Looks like Apple has given up on its QuickTime media player for Windows - for good. It's been a long time coming and the company will no longer be issuing updates for the media player. Security vendor Trend Micro is urging QuickTime for Windows users to uninstall the program after finding two zero day vulnerabilities on it. Here are the details.

Ransomware has given way to crypto-ransomware as the method of choice for cybercriminals targeting Australia, according to Trend Micro’s annual security roundup report released today.

Antivirus vendor Trend Micro patched its anti-virus offering after being told off by a respected Google security researcher about the severity of the vulnerability. The security flaw allowed the execution of malicious code and passwords stored on the Password Manager component of the Trend Micro antivirus product. The issue was flagged by the researcher, Tavis Ormandy, who became frustrated with the vendor's sluggish response.