Apple Updates G5 Firmware, ARD Client; Not MPEG-2 Decoder

Posted by pudge on Tuesday December 16, 2003 @10:40PM from the deshizzle-my-mpegizzle dept.

obirt writes "A G5 firmware update provides changes for initializing and running your Power Mac G5. It provides some performance improvements for some PCI-X configurations, patches a security hole and improves fan behavior in Open Firmware." sandrift writes "Software Update just popped up with a new version of the Apple Remote Desktop Client; the version 1.2.4 update delivers improvements to security, performance, and reliability of the Apple Remote Desktop 1.2 client software running on Mac OS X versions 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3." ARD Client is included with Mac OS X 10.3. tdemark writes "MPEG-2 decoding is not supported by default in QuickTime; it is added by purchasing an additional component. Those of us that have this component discovered that it stopped working as of yesterday; it will not run after December 14, 2003. The suggested workaround is to set your clock back. VideoLAN can also be used in emergencies while Apple fixes the issue."

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Apple Remote Desktop Client? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-17 03:17 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Why would any normal user want this installed? I blindly installed it now I wish I had not. Seems like a potential security hole lurking. But I cant figure out how to uninstall it.
Is the client the one that hqas its desktop mounted remotely or is the cleint the one that has access to remote desktops?