Monthly Archives: October 2019

VirtualBox 6.0.14 released

Posted on 2019-10-17 by guenni

[German]Oracle's developers have released Virtualbox version 6.0.14 on October 15, 2019. It is a maintenance update to fix bugs of earlier versions.

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IT failure stops production at German car manufaturer Porsche

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]An IT failure temporarily shut down the entire production of German car manufacturer Porsche on Tuesday (October 15, 2019). Here is some information on the topic.

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Windows 7 Pro users receiving notification about support end

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft begins (according to media reports and an addition to a support article) three months before the end of support to also display a notification about EOL in Windows 7 Professional. Addendum: The update that's causing this notification ist now … Continue reading →

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Symantec SEP Update causes BSOD in Windows (10/14/2019)

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]Systems using Symantec Endpoint Protection (Symantec SEP) on Windows will probably dropping BlueScreens after the last SEP update. The reason is a SEP update from 10/14/2019. Here is some information on this topic, that has been confirmed by Symantec.

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Windows 10 Updates (10/15/2019)

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released several non-security updates for several older versions of Windows 10 as of October 15, 2019. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Warning: Uninstall these Android Malicious Apps immediately

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]Android users should check their devices for installed apps and see if there are 15 malicious apps are present. In case, uninstall these malicious apps immediately.

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates (October 15, 2019)

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]As of October 15, 2019, Microsoft Preview has released Rollup Updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. At the same time, a preview rollup update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012/ R2 was released.

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Linux: Bug in sudo allows forbidden commands as root

Posted on 2019-10-15 by guenni

[German]There is an implementation bug in older versions of the Linux command sudo. This allows commands to be executed as root, even if this is not allowed for a user. In the meantime there is an update which fixes the … Continue reading →

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Ransomware hits global shipping company Pitney Bowes

Posted on 2019-10-15 by guenni

[German]The global shipping company Pitney Bowes has been the victim of a successful Ransomware attack. As a result, their business is affected worldwide. Here is some information about the situation.

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Microsoft Security Advisory (October 8,/10, 2019)

Posted on 2019-10-15 by guenni

[German]Another supplement from last week. Microsoft has published Security Advisory for the 8th and 10th of October 2019, which I will post here.

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