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Security news roundup: November 30

Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers a new QuickTime bug that affects both XP and Vista, a new release of FireFox, security updates for FreeBSD, the release of Microsoft Exchange SP1, the official acknowledgement by Cisco of flaws in its VoIP phones, new versions of...

Tags: Keyboard, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Mozilla Firefox, Phone, Attacker, Apple QuickTime, FreeBSD, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Keyboards, Security, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-11-30

Security news roundup: November 6

Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers an escalation of priviledge vulnerability found in the Macrovision driver on Windows, a new release of Apple's QuickTime which fixes seven critical vulnerabilities, and vulnerabilities discovered in Perl and its Regular Expressions library. Escalation of priviledge...

Tags: Perl, Apple QuickTime, Vulnerability, Macrovision Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Security Advisory, Digital Music, Security, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-11-06

Speakers work but sound recorded in QuickTime Pro doesn't play.

Greetings! I have spent this evening downloading and updating drivers for my sound card in my Gateway 550GR PC. I finally have it to the point that it will appear to record my voice, but nothing plays back. I have checked the obvious, like nothing muted and everything connected correctly....

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, dawsonc@..., Apple QuickTime Pro, Apple QuickTime

Discussion threads 2007-10-17

Apple finally fixes Windows QuickTime flaw

Apple has finally updated the Windows version of QuickTime to fix a 13-month-old flaw that affects Windows XP and Windows Vista. According to News.com's News Blog: The patch affects users of QuickTime 7.2 on Windows Vista, XP SP2, and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-4673. Currently, viewing maliciously...

Tags: Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc., Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-10-04

How Do I... Convert an MPEG video file into Flash video?

Converting an MPEG, AVI or QuickTime video is a simple process that involves using Adobe's Flash Video Encoder, a separate program which installs on your hard drive in conjunction with the installation of Flash CS3 itself. If you already have Flash CS3 on your computer, you can open the Flash...

Tags: Apple QuickTime, AVI, Video, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Mark Kaelin, Gallery, screenshots, how do I, flash video, mpeg

Image galleries 2007-09-27

QuickTime 7.1.5 version and above doesn't loacte Local File system path

I can embed a QuickTime control in a web page using the OBJECT tag. EgThis works file with version before 7.1.5.But with the latest versions this is not working.For the SRC param, if you give a local path it is not working. If you give a relative path it works.sayAll...

Tags: Digital music, ajoystephenson@..., Apple QuickTime

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

Exception Processing Message

Servicing a clients Win XP Home system I get a message after wWindows has loaded 'Exception Processing Message c0000013 Parameters 75b6bf9c 4 75b6bf9c' I havn't struck that opne before, can anyone help.iTunes/Quicktime or Card Reader softwareThis error is most commonly connected to iTunes or Quicktime or a program...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Tools & Techniques, gavinoc46, Apple QuickTime, Apple iTunes, software

Discussion threads 2007-07-04

Quicktime movie file

Hi everyoneI am trying to hide a quicktime .mov file in Dreamweaver CS3 but when i view the website, the play button is still visible. Question is how can i hide it so it still plays but is not visible on the website? CheersSteve R

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, stephen.roberts@..., Apple QuickTime, movie

Discussion threads 2007-06-27

QuickTime Security Issue

Hello, i've read from various forums in the net that QuickTime Player is vulnerable to attack. Can anyone tell me how is this possible and beside updating latest patches, what is the best possible way around?

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, papa_adam06@..., Apple QuickTime

Discussion threads 2007-06-26

Two Apples/Day? Won't Keep Hackers At Bay, Neither Will Firefox

Quick, what's Apple's biggest vulnerability?Right, QuickTime!QuickTime just happens to run on both Windows and OS X, which makes this the second cross-platform threat I have reported on here in the past week.This is also the second time in a week Apple has released a security patch to block malicious web...

Tags: Macintosh, Firefox, Apple

Blog posts 2007-05-30

MacBook hacker exploited a zero-day bug in QuickTime

The vulnerability, which is related to how QuickTime handles Java, could also expose Windows users. What do you think about Apple's decision to decline to comment about this MacBook hack? Do you think this hack damages the reputation ofMac security?Ok, I have a stupid questionMac runs as its base OS...

Tags: Desktops, SECURITY, Newsletter Editor, Apple MacBook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer Inc., Apple QuickTime

Discussion threads 2007-04-25

Mac hack may expose Windows users

Hack-a-Mac contest winner Dino Dai Zovi exploited a zero-day bug in Apple's QuickTime media player. The vulnerability, which is related to how QuickTime handles Java, could also expose Windows users. Dai Zovi says that disabling Java in a browser shields a computer against attacks that exploit the flaw.Here's an excerpt...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple QuickTime, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Desktops, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Mary Weilage

Blog posts 2007-04-25

Locksmith - warnings/patches for QuickTime, AirPort Extreme, Gentoo, and defeated al-Qaida Net plot, but no Microsoft Bulletins this month.

I'm sorry you must be WRONG .....There's no way Apple could possibly have any security issues that need to be "patched" ( sorry I used that dirty 'MS word) According to all the Apple users read fanatics Apple software has no security problems. Just look at the Apple commercials if...

Tags: ScriptDummy, Apple Computer Inc., security, Microsoft Corp., al-Qaida, Apple QuickTime, Gentoo

Discussion threads 2007-03-14

Locksmith - multiple warnings but no Microsoft Bulletins this month.

This would normally be the time when a copy of my Locksmith column and newsletter goes out to cover Microsoft Security Bulletins but there wont be any this month at least not on the regular patch Tuesday so I will cover other security threats here in the security blog.Actually it...

Tags: Apple, Internet, Internet Service, Locksmith, Microsoft, pathcing, Risk Management, Security

Blog posts 2007-03-12

Acrobat flaw threatens both Firefox and IE browsers

While initially thought to only cause exposure to random code on Web sites, an Adobe Acrobat Reader flaw can also expose the contents of a user's local hard drive to hackers. Get the details in this edition of the IT Locksmith, and get the best of the rest of recent...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Internet Explorer, OpenOffice.org, John McCormick, OpenOffice, Web browsers, SECURITY, Acrobat flaw, OpenOffice buffer-overflow vulnerability, Web browser, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, Apple QuickTime, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Information Technology, Threat, Flaw, Office Suites, Software, Internet

Technical articles 2007-01-08

Critical Mac QuickTime zero-day exploit released!

A zero-day Apple QuickTime flaw for Mac OS X has officially kicked off the MoAB Month of Apple Bugs. The exploit has been "100% reliable for a current up-to-date x86-based OS X system". Anyone wishing to confirm the vulnerability in their own Intel-based Macs can click on this...

Tags: Apple, Apple QuickTime, Browsers, exploit, Security

Blog posts 2007-01-02

pc lock accessing Word files from browse

Hi,I have a client that installed a Nikon camera with software and it appears to have installed quicktime. The computer began locking up right after the install. The client then tried cleaning it out in safemode and uninstalled the camera.They uninstalled Quicktime. Now when they try and open any file...

Tags: Apple QuickTime, camera, camera software, Casemaker, Microsoft Word, PC, software, Word Files

Q&A 2006-07-10

QT Movie NoteTaker for Windows (zip)

If you ever need to watch a series of QuickTime movies and take notes, or if you need to get dailies or raw footage to clients or collaborators for comments, you know what a huge hassle it can be. Doing window burns, waiting hours for renders, making DVDs, spending hours...

Tags: movie, Apple QuickTime, DVD, window, e-mail

Software downloads 2006-05-23

QTSTIMER

The subject program showed up last night at shutdown. Can someone tell me what it is?Ditto - anyone know?It does not seem to be any commonly used program. You should do a full scan for viruses and spyware with the latest definitions.Full scan with latest Spy Sweeper using...

Tags: Apple QuickTime, career, humph@..., movie, QTSTIMER

Q&A 2006-01-23

Quicktime Alternative

A great quicktime alternative that doesn't force you to install itunes, just plain ol' quicktime that works! For use on Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape and Mozilla.http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm

Tags: Apple QuickTime, hardware, quicktime, statykserver

Discussion threads 2006-01-16