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January 11, 2006 Several security flaws in Apple Computer's media player could put computers running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of hijack. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, Apple Computer, risk, media player, attack, security, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

January 13, 2006 Recent security update to Apple's popular media player causes system problems, some Mac OS X and Windows users say. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, media player, Apple Macintosh, forum, security, Microsoft Windows

November 4, 2005 "Highly critical" bug in media player could open door for a denial-of-service attack, security company says. TAGS: denial of service, Apple QuickTime, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Apple Computer, security company, media player, security

January 23, 2007 Patch for serious vulnerability in media player software comes 23 days after details of the flaw and attack code were publicly released. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, flaw, Apple Computer, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, media player, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, security

May 10, 2007 Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec. TAGS: WinZip, Symantec Corp., Apple QuickTime, vulnerability, flaw, media player, security, Apple Computer, PC

January 2, 2007 Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, advisory, Apple Computer, vulnerability, flaw, bug, Windows PC, researcher, attacker, media player, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

December 2, 2005 Is your PC a drug mule? Also: Keeping up with the latest flaws, hacker exploits and software patches. TAGS: flaw, media player, security, patch management, Symantec Corp., attack, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, firewall, e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., games

October 21, 2005 Steve Ballmer touts a big year ahead for Microsoft--and makes it clear he doesn't throw chairs. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, patch, media player, DirectX, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Computer, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, operating system

October 21, 2005 Microsoft touts a big year ahead, while rival Apple continues to roll out the goods. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Week in review, Redmond, Apple Power Mac, patch, DirectX, Apple Computer, media player, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, operating system

December 24, 2004 Software giant gets an unwelcome gift when a European court orders it to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled media player. TAGS: Week in review, media player, antivirus company, BitTorrent, Google Inc., hacker, worm, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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