Tip #4284 - A Real Player Vulnerability
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Real Player Vulnerability
Hello, everyone!
Today, I have
a heads up for you about a recent security vulnerability that was
detected in all versions of the Real Player media program. If you
have Real Player on your computer, you should definitely read this
and follow the directions immediately!
On October 19,
2007, the Symantec corporation (the creators of the Norton antivirus
program) discovered a security hole in the Real Player software. The
vulnerability they found allows certain malicious Web sites to gain
access to a computer and remotely execute files. That makes your computer
completely open to several attacks and it also opens your computer
to spread viruses to other PCs. Wow!
The good news
is though that Real Player has responded quickly to the problem. As
of yesterday (October 23, 2007), they have fixed the issue. All you
have to do is make sure you have the latest version of Real Player
on your computer and download the patch.
If you have Real
Player version 2 or 10, you need to upgrade to 10.5 or 11 beta. To
get the latest version of Real Player, you can go to http://www.real.com.
Once you have
that done, or if you already have 10.5 or 11 beta, all you need to
do is download the patch, which is available by simply clicking this
link.
For more detailed
information on this security issue, you can visit Symantec's security
bulletin right here.
Until next week, stay safe out there!
~ Gary
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