Q: I just saw on news: disable Quicktime on pc's! Apple no longer supports it and it's vulnerable to hackers

Yes, you should.

hello Stevejobsfan0123

Does that apply to earlier iMacs, too?

Edit

No, only Windows PCs. Apple still supports QuickTime for Mac, so it will still receive security updates.

Thanks.   Boy, you move!   Couldn't get the edit in quick enough.

If you mean earlier iMacs that aren't receiving updates anymore, then it should still be OK, at least for now; as QuickTime vulnerabilities for Windows wouldn't affect OS X, and I'm not aware of any vulnerabilities in older versions of the Mac app.

Mine's a mid 2007 iMac, capable of upgrading to El Cap, so I should be okay .... thanks again.

You're welcome.

I musta missed it... What is the threat? Can it be mitigated by taking care? (I am stuck on a DELL for now, sadly)

I suppose I could use my search skills to Goggle it, but stating the facts here might be handy for others

ChitlinsCC wrote:

 

I musta missed it... What is the threat? Can it be mitigated by taking care? (I am stuck on a DELL for now, sadly)

I suppose I could use my search skills to Goggle it, but stating the facts here might be handy for others

No, you are in great danger!

RIP QuickTime for Windows. Apple is "deprecating support" for the application, and will no longer patch security flaws in the software.

In this regard, QuickTime for Windows now joins Microsoft Windows XP and Oracle Java 6 as software that is no longer being updated to fix vulnerabilities, and subject to ever-increasing risk as more and more unpatched vulnerabilities are found affecting it.

So, Windows users should uninstall Quicktime. How to do so is detailed here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205771

Mac OS users should not do so as the security risks that have prompted this do not affect the Apple OS.

Thanx, amigo

I guess I was really wondering how threats were "acquired" by a reasonable user such as myself - I don't download MOVs from wacky places!

Online video is handled by HTML5 mostly these days - and I don't do much of that

Alas, another cowboy rides off into the sunset............... Happy Trails!