Category Archives: browser

Firefox 118.0.1, 118.1.0, and 115.3.1

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

As of September 28, 2023, Mozilla developers have released security updates of Firefox 118.0.1, 118.1.0 and 115.3.1. The updates closed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in libvpx). An overview of the security fixes can be found here (thanks … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 117.0.5938.132

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 117 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on September 27, 2023. It is a security update that should be rolled out and fix several vulnerabilities (some classified as … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Browser selection screens comes in the EU; Mozilla warns against "dirty tricks"

Posted on 2023-09-27 by guenni

[German]Browser selection screens are likely to become standard again in the EU from 2024 thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In anticipation of the European Commission's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Mozilla has addressed the issue and warns against "dirty … Continue reading →

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Firefox 118 and 115.3 ESR released

Posted on 2023-09-26 by guenni

[German]As of September 26, 2023, the Mozilla developers have released the new Firefox 118 as well as the Firefox 115.3 ESR maintenance update. Some vulnerabilities were closed with the updates. Here is a brief overview of the updates in question, … Continue reading →

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Vivaldi developer complains in letter to EU about Microsoft's approach to Edge

Posted on 2023-09-25 by guenni

[German]Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi and former founder of Opera, both browsers intended as alternatives to Chrome or Edge, has written an open letter to the EU Commission. In it, he laments Microsoft's practice of discouraging users from using … Continue reading →

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Edge 117.0.2045.35/36 (19. Sept. 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-20 by guenni

[German]Microsoft first updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 117.0.2045.35 on September 19, 2023, and then to version 117.0.2045.36 shortly thereafter. The release notes here and here respectively state, "Fixed various bugs and performance issues for the … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 117.0.5938.88/.89

Posted on 2023-09-18 by guenni

Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 117 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on September 14, 2023. The announcement can be found on the Google blog. The stable channel has been updated to version 117.0.5938.88 … Continue reading →

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Edge 117.0.2045.31 and 109.0.1518.140 released (Sept. 15, 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 117.0.2045.31 as of September 15, 2023 (thanks to readers for the tips). This branch brings some new features to Edge for Business. At the same time, Edge 109.0.1518.140 … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 116.0.5845.187/.188 fixes critical vulnerability

Posted on 2023-09-11 by guenni

[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome Browser 116 in the Stable and Extended channels for Mac, Linux, and Windows as of September 11, 2023. These are security updates that are being rolled out and are intended to address a … Continue reading →

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Edge 116.0.1938.76

Posted on 2023-09-08 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in stable channel to version 116.0.1938.76 as of Sept. 7, 2023. The release notes says "Fixed various bugs and performance issues for Stable release". The security release notes state that the update includes the latest … Continue reading →

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