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Security Advisory For Real Player

Security Advisory For Real Player

Real Networks has issued a security advisory for its multimedia RealPlayers, but no fix, other than a strong suggestion that users on all platforms upgrade to RealPlayer 11.

The vulnerabilities would allow a hacker to execute code on a system. Two of them relate to ActiveX, while the others relate to SWF files.

RealPlayer 10 for Mac and Linux are open to the SWF flaw, while 10.5 and earlier for Windows is open to all four flaws. 11.0.0 for Windows is only open to one of the ActiveX problems.

The company stressed that neither the Rhapsody 4 software nor mobile handset software are vulnerable.

RealPlayer Flagged as Badware

RealPlayer Flagged as Badware

We can’t honestly say that RealPlayer has been a major force in video for years – especially now that files in the RealMedia format can be decoded without installing the player – but the software package hit a new low this week when it earned its inclusion on a list of “badware,” a blanket term used for spyware, malware and adware. StopBadware.org, a site that builds archives of such software, recently added RealPlayer to its list for “bad or undisclosed behavior.”

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Burn Your Video With Real

Real Networks is upping the download ante. It’s just released a new version of its trademark free RealPlayer that will allow users to download video and burn it to CDs and DVDs. The beta is coming this month to the company’s web site. Users will be able to download video that doesn’t have digital rights management (DRM) protection. All you’ll need to do is click the “download this video” button as you watch the video, and several videos can be downloaded simultaneously. Once the download is complete, the videos can be burned to CD. Users owning RealPlayer Plus can burn to DVD. Users can also share video links.   The initial version is set to work with Windows, both Internet Explorer and Firefox. However, a Mac version is slated for later this year. The player will support  Real, Windows Media, Flash, and QuickTime downloads and Real, Windows and QuickTime streaming. Flash streaming support is also in the works, as is the ability to enable transfer of downloads to portable devices.   “The new RealPlayer gives consumers more control of Internet video than was ever possible before,” said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of Real.”The new RealPlayer is a major step towards realizing our vision of bringing great digital entertainment to more people on more screens around the world.”   According to the company, more than 1.5 million copies of its RealPlayer are downloaded every day.

13 New Versions of RealPlayer Now Available

RealNetworks®, said today it has released RealPlayer® 10 for Linux in nine new European and Asian languages, and RealPlayer 10 for Mac OS X in four new language versions, thereby extending RealPlayer’s role as the platform enabling content creators to reach consumers via the greatest variety of operating systems and devices.

Real also announced that Red Flag Software, a leading desktop Linux provider in Asia, has licensed RealPlayer 10 for distribution with its Linux desktop, solidifying the role of RealPlayer as the leading media player for Linux. RealPlayer has already been chosen by leading Linux providers including Novell, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems and Turbolinux for use on Linux PCs, and was selected by Motorola for inclusion in Motorola’s Linux-based mobile handsets. Analysts predict that more than 9 million Linux PCs will ship globally in 2004, making it the second most widely adopted operating system for the PC.  Read more...

Google Toolbar Packaged With RealPlayer 10

From the press release:

By making the Google Toolbar available to the very large number of consumers who install the new RealPlayer 10 every day, RealNetworks and Google are bringing the best media playback and search capabilities to millions of users around the world.

RealPlayer 10 is the first free media player that enables consumers to play content in any of the major Internet media formats, including RealAudio®, RealVideo®, AAC, Windows Media, QuickTime MPEG-4 and MP3. By including the Google Toolbar in the RealPlayer download options, consumers can choose to install the free web browser tool which enables them to quickly and easily search Google from any web page and block unwanted pop-ups instantly.  Read more...

RealNetworks Releases RealPlayer 10 Final

From RealNetworks’ press release:

RealNetworks, Inc. today announced the final release of RealPlayer 10, the first free media player that enables consumers to play content in any of the major Internet media formats, including RealAudio, RealVideo, AAC, Windows Media, QuickTime MPEG-4 and MP3. Released in “beta” form on January 7th in the U.S. only, the final version of RealPlayer 10 is now available in North America, Europe (German and English versions) and Japan with additional international versions scheduled to launch later this summer.  Read more...

RealNetworks Brings Music To PDA’s/Phones

Further, RealNetworks said that by Jan. 31, 2004, it intends to make available the RealPlayer for the Treo™ 600 smartphone, which will enable consumers to play MP3 and RealAudio® files, as well asmusic purchased from the RealPlayer Music Store, on their Treo 600 smartphones. This marks the first time a PDA or smartphone will be able to directly transfer and play secure, digital musicpurchased from a major music download service.

Tight integration between the music store, in the My Library section of RealPlayer 10, and the palmOne devices makes it easy for consumers to download and go. Through simple “drag and drop,” consumers can transfer secure music to their Tungsten T3, Tungsten T2, Tungsten T, Tungsten C, Tungsten E and Zire 71 handhelds (2). With the extensive market penetration of the Treo, Tungsten and Zire product lines, music downloads from the RealPlayer Music Store will be available for transferring to more than one million palmOneâ„¢ smartphones and handhelds.

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