Consumer group slams RealPlayer as 'badware'
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InfoWorld - A consumer advocacy group is blasting RealNetworks for installing adware and other software without properly notifying its users.
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SEATTLE, June 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R) , announced that the much anticipated new RealPlayer(R) is now available for consumers to download for free at http://www.realplayer.com/.
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Stopbadware.org, which offers analysis of websites and software, says users should steer clear of RealPlayer 10.5 and 11, but Real disputes their analysis.
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(InfoWorld) - Users are being advised to upgrade to newer versions of the RealPlayer and Helix Player multimedia products because of a critical security flaw. The flaw could allow an attacker to gain control over a user's PC using a buffer overflow vulnerability, a memory problem that can allow unauthorized code to run on a machine, according to iDefense Inc. The vulnerability was discovered last October but publicly disclosed Tuesday on iDefense's Web site. Affected versions of the software include the 10.5 "gold" RealPlayer and any 1.x version of Helix Player, according to the French Security Incident Response Team (FrSIRT). FrSIRT categorized the problems as "critical," adding that a denial-of-service attack is also possible. RealPlayer users should receive notification of a "critical update," advising them to upgrade toÂ the beta version of a new release, version 11, said Lewis Webb, a spokesman for RealNetworks. The new version can be downloaded from the RealPlayer Web site, although the site does not mention the security problem. Current versions of Helix Player, an open-source version of RealPlayer, are available on itsÂ developer Web site. For a successful attack, a user would have to be tricked into downloading from a Web site a malicious SMIL (synchronized multimedia integration language) file, a format used in rendering media, iDefense said. Â
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Proof of concept exploit sparks full disclosure row Security watchers warn that an unpatched vulnerability in RealPlayer poses a severe risk.â¦
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Blog: Real Networks announced today that the new version of their RealPlayer will allow users to download and organize embedded internet video content right from their browser.
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Complaints roll in claiming a problem in which QuickTime 7.4 disables Adobe After Effects.
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Blog: Many of the patches address flaws within QuickTime for Java.
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Even users of a new version complain of hours-long outages, feature malfunctions and data loss.
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One day after Symantec Corp. researchers discovered software that attacked a critical unpatched vulnerability in RealNetworks Inc.'s media player, Real says that a fix for the issue is imminent.
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Symantec is warning users of the RealPlayer media software to be extra careful while surfing the Web.
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Ostensibly acknowledging that focusing on its own audio and video formats has become a losing proposition with the near-ubiquity of Flash video, RealNetworks is preparing a new version of its oft-maligned RealPlayer software that support Windows Media, Apple's QuickTime and even Adobe's Flash.
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A new computer game which allows players to recreate the assassination of John F Kennedy has been condemned as &quot;despicable&quot; by the former US president&#39;s family.
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File will cause portable gaming device to malfunction, company says.
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Lament over Ultravox vuln A brace of bugs in Winamp pose a serious security risk for users of the popular media player package, security watchers warn.â¦
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ActiveX also enters into the equation If you have RealPlayer installed and use Internet Explorer to browse the web, beware: an exploit in circulation can allow an attacker to take complete control of your machine, Symantec is warning.â¦
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A software slipup in RealNetworks' music player means that Windows, Mac and Linux computers could be compromised by a movie.