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Virtual PC 7.0.3 Patches Security Holes

Virtual PC 7.0.3 Patches Security Holes

by , 11:15 AM EDT, August 16th, 2007

Microsoft Virtual PC 7.0.3 for the Mac on Thursday with a fix for security-related issues. The update patches a vulnerability that cold allow an attacker to overwrite your Mac's memory with malicious code.

Virtual PC is Microsoft's virtual computer emulation application that allows PowerPC-based Macs to run Windows applications. The update requires Virtual PC 7.0 or higher, a PowerPC Mac, and at least Mac OS X 10.2. The update is free for Virtual PC 7.x users.

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Close Name:Tiger Posts: 1018 Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:20 pm Subject: about a week too late

I deleted VPC last week from my system. Never expected another update on a dead product. This update still doesn't mention anything about speeding up the software, which was as slow as the pullout from Iraq.

Se la vie!

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Close Name:Guest
Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:41 pm Subject: Virtual what? That product is dead, history.

Virtual what? That product is dead, history.

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Close Name:gslusher Posts: 2088 Joined: 13 Nov 2002
Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:57 pm Subject: Not quite dead

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Virtual what? That product is dead, history.

You can still buy it. It doesn't work on Intel Macs, but it's still potentially useful for those who have G3 through G5 Macs.

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