it!
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KurtR
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_ 		15. April 2016 @ 21:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by pmshah:
 Why did they have it installed in the first place? I have been using PCs for nearly 25 years now and have NEVER installed iTunes on any of my or my client's Windows PC. Have never needed it!
Ummm...What? iTunes ≠ Quicktime!
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ghostsdw
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_ 		15. April 2016 @ 23:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by KurtR:
Originally posted by pmshah:
 Why did they have it installed in the first place? I have been using PCs for nearly 25 years now and have NEVER installed iTunes on any of my or my client's Windows PC. Have never needed it!
Ummm...What? iTunes ≠ Quicktime!
Quicktime used to be bundled with the iTunes install on Windows.


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ivymike
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_ 		16. April 2016 @ 00:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So what is a Quicktime PRO user to do who's actually PAID for the Pro version?
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1smurf
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_ 		16. April 2016 @ 10:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm running Windows 10 on all my computers and Quicktime is installed and running on them.
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Skullet
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_ 		16. April 2016 @ 17:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Seems a bit weird for Homeland Security to be issuing a warning like this is it not? Possible petty swipe due to Apple thwarting the efforts of the FBI and making the US government look a bit silly.
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