Uninstall Now! Apple Abandons QuickTime For Windows Despite Lingering Critical Flaws

Uninstall Now! Apple Abandons QuickTime For Windows Despite Lingering Critical Flaws

Ian Paul | April 15, 2016

Yet another program is joining Java 6 and Windows XP as big-name software you do not want running on your PC. Security firm Trend Micro and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are advising all Windows users to uninstall Apple’s QuickTime as soon as possible. (The advisory does not affect Mac users.)
The reason for getting rid of QuickTime for Windows is twofold. First, Apple told Trend Micro it is deprecating the software and will no longer deliver security updates for it. Second, there are two known critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to take control of a system running QuickTime. 

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36053672

<more at http://www.techconnect.com/article/3056625/windows/uninstall-now-apple-abandons-quicktime-for-windows-despite-lingering-critical-flaws.html; related articles and links: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA16-105A (Alert (TA16-105A). Apple Ends Support for QuickTime for Windows; New Vulnerabilities Announced. April 14, 2016) and http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36053672 (Apple 'abandons' QuickTime on Windows. April 15, 2016)>