I wonder if that's true. I've never seen plug ins for earlier versions though. As for Bruce's comment concerning Winamp and aac, iTunes also plays it. Admittedly the program could be a whole lot more accessible than it is, but if a person simply wanted to play an aac file and for whatever reason didn't want to load Winamp, they could do it. I recognize that this is unlikely here, as Winamp is easily the most accessible player for most of us. Still, I enjoy giving other players a shot, just to see what they can do.
Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:42 PM Subject: Re: New Winamp Security Vulnerability > They must have plugins for old versions to do AAC as well. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 1:31 PM > Subject: Re: New Winamp Security Vulnerability > > >> Windows Media also plays less file types, too. Last I heard you couldn't >> even play Vorbis files without a plugin. I'm assuming you'd need another >> plugin for flac as well, and Winamp is the only player I know of at this >> point that can play AAC+ files. >> >> Bruce >> >> -- >> Bruce Toews >> E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net >> Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com >> >> On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Brent Harding wrote: >> >>> I think windows media player is more limiting actually. You can't >>> crossfade, >>> use dsp plugins, etc that winamp does. I use media player for streams >>> that >>> require it, but no more than that. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC Audio" <[email protected]>; "Access-L" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:11 AM >>> Subject: Fwd: New Winamp Security Vulnerability >>> >>> >>>> >>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> From: Chipmunks [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> This just came off of a list I'm on. >>>>> >>>>> Doris >>>>> >>>>> New Winamp Security Vulnerability >>>>> >>>>> Tech News: >>>>> >>>>> Nullsoft has just released an update to Winamp aimed at fixing a >>>>> serious >>>>> security vulnerability that opened up systems to remote attack. >>>>> >>>>> The company posted version 5.13 of the media player online on >>>>> Monday >>>>> after Secunia and other security companies issued alerts about the >>>>> problem. >>>>> Malicious software exploiting the "extremely critical" flaw was >>>>> already >>>>> circulating on the Internet, according to Secunia's advisory. >>>>> >>>>> A security researcher by the nickname of Kozan discovered the flaw >>>>> in >>>>> the >>>>> Winamp 5.12 that can be exploited to compromise a user's system. Proof >>>>> of >>>>> concept code was published last Sunday. >>>>> >>>>> An attacker could exploit the flaw through a specially crafted >>>>> playlist >>>>> file. Upon opening the file, the flaw results in a buffer overflow, >>>>> allowing >>>>> the attacker to launch applications and take over control of a system. >>>>> The >>>>> vulnerability effectively allows the attacker to turn the computer >>>>> into >>>>> a >>>>> zombie system or steal data from the system's hard drive. >>>>> >>>>> Even though the security company gave the vulnerability its >>>>> highest >>>>> rating for software threats, it noted that the number of people who >>>>> use >>>>> Winamp has declined over the years, so the scope of the problem is not >>>>> as >>>>> large as it once might have been. >>>>> >>>>> "Winamp used to be the world's most popular MP3 player and is >>>>> still >>>>> quite >>>>> popular, but as Windows Media Player has gotten better, some users >>>>> have >>>>> migrated over," said Thomas Kristensen, Secunia's chief technology >>>>> officer, >>>>> to CNETnews.com. >>>>> >>>>> "We aren't aware of any systems that have been compromised yet, >>>>> but >>>>> it's >>>>> likely to happen since there's exploit code out," Kristensen said. >>>>> >>>>> Well, as you can plainly see, nothing is safe anymore. Not even >>>>> your >>>>> music player. So, if you want to keep your system safe, go to >>>>> www.winamp.com/player/ >>>>> and get the latest Winamp version. >>>> >>>> Regards Steve >>>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Skype: steve1963 >>>> MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists >>>> we >>>> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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