Zero-Day Vulnerability Threatens RealPlayer Users

[Rich Tate]

It appears that a new zero day exploit has been discovered that can potentially compromise machine security for users of IE and Realplayer.

"The malicious .html page checks several versions of RealPlayer to determine if the installed application is vulnerable," said Masaki Suenaga, a member of the Symantec Security Response team, in a blog post. "If it is, the attacker can potentially take control of the computer. Trojan.Reapall, the sample we received, successfully exploits this RealPlayer vulnerability and downloads and executes a copy Trojan.Zonebac."

 

[Mr.Pickles]

its what they get for using real player and or IE

seriously though all I have to say is why to those who use them...

 

[w1retap]

Real player is still around? Holy crap, I haven't used that since.... around 1998?

 

[Mr.Pickles]

never used it because its always been bloatware IMO

 

[cliche]

realplayer is the devils work. Who uses that crap anyway ?

 

[Modred189]

YOu get what you deserve...

 

[k1pp3r]

Buffering Comment . . . . . . . . . . .

Aw screw it

 

[HAF72]

eh my dad uses it... better tell him about that lol.

 

[idividebyzero]

Thats what people get. Real Player is so damn bad, I hated it even when it was new.

 

[tnu5]

RealPlayer users deserve it rofl

 

[Thanatos.]

Wait isn't Real Player Malicious code in itself?

 

[SamuraiInBlack]

So how many people does this affect? 10?

 

[Team Obi Juan]

lol real

 

[cliche]

lol real

u know what, I'm still laughing. Next Norton "anti" virus (shudders)

 

[Langly]

lolololol realplayer