In April this year, cybersecurity experts claimed that a hacker group based out of China named Cicada were using VLC Media Player to deliver malware in systems as part of a cyberattack campaign backed by the Chinese government. Moreover, people who have the application installed on their systems can still use the system. People who have the installation files on their local devices or cloud storage can still install the program. Ideally, one should always download software, even freeware like the VLC Media Player from authenticated and the official website.
Users can still download the app from popular hosting sites and other third-party websites, but such downloads usually have the risk of carrying infected files that can enable malicious actors to cause some serious damage. Basically, the government has blocked access to the official VLC media player website,, from where users could have downloaded the latest version of the VLC Media Player for PCs and Macs. The ban that has been imposed isn’t a proper ban, but rather a soft ban. However, the mobile version of the VLC media player app is still available for download on both the Apple App store and Google Play store. One of the most popular digital media players, the VLC Media Player app for PCs and Macs has been banned in India.
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