Tag Archives: VLC

Bing says VLC player site is malicious

Posted on 2018-11-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's search engine Bing is probably in a clinch with the Videolan website where the VLC player is hosted. The website is classified as 'dangerous'. Addendum: This fals warning has been fixed. Advertising

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Subtitles put video player at risk–hacked in translation

Posted on 2017-05-25 by guenni

Video players are vulnerable. Check Point researchers revealed a new attack vector which threatens millions of users worldwide – attack by subtitles viewed in media players. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Video playback shows a vertical red/green line

Posted on 2017-02-13 by guenni

Some users are facing a strange problem during video playback in Windows Media Player 12, a vertical red line is showing on the screen. VLC users are seeing probably a green line. Here is why. Advertising

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