Monthly Archives: March 2019

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Backdoor: ASUS has been warned about risks since months

Posted on 2019-03-28 by guenni

[German]A few days ago it became public, that an old version of ASUS Live Update Utility has be compromised and was shipped with a backdoor. But security researcher has warned ASUS two months ago about such a supply chain attack. … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 18865 (Skip Ahead)

Posted on 2019-03-28 by guenni

Microsoft published Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 18865 in Skip Ahead Ring on 26.3.2019. This is a version in development branch 20H1, which we expect to receive in spring 2020 as a Windows 10 release. The new Insider Preview only … Continue reading →

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Firefox 66.0.2 released

Posted on 2019-03-28 by guenni

Mozilla's developers released version 66.0.2 of the Firefox browser for Windows, Linux and macOS on March 27, 2019. It's a maintenance update that fixes some bugs, especially on Windows 10. Advertising

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Will Microsoft drop Windows 10 V1809?

Posted on 2019-03-28 by guenni

Microsoft is heading to release Windows 10 Version 1903 soon (I guess in April 2019). But what's with Windows 10 Version 1809? It seems that Microsoft tries to drop this version and let Windows 10 V1803 users upgrade directly to … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Update KB4493132 re-released (03/26/2019)

Posted on 2019-03-27 by guenni

[German]A short addendum concerning Windows 7 SP1 and the end of support nag screen: Microsoft released a revised version of the 'Nag-Screen'-update KB4493132 on March 26, 2019. Here is some information about the topic. Advertising

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Last update to Adobe Shockwave Player 12.3.5.205

Posted on 2019-03-27 by guenni

Adobe has released Adobe Shockwave Player 12.3.5.205 (Release Notes do not exist). This will be the last update, because the Adobe Shockwave Player will be finally discontinued for end customers on April 9, 2019 – only corporate customers still get … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Insider Build 18362 stopped in Slow Ring – Workaround

Posted on 2019-03-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has stopped the distribution of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362 (from the 19H1 development branch) in Slow Ring because of an installation issue. Addendum: A workaround to recover from this mess has been discovered. Advertising

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Windows: Critical vulnerability in Huawei PCManager

Posted on 2019-03-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has found two serious vulnerabilities in a driver and in PC Manager for Windows, both provided by Chinese company Huawei. These vulnerabilities allow local privileges escalation. Updates are available since in January 2019. Advertising

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Thunderbird 60.6.1

Posted on 2019-03-27 by guenni

On March 25, 2019, the Mozilla developers have released the email client Thunderbird version 60.6.1. This is a maintenance update which closes security gaps. Here is some information about it. Advertising

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ShadowHammer: ASUS Live Update infected with backdoor

Posted on 2019-03-26 by guenni

[German]Users who installed the ASUS Live Update Utility on their computers were probably infected between June and November 2018 with a backdoor. According to Gartner, ASUS was the 5th largest computer manufacturer in 2017, and the number of people affected … Continue reading →

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