Category Archives: browser

Firefox 86.0.0 and 78.8.0 ESR released

[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 86.0.0 and 78.8.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on February 23, 2021. The FF 86 is a new development branch and the ESR is a security update that fixes vulnerabilities, but also aims to fix … Continue reading

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Edge 88.0.705.74 released

[German]Microsoft has released the update to Edge 88.0.705.74 on February 17, 2021. It is a security update that fixes nine vulnerabilities that have already been fixed in Google Chrome 88. Here is some information about it.

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Chrome 88.0.4324.182 fixes 10 vulnerabilities

[German]Google developers have updated the Chrome browser to version 88.0.4324.182 as of February 16, 2020 in the desktop version for Linux, macOS and Windows. This security update fixes 106 vulnerabilities in the older browser versions.

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Warning: Microsoft Edge 88.0.705.68 crashes since today

[German]A brief message for users of Microsoft Edge – version 88.0.705.68 (current is 88.0.4324.182). I received several reports from German users, facing browser crashes. Here is a rough overview of what is going on and a workaround.

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0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer fixed via micropatch

There is a 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11 that was not fixed with the February 2021 updates. ACROS Security has now released a micropatch to close this vulnerability in Internet Explorer. I have added the relevant notes in the … Continue reading

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

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Firefox 85.0.2

[German]The Mozilla developers have released version 85.0.2 of the Firefox browser on February 9, 2021. This is a maintenance update that is supposed to fix bugs.

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0patch fixes 0-day in Internet Explorer

[German]Today or tomorrow, Tuesday, ACROS Security plans to release a 0patch fix for a 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The patch is currently in testing. Addendum: The Micropatch has been released on February 11,  2021.

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Windows 10: Legacy edge browser to be removed via update in April 2021

[German]In April 2021, Microsoft will remove the old Edge browser from Windows 10 so that only the Chromium-based browser can be used. Microsoft has just announced this.

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Chrome Sync can be misused for malware distribution

[German]An unpleasant story that a security researcher has just made public. Attackers have managed to abuse the sync function of the Google Chrome browser for their own purposes, at least to retrieve information.

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Chrome extension The Great Suspender removed from store due to possible malware

[German]A few hours ago, Google removed the popular Chrome browser extension The Great Suspender from the browser extensions web store. The reason is probably that this extension installed malware on users' systems.

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