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- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headaches
- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headachesMS disabled Netscape plugins in IE5.5 SP2 w/o warningThey claimed after the fact it was for security reasons. ActiveX is FAR more of a problem since it was designed to do any and everything the operating system could do. IE is it's self an...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web browsers, Middleware, Digital music, Digital media, security, ActiveX, plug-in, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Plugins, ActiveX Control, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Netscape Communications Corp., Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headaches
- RealPlayer has a another ActiveX vulnerability that leaves Windows users on IE at risk. Elazar Broad, who frequently flags ActiveX problems, issued an alert Sunday on message board lists. Broad is currently working on an exploit for it. Here's the message: Hash: SHA1...
- Tags: Security, ActiveX, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Elazar Broad, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- StopBadware.org: RealPlayer 10.5, 11 is badware
- StopBadware.org: RealPlayer 10.5, 11 is badwareRealplayerI don't believe that RealPlayer is badware or malware or any such thing. I have used just about every anti-virus and every anti-spyware software. None of them every mentioned anything about RealPlayer being harmful. I use it mostly everyday too, I use version 11, it...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, RealPlayer 10.5, Stopbadware.org
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- A-Z RealPlayer Video Converter (exe)
- A-Z RealPlayer Video Converter is a tool for AVI, DIVX to RM,RMVB, WMV, ASF to RM, RMVB, MOV to RM, RMVB, MPEG, VCD, DVD, to RM, RMVB video converter. It can bring you amazing video quality with super fast conversion speed. It's easy to use and no technical knowledge required....
- Tags: Video, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-01-04
- DFX Audio Enhancer for RealPlayer (exe)
- Give your digital music files more vibrancy with DFX Audio Enhancement.DFX enhances your music listening experience by improving the sound quality of MP3, internet radio, Windows Media and other music files. Renew stereo depth, add 3D surround sound, restore sound clarity, boost your audio levels, and produce deep, rich bass...
- Tags: RealNetworks RealPlayer, Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-11-27
- Yahoo Messenger, QuickTime top list of most vulnerable Windows apps
- Yahoo Messenger, QuickTime top list of most vulnerable Windows appsLook at the conditions that were the criteria for the listYou made some mentioned this, but the reason why IE and Office are not on this list is because they are well known to be threats and are already inside most...
- Tags: Mice, Operating systems, Digital music, Web browsers, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, irony, Yahoo! Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, vulnerable Windows app, mouse, Windows App, Yahoo IM, Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- RPWiz (zip)
- RPWiz will produce SlideShows viewable in Real Player ver. 7.x+, Internet Explorer ver. 4.x+ or Netscape ver. 4.06+. Here are some key features: Wizard style program is easily mastered yet has flexible options; Separate Photo Source and Show Target Folders; Ability to automatically select all Photos in the Source Folder;...
- Tags: Photograph, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-10-30
- News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2
- News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2UBUNTUI have tried numerous times to install UBUNTO on a Toughbook CF-27,(with a new HDD,) without success. I am computer literate going back to CPM / PCDOS / MSDOS and APPLE DOS in the 1980's. I am not a Geek...
- Tags: Digital music, PRODUCTIVITY, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Installation, Ubunto, Amazon EC2, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Amazon.com Inc., wireless
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack. Mozilla plugs 10 more Firefox holes. Heather Clancy: Green business backlash: We could see this coming. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 7.10 - Installation walk-through. Gallery. Christopher Dawson: Microsoft matters less...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Speaker, AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Wireless, Flaw, Purchasing & Procurement, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack
- IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attackWait a minute!According to what I've read from the Microsoft drones, IE is supposed to be "operating in a sand box".How is it possible to be attacked by a flaw while it's "in a sand box"? (unless it's a sand booger, of course)But...
- Tags: Web browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, sentance, Leopard, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Linux, attack vector, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-10-19
- IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack
- See updates below with confirmation from RealNetworks and plans for an emergency RealPlayer patch Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day hole in RealNetworks' RealPlayer media player, a software program installed on tens of millions of Windows computers worldwide. The in-the-wild attacks, which began...
- Tags: Attacker, Victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Attack, Flaw, Exploitation, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- RealPlayer (dmg)
- RealPlayer 10 is better for your Mac than ever. Watch near DVD-quality video, view video clips in full-screen theater mode, optimize your sound with our graphic equalizer, play Quicktime files. The free RealPlayer 10 behaves just like your other Mac applications and is the first product that integrates Real's revolutionary...
- Tags: Video, RealNetworks RealPlayer, RealPlayer 10, Digital Media, Digital Music, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-10-17
- Quit pickin' on Microsoft, EU
- Quit pickin' on Microsoft, EUMedia Player is the least interesting partIf you look at the ruling, Media player is the least interesting part of the ruling. What's more interesting is what this ruling means. Some legislation concerning competition was put on hold, but will be implemented in the next year....
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Bravo EU, WMP
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
- MTV and RealNetworks: A sound decision?
- MTV and RealNetworks: A sound decision?Yikes, RealNetworksAnytime I hear 'RealNetworks' it conjures up bad vibes like as if someone said Pinto.Seriously, I have never used RealPlayer where it didn't screw up a computer, make it run slow, or hook into it in so many places that it doesn't want to...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, plot, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Corp., MTV
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Friday rants: RealPlayer is annoying; iPhone-AT&T whining; Watching someone read your blog
- Friday rants: RealPlayer is annoying; iPhone-AT&T whining; Watching someone read your blogWaaaaaaa........Let's see Apple releases the iPhone and it's specs....yet despite knowing the features of the iPhone some decide to go on posts like these and complain!?! Why? No one forces them to purchase an iPhone heck many...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, blog, RealNetworks RealPlayer, new RealPlayer
- Discussion threads 2007-07-13
- Friday rants: RealPlayer is annoying; iPhone-AT&T whining; Watching someone read your blog
- A few odds and ends to mull over as the weekend nears...Why is RealPlayer so #@!$#@ annoying?I've avoided RealPlayer like the plague, but regrettably forgot why until this week. I wanted to view a Webcast that was only available in RealPlayer. Firefox informs me I need a plug-in so I...
- Tags: Web Technology, Personal Technology, iPhone, Hollywood on Demand, General, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- radio2XS Tuner - RealPlayer (widget)
- Enables you to listen to radio2XS's mono lo-fi MP3 stream using Real Player or Real Alternative. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: RealNetworks RealPlayer, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-07-11
- Code execution hole haunts RealPlayer, HelixPlayer
- Code execution hole haunts RealPlayer, HelixPlayerWho use RealPlayer anyway?Not me!Using Real Player's "check for updates" didn't updateThe free Real Player was installed on one machine I was patching last night, so I used its "Check for Updates" feature. It "updated" to version 10.x/6.0.12.1578, which was the same version number...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2007-06-27
- Code execution hole haunts RealPlayer, HelixPlayer
- RealNetworks has issued a security fix for a gaping hole in its flagship RealPlayer software but, strangely, the company has not issued a security advisory to warn its millions of customers.Instead, the required warning came from the researchers at iDefense Labs who found a remotely exploitable security hole affecting both...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Open source, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Digital rights management, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-06-27
- How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware
- How to fully de-gunk a PC of CrapwareApple Troll keeps on his topic - NTNTUse X-Lite Mega pack to avoid installing QT and iTunesUse X-Lite Mega pack to avoid installing QT and iTunes or Real Player. Real Player is the most horrible application I've ever seen in the way...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, TCP/IP, Apple QuickTime, TCP Optimizer, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Crapware, Quick Time, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
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