Monthly Archives: June 2020

Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (June 9, 2020)

Posted on 2020-06-10 by guenni

[German]On June 9, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective updates.

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Dell Security Advisory for Realtek driver vulnerability

Posted on 2020-06-09 by guenni

[German]Vendor Dell has now reacted to a DLL hijacking vulnerability CVE-2019-19705 in Realtek audio drivers and published a corresponding security advisory. Here is some information.

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Windows 10 Version 2004: External display turns black

Posted on 2020-06-09 by guenni

[English]There is the next problem for those who switch to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004). In certain constellations it can happen that external displays turn black and no longer show anything.

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9 million LinkedIn profiles leaked to the dark net

Posted on 2020-06-08 by guenni

[German]Hackers have probably captured nine million profiles from LinkedIn and offer them on Darknet. The data is from the years 2015 to 2018, as I was told by security researchers.

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

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Fake Ransomware Decryptor encrypts files again

Posted on 2020-06-08 by guenni

[German]Cyber criminals ostensibly offer a decryption tool for files encrypted by ransomware. If you use the STOP Divu Ransomware-Decryptor tool, the encrypted files are encrypted a second time.

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Windows 10: Start menu promotion for Chromium Edge

Posted on 2020-06-08 by guenni

[German]The Edge Browser has hardly been released in general, when Microsoft already shows advertising for this program in the start menu of Windows 10. But this can be suppressed.

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Windows 10 Version 2004: Issues with DVBViewer drivers

Posted on 2020-06-08 by guenni

[German]Users who use DVB receivers (SAT TV) via appropriate TV cards or TV receiver sticks should not upgrade to Windows 10 version 2004. There are probably serious issues with drivers, the Windows Filtering Platform and the digital data streams

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Warning: Attacks by steganography on industrial sector

Posted on 2020-06-07 by guenni

[German]Currently, cybercriminals are using steganographic methods to deliver malicious PowerShell scripts via image files. The aim is to steal access data from employees of service companies in the industrial sector. German and European companies are among the victims of the … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: PoC for SMBGhost vulnerability

Posted on 2020-06-06 by guenni

[German]Users of Windows 10 systems should patch them, as a new proof of concept (PoC) for the SMBGhost vulnerability has become public. Here are a few details about that.

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Firmware-Update for Surface Studio and Surface Pro X

Posted on 2020-06-06 by guenni

Microsoft has released firmware updates for the Surface Studio and the ARM-based Surface Pro X. A list for the Surface Pro X is available here. For the Surface Studio (1st generation) the update history with the details can be found … Continue reading →

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