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The VLC media player from Videolan is not only a free, open-source cross platform media player. It happens to be one of the flagship apps in the media player industry. It’s arguably the oldest player on the market - depending on who ask, its origins have been placed from 2001 - 2005. It’s also one of the most downloaded media players as well, boasting over 3 billion downloads. Finally, the VLC player has been virtually virus-free. Or at least up until recently.

Installing lao script for mac. Auvio usb to hdmi adapter driver download for mac. Earlier this year, the German Cyber-Security firm CERT-Bund stated that they found a major security flaw in the app that could put “ millions of users at risk”. The flaw can enable hackers to execute malicious viruses remotely, interrupt service and disclose private files. According to the Nation Vulnerability database (NSIT) it was labelled as ‘critical’.

However, it was discovered that the virus had nothing to with hackers or malicious software. Rather - it had to do with an older version of the app being used with an older version of Ubuntu. CERT-Bund never released any reports countering their first declaration. Furthermore, the VLC developers also stated that the issue has been resolved.

You can continue to safely use VLC if you follow several best practices.

1. Make sure that you download VLC from a trusted source - specifically, the VideoLAN website. Since the program is everywhere, you don’t want someone with malicious intent encouraging you to download it from somewhere else. If you decide not to, you can be exposing your system unnecessarily.
2. If you have any auto-virus protection on your computer, feel free to test VLC for any malicious software (just how you would do it with any third party software).
3. Always update to the latest version. If you follow these simple steps, you will save yourself a lot of time and heartbreak.