--- a/src/omxregister.c.old	2014-06-28 16:08:29.777324056 +0100
+++ b/src/omxregister.c   	2014-06-28 16:08:20.960691774 +0100
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ 
 	long int offset;
 	int i;
 
-	buffer = malloc(allocation_length+1);
-	comp_name = malloc(DEFAULT_LINE_LENGHT);
-	temp_name = malloc(DEFAULT_LINE_LENGHT);
-	comp_rules = malloc(DEFAULT_LINE_LENGHT);
-	checkChar = malloc(2);
+	buffer = calloc(allocation_length+1, sizeof(char));
+	comp_name = calloc(DEFAULT_LINE_LENGHT, sizeof(char));
+	temp_name = calloc(DEFAULT_LINE_LENGHT, sizeof(char));
+	comp_rules = calloc(DEFAULT_LINE_LENGHT, sizeof(char));
+	checkChar = calloc(2, sizeof(char));
 
 	printf("*********************************\n");
 	printf("* List of registered components *\n");
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ 
 	 * and is is colon separated like env variables in Linux
 	 */
 
-	qualityString = malloc(4096);
-	buffer = malloc(8192);
+	qualityString = calloc(4096, sizeof(char));
+	buffer = calloc(8192, sizeof(char));
 	while (!pathconsumed) {
 		index = 0;
 		currentgiven = 0;
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ 
 			if ((*(currentpath + index) == ':') || (*(currentpath + index) =='\0')) {
 				currentgiven = 1;
 				if (*(currentpath + index - 1) != '/') {
-					actual = malloc(index + 2);
+					actual = calloc(index + 2, sizeof(char));
 					*(actual + index) = '/';
 					*(actual+index + 1) = '\0';
 				} else {
-					actual = malloc(index + 1);
+					actual = calloc(index + 1, sizeof(char));
 					*(actual+index) = '\0';
 				}
 				strncpy(actual, currentpath, index);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ 
 						}
 						num_of_libraries++;
 						num_of_comp = fptr(NULL);
-						stComponents = malloc(num_of_comp * sizeof(stLoaderComponentType*));
+						stComponents = calloc(num_of_comp, sizeof(stLoaderComponentType*));
 						for (i = 0; i<num_of_comp; i++) {
 							stComponents[i] = calloc(1,sizeof(stLoaderComponentType));
 							stComponents[i]->nqualitylevels = 0;
@@ -266,14 +266,14 @@ 
 								}
 							}
 							if (allNames == NULL) {
-								allNames = malloc(sizeof(nameList));
+								allNames = calloc(1, sizeof(nameList));
 								currentName = allNames;
 							} else {
-								currentName->next = malloc(sizeof(nameList));
+								currentName->next = calloc(1, sizeof(nameList));
 								currentName = currentName->next;
 							}
 							currentName->next = NULL;
-							currentName->name = malloc(strlen(stComponents[i]->name) + 1);
+							currentName->name = calloc(strlen(stComponents[i]->name) + 1, sizeof(char));
 							strcpy(currentName->name, stComponents[i]->name);
 							*(currentName->name + strlen(currentName->name)) = '\0';