Monthly Archives: May 2017

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WannaCry: Decrypting with WanaKiwi also for Windows 7

Posted on 2017-05-19 by guenni

Partially good news for Window 7 users hidden by WannaCrypt ransomware. A decryptor for encrypted files, that can obtain the required key is available for Windows XP and Windows 7. Advertising

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Malwarebytes: Real time protection keeps turning off

Posted on 2017-05-19 by guenni

[German]It seems that users of Malwarebytes security software was hidden by a strange issue. The real time protection keeps tuning off. An update shipped today seems to fixed the issue (till the next case). Advertising

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Wannacry: first WCry-Decryptor for Windows XP

Posted on 2017-05-19 by guenni

[German]Good news with a grain of salt for users with systems affected by #WannaCry ransomware. A first decryptor has been developed, but it works only under Windows XP and only if some conditions are true. Advertising

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Surface Pro 4 Refresh aka ‘Surface Pro’: First leaks

Posted on 2017-05-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft will show next week a refreshed Surface Pro 4 in Shanghai (China) – first images are leaked.  Advertising

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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EU Commission fines Facebook €110 million

Posted on 2017-05-18 by guenni

The European Commission has fined Facebook €110 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission's 2014 investigation under the EU Merger Regulation of Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp. Advertising

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Windows 7/8.1/Server: Updates KB4019217, KB4019218, KB4019265 and .NET Framework-Update KB4019290 etc.

Posted on 2017-05-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released on May 16, 2017 a couple of 'Preview of Monthly Rollup' updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server variants. Also packages for .NET Framework are available. Advertising

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Microsoft Office for Mac Security Updates re-releases (05/16/2017)

Posted on 2017-05-17 by guenni

After Apple has updated iOS, macOS and some other software, Microsoft has undertaken CVE-2017-0254, CVE-2017-0264 and CVE-2017-0265 for Microsoft Office for Mac a major revision increment. Here are the details. Advertising

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Update KB3150513: May Re-re-release for Windows 10 V1607

Posted on 2017-05-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released Update KB3150513 for Windows 10 Anniversary Update multiple times in May 2017. The latest re-release has been scheduled on May 11, 2017. Advertising

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The HP Conexant audio driver ‘stop keylogger’ placebo update

Posted on 2017-05-16 by guenni

[German]A few days ago I've reported about a key logger within HP's Conexant audio drivers for several devices. HP claimed this key logger has been left accidentally within the driver and offered quickly an update to 'remove' the key logger. … Continue reading →

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NVIDIA GPU graphics driver vulnerability and update

Posted on 2017-05-16 by guenni

Nvidia has published a Security Bulletin on May 9, 2017, informing users about several vulnerabilities in it's GPU graphics drivers. Advertising

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