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7 votes
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[SOLVED] I might switch my PC media player from VLC to something else due to potential data leaks. What other media player should I choose if I do so?
edit: Problem solved, davidb informed me about the vulnerability in version 3.0.4, and that it is fixed in the new version 3.0.6. Somehow Spyhunter thinks i still use 3.0.4, which in turn is the...
edit: Problem solved, davidb informed me about the vulnerability in version 3.0.4, and that it is fixed in the new version 3.0.6. Somehow Spyhunter thinks i still use 3.0.4, which in turn is the actual problem i had with Spyhunter, not VLC.
Spyhunter 5 has been bothering me about potential data leaks from vlc media player. The vulnerability is generally based on publicly available information.
It would be a shame if i have to switch, been using vlc for as long as i remember. It is probably the best media player out there, but i hate sharing my personal data in any way or form.Spyhunter msg:
- Severity: Medium, VLC media player (Version 3.0.4)
- The CAF demuxer in modules/demux/cad.c in VideoLan media player 3.0.4 may read memory from an uninitialized pointer when processing magic cookies in Caf files, because a ReadKukiChunk() cast converts a return value to an unsigned int, even if that value is negative. This could result in a denial of service and/or potential infoleak.
Is this even anything to care about? I have updated VLC including removing cashe and still get the alert. Is a rollback another option perhaps?
5 votes - Severity: Medium, VLC media player (Version 3.0.4)
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Mac DeMarco - Nobody (2019)
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Johan Lindell - On The Roof (1985)
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Skyscrapers are killing up to 1bn birds a year in US, scientists estimate
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Archivists race to digitize slavery records before the history is lost
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Aurora - The Seed (2019)
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Isolated - Òra (2017)
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‘Crisis,’ a Poem by W. H. Auden
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Mushroom Lake - Acid Rain (2014)
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A user on the /r/NintendoSwitch subreddit: "I disassembled a Joycon stick to shed some light on why drifting occurs"
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Five damaging myths about video games – let’s shoot 'em up
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How Dickens, Brontë and Eliot influenced Vincent van Gogh
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East African Federation: A new African superpower?
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The general was female? ASU professor, colleague uncover 200-year-old mystery from the American Revolution.
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'I hate what they’ve done to almost everyone in my family' (An article about Fox News poisoning.)
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Het Goede Doel - België (Belgium) (1982)
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With a second repeating radio burst, astronomers close in on an explanation
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Psych and Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Alright. Psych is my absolute favourite series for many, many reasons. It was there in my good days, in my bad days. Comfort food absolute. I recently and finally started Brooklyn Nine-Nine and I...
Alright. Psych is my absolute favourite series for many, many reasons. It was there in my good days, in my bad days. Comfort food absolute.
I recently and finally started Brooklyn Nine-Nine and I absolutely love it as well. But I think part of it is how much of Shawn Spencer I see in Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg).
Anyone else see it? It's really striking to me. If you like either of these series I really highly recommend checking out the other one.
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Mapped: The world’s coal power plants
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The Computer without a Microprocessor - The Gigatron
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'Often seems drugged': Protest about kangaroo found in poor condition in US petting zoo
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Worlds Smallest Tesla Valve? - Shrinky Dink (Shrink Film) Microfluidics | The Thought Emporium
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Indonesian kids keep getting 'possessed by spirits' during high school exams
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Lonely Benson - Peculiar Paradise (2018)
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MLS Week 6: All Match Discussions
LA Galaxy @ Vancouver Whitecaps Montreal @ NYCFC LAFC @ DC United Chicago Fire @ Toronto FC MNUFC @ New York Red Bulls New England Revolution @ Columbus Crew Colorado Rapids @ Orlando City SC FC...
LA Galaxy @ Vancouver Whitecaps
Montreal @ NYCFC
LAFC @ DC United
Chicago Fire @ Toronto FC
MNUFC @ New York Red Bulls
New England Revolution @ Columbus Crew
Colorado Rapids @ Orlando City SC
FC Dallas @ Philadelphia Union
Portland Timbers @ San Jose Earthquakes
Real Salt Lake @ Seattle Sounders
Sporting Kansas City @ FC Cincinnati6 votes -
With Facebook ban on white extremism, international norms apply to US
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'Trauma is a slow burn': Mormons seek healing as church eases anti-LGBT policy
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Battery reality: There’s nothing better than lithium-ion coming soon
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Long live the monarch
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Laptops to stay in bags as TSA brings new technology to airports
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Coworker quit Amazon because they are accepting EBT Cards and offer 50% off Prime
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I want a budget mechanical keyboard. Help me.
I'm looking for a cheap small factor mechanical keyboard. I love the looks of XD64 or a JJ50. How do i go about it? I Don't want the numpad, don't care about leds and prefer more retro/sober...
I'm looking for a cheap small factor mechanical keyboard. I love the looks of XD64 or a JJ50. How do i go about it? I Don't want the numpad, don't care about leds and prefer more retro/sober styles than the ones with wings and dragons and lasers blazing across the keys.
I live in Brazil, so i'll have to import everything. I'm looking to buy everything from one place if possible.
I was looking at KPrepublic. What do i need for the xd64?
Do i need plate and stabilizers? It's already $91 without it. If it's necessary, i think it would be a better idea to just buy a Durgod Taurus k320 since it's cheaper.
What do you guys think?
EDIT: Got a Magicforce 68 for $47. Thanks for the help!
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LGBT people a 'fundamental part of the fabric of rural American communities'
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What are some good introductory books on video game theory and design?
I'm looking into making a 2D video game just for fun, and I'd like to know some books on the subject. Not necessarily technical, since I got that covered with Godot Engine materials, but...
I'm looking into making a 2D video game just for fun, and I'd like to know some books on the subject. Not necessarily technical, since I got that covered with Godot Engine materials, but brainstorming, planning, narrative, theory, etc... You know, some big-picture stuff!
For convenience and personal preference, I much prefer books instead of videos and articles.
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Nature’s skyscrapers: X-ray imaging reveals the secrets of termite mounds
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Factorio Friday Facts #289 - Character GUI
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What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
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You can never go home to GeoCities again - The new video games Hypnospace and Wrong Box offer up complicated nostalgia for the internet of yesterday
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The Hiring Post
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Overview of differential equations
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Crypt Witch - Bad Trip Exorcism (2019)
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The story of the 3dfx Voodoo1
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What does internationalism actually mean?
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Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand
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What is the ‘-ling’ in darling? (And what is the ‘dar-’ for that matter?)
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Why there's so little left of the early internet
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Should harder games have "easy modes"?
I presume a lot of you might have noticed the discourse surrounding Sekiro and the notion that games like Sekiro could benefit from having a complementary "easy mode". The discourse is hot, and...
I presume a lot of you might have noticed the discourse surrounding Sekiro and the notion that games like Sekiro could benefit from having a complementary "easy mode". The discourse is hot, and the takes are flying left and right but I'm curious to what the people of Tildes think about it.
25 votes