There is a strong possibility that if you’re reading this website, you are familiar with VLC Media Player. The popular application, which bundles important codecs along with the player rather than relying on the OS to provide them, is the video player of choice for millions of people who became tired of fussing with “codec packs” and older

Source: Hot Hardware – Beloved VLC Media Player Exploited By Chinese Hackers In Long Running Malware Campaign