Monthly Archives: October 2018

Botched Windows 10 V1809 upgrade reached Million PCs

Posted on 2018-10-31 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 October 2018 Update (V1809), released to the public by Microsoft on October 2, 2018 and withdrawn a short time later, may have been installed on millions of PCs.

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Sticky Notes within a browser

Posted on 2018-10-31 by guenni

Microsoft has made Sticky Notes available within the web, so a browser and an internet connection is sufficient, to run this little tool.

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Risk: Embedded videos in Word documents?

Posted on 2018-10-31 by guenni

[German]Security experts warn of risks in Word documents. Embedded videos can be misused for attacks. The XML format of  .docx files can be misused to download dubious JavaScript code.

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Windows 10 V1809: Update KB4464455 fixes ZIP bug

Posted on 2018-10-30 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the KB4464455 (v2) update for Windows Insider. This update applies to the withdrawn Windows 10 V1809. The update is intended to fix out additional bugs, such as the ZIP bug.

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

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Dell: New BIOS is causing Bitlocker issues

Posted on 2018-10-30 by guenni

[German]Just a brief note for owners of Dell devices using Bitlocker under Windows. Dell has released a BIOS update that can cause issues with Bitlocker encryption. 

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Windows Update KB4462917: Issue with Domain Controllers

Posted on 2018-10-30 by guenni

[German]A brief information for administrators in corporate environments running domain controllers with Active Directory domains. October 2018 update KB4462917 for Windows 10 V1607 and Windows Server 2016 causes issues with domain controller promotions for new Active Directory domains in existing … Continue reading →

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Bing/Edge directed Chrome-Fans to Phishing sites

Posted on 2018-10-29 by guenni

[German]A worrying thing that may have happened in the USA. Users looking for a Google Chrome download in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 were occasionally redirected to a page offering unwanted software (PUP).

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Linux: Vulnerability CVE-2018-15688 in Systemd

Posted on 2018-10-29 by guenni

[German]A vulnerability in the systemd component of some Linux distributions can be exploited over the network. A single DHCPv6 package is enough to provoke a crash or more.

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Lenovo ThinkPad: UEFI settings bricks devices

Posted on 2018-10-28 by guenni

[German]Owners of current Lenovo ThinkPad models who changes some UEFI/BIOS settings run the risk of breaking their devices. Here is some information.

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IBM acquires Red Hat

Posted on 2018-10-28 by guenni

IBM acquires Linux vendor Red Hat and will integrate Red Hat as a unit into its hybrid cloud division. Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst joins IBM's senior management team and reports to IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. The deal is worth … Continue reading →

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