QuickTime 7.4.1 for Windows

Apple addresses some scary security issues in this latest update. If you have QuickTime on your system--and you do if you're using iTunes BTW--you might want to grab this. As of this morning, it wasn't showing up in that Apple Software Update application, but this link has a standalone installer:

About QuickTime 7.4.1 for Windows
QuickTime 7.4.1 addresses security issues and improves compatibility with third-party applications.

This release is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.

QuickTime 7.4.1 for Windows SHA-1 Digest:
QuickTimeInstaller.exe=
4bfe254cd7569ccad99ca6419e04ea8530e68a7f

For explanation of what a SHA1 digest is, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n75510

For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798 

Discuss this Article 8

daveinla
on Feb 7, 2008
Why should we care about what the SHA1 or whatever is ?
jvd897
on Feb 7, 2008
The part about the SHA1 digest is actually part of the update bulletin itself, and Paul quoted the whole bulletin. Did you read the explanation of what it is? It's a checksum, like MD5, which allows you to verify the file integrity after downloading it. While seldom used by the general public (read: used frequently by geeks like me), it's especially useful when you think a packet or two might have been dropped during the download process.
daveinla
on Feb 7, 2008
So you mean this should be done after downloading any critical update ?
weedmonk
on Feb 7, 2008
Quite possible the worst POS software available for windows. Every version never fails to disappoint.
jvd897
on Feb 7, 2008
@ daveinla: it's more an insurance thing; you can do it if you want, but if you trust the server and your Internet connection, and you've never downloaded a file that turned out to be corrupted -- I wouldn't worry.
drylight
on Feb 7, 2008
Where are the blog posts of stuff like this? http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39292644,00.htm Oh right, you're not biased. Sorry, forgot.
DRWAM
on Feb 8, 2008
yep jvd, it's not so scary. You would need to find a website with the malicious code that would need executed from the Quicktime app. As if it would ever happen! There are much, much more scarier things out there. My HP workstation browser just got highjack and some anti-malware pop-up keeps popping up as well as notification that my anti-virus software is not working. It is going to reinstall EVERTHING, from the OS [which is XP] up. They cost $65,000, so we don't just have a spare sitting around. Yep, that's $ 65K. I thought that they said that Macs were more expensive?
DRWAM
on Feb 8, 2008
Here's something even scarier. We have Norton Antivirus and only about a douzon Doctors use the below workstation in a heavily traversed room [lots of people walking in and out all the time]. And quicktime is not on this computer, if you were wondering. It uses Windows XP Pro. I just got this message from IT. [It pays to use a Mac]: "Dr. *******, I personally evaluated the workstation on Wednesday afternoon. It was determined that the workstation was infected with numerous Trojans that were creating the erroneous pop-ups, slow speed, and other undesirable affects. Due to the severity of the problem it is recommended to restore the workstation with a “clean” computer image. This process involves removing all data on the computer and restoring it using the contents of a known good workstation. In this case the Ultrasound reading workstation, due to it’s hardware similarities, will be used to create an image and will be restored to the Mammography reading workstation. This will involve bringing down both workstations for a duration of 2 hours. "

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