After discovering that installing quicktime, even if you deselect the "bundle with iTunes" means getting iTunes the first chance the AppleUpdate has, I've learned to live without quicktime, and I don't miss it one bit.

Remind me again why the iFanbois always seems to think that "Apple-labelled" equals "secure"?

//Svein

"unleashes a payload" ... hmmm.

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Troll-O-Meter: (6 out of 10) [X] 6. False prophet

Flame Meter / Threat Level: (1 out of 10) [X] 1. Firecracker

BS Meter: (4 out of 10) [X] 4. "We are not in the business of scaring people"

======= Conditions of exploitation

Your article assumes the victim:

[X] Uses Microsoft Windows [X] ...with Administrator access [X] ...and turns off User Account Control (Vista) [X] Uses MacOS X [X] ...and gladly provides his admin password to everything that asks for it

The problem described was addressed:

[X] More than a month ago by a simple workaround [X] ...more than five years ago [X] By turning off whatever useless feature has this problem

Reproducing and/or exploiting the problem requires:

[X] Clicking a malicious web link [X] ...while logged on as an Administrator

======= Umbrella salesmen predicting bad weather

Your article cites:

[X] A computer security firm [X] ...more than one firm

The quoted person / firm / organization:

[X] Claims they had known about and/or had fixed the problem [X] ...more than a month ago

======= Celebrities

Your article cites:

[X] An executive representing the exploited product

The celebrity is relevant to this article because:

[X] He or she attracts attention to the problem

======= Punishments

For crafting this article, you deserve:

[X] To be interviewed by... [X] ...John Leyden [X] ...Steve Gibson

Before writing another security article, you must:

[X] Ask one or more real security experts first [X] ...that don't work for computer security firms (Yes, they do exist.) [X] Ask a critic of whoever you're going to quote [X] Try reproducing the problem yourself [X] ...while logged on with a Limited (XP) or Standard (Vista) account [X] ...while leaving User Account Control (Vista) turned ON

I have to pay extra to watch something in fullscreen and it doesn't support all the codecs? Steve Jobs, you are a tosspot but a rich one.

Thank fuck for OpenVLC which works wonderfully and looks great on Mac OS X - remote control included.