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Apple Abandons QuickTime for Windows

Apr 20, 2016 08:04 AM EDT

An advisory recently released by the United States Department of Homeland Security urged users to completely remove media player QuickTime for Windows on their computers due to an unpatched security loophole that might render their systems vulnerable to hacking.

DHS Advises Users to Completely Uninstall QuickTime for Windows due to Unpatched Vulnerability

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Apr 16, 2016 10:21 AM EDT

The United States Department of Homeland Security recently released an advisory to PC owners to uninstall Apple’s QuickTime for Windows program. The advisory was released after two major security vulnerabilities were discovered hidden deep in the software’s code. The DHS added that the only way to mitigate the effect of the vulnerability is to completely remove the software.