Security researchers have taken note of the fact that Apple has stopped issuing security updates for QuickTime for Windows and strongly, strongly recommend that if you’ve got it on your PC you should delete it.
The U.S. Government agrees, with the US Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) also suggesting that you should drop QuickTime as soon as possible. Without security updates, it could very quickly be compromised by hackers or viruses.
Pictured: what could happen to you.
Apple already removed the browser plugin for Quicktime on Windows, so there’s one avenue of attack that’s been closed, but this could still be a big vulnerability. If you’re on a Mac you’re fine. Windows users: download VLC or something, c’mon, it’s 2016.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Photo: QuickTime.
