Category Archives: Security

Securepoint Antivirus crashes Windows Server systems (March 18, 2024)

[German]I got a report that Securepoint Antivirus crashed Windows terminal server systems. A german blog reader has two virtual machines affected. Later other German administrators confirmed issues with Securepoint Antivirus, and the vendor has withdrawn the latest "update" of his … Continue reading

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Google Chrome real-time URL protection (Safe Browsing) against phishing & malicious sites

[German]Google is equipping its Chrome browser with enhanced protection within its "Safe Browsing" feature. This is intended to protect the user in real time from accessing malicious URLs and websites because the browser displays a clear warning. At the same … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Edge 122.0.2365.92

[German]Microsoft has released another update of the Edge (Chromium) browser to version 122.0.2365.92 in the stable channel on March 14, 2024. It is a security and maintenance update that fixes bugs ("Fixed various bugs and performance issues.). Vulnerabilities have also … Continue reading

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.NET-Updates (March 2024)

Small addendum from the March 2024 patch day on March 12. On this occasion, Microsoft also released updates to .NET 8.0.3, .NET 7.0.17 and .NET 6.0.28, which are intended to eliminate vulnerabilities. Our colleagues at deskmodder.de have linked the respective … Continue reading

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Update on Windows handening in 2024/2025 – March 2024

[German]A quick note for administrators in corporate environments. Microsoft carries out so-called hardening measures for Windows (clients and servers) over longer periods of time. This involves hardening (securing) functions via Windows Update on certain key dates. Some of these hardening … Continue reading

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Intel Product Security Center Notes (March 12, 2024)

Intel has published a series of new security advisories for processors etc. in the Intel Product Security Center as of March 12, 2024. Shawn Brink points out the relevant entries here. Advertising

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Fortinet: SQL injection vulnerability in FortiClientEMS 7.2

Fortinet has released a security update for its FortiClientEMS on March 12, 2024, as a critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in versions 7.2.0 to 7.2.2. The vulnerability CVE-2023-48788  has received an SVSSv3 score of 9.3. According to this security advisory, … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Updates (March 12, 2024)

[German]On March 12, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. Below you will find an overview of … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (March 12, 2024)

[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were published on March 12, 2024. Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired in January 2024. However, updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be downloaded … Continue reading

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Exchange Server security updates (March 12, 2024)

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 on March 12, 2024. These updates fix security vulnerabilities reported to Microsoft by security partners and found by Microsoft's internal processes. According to Microsoft, the updates should be installed … Continue reading

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