Ondrej Holzman A special institution of the US Department of Homeland Security, dealing with the surveillance of Internet security (CERT), she issued message advising Windows users to uninstall QuickTime. New security holes were found in it, which Apple no longer intends to repair.
With the news that Apple has decided not to release any more security updates for QuickTime on Windows, he came Trend Micro, and the US CERT recommends uninstalling the app immediately because of this.
QuickTime will still run on Windows, but without security patches, the threat of virus infection and potential data loss or attack on your computer increases significantly. "The only available solution is to uninstall QuickTime for Windows," writes the government's Internet security watchdog.
The reason for uninstalling the application is primarily that two large security holes have recently been discovered that will no longer be "patched" and thus pose a security risk to Windows users.
Apple already released a guide for Windows users, how to safely remove QuickTime. It mainly applies to Windows 7 and older versions, since QuickTime was never officially released for newer ones. Mac owners needn't worry, QuickTime support for Mac continues.
