Category Archives: browser

Firefox 79.0.0 and 78.1.0 esr released

Posted on 2020-07-29 by guenni

[German]Mozilla's developers have released the version 79.0. of the Firefox browser (as well as the 78.1.0 esr) on 29 July 2020. These are maintenance updates that fix both vulnerabilities and bugs.

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Chrome 84.0.4147.105 released

Posted on 2020-07-28 by guenni

[German]Google's developers have released Chrome Browser version 84.0.4147.105 as of July 27, 2020. This version closes vulnerabilities in the desktop and Android versions of Google Browser.

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Release scheme for the Microsoft Edge Browser

Posted on 2020-07-26 by guenni

Microsoft published its release scheme for the Microsoft Edge Browser last week. Microsoft offers four options, called channels, to manage how often Microsoft Edge is updated with new features.

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Chrome M85: RAM optimization removed in Windows 10 2004

Posted on 2020-07-18 by guenni

[German]Google's developers decided to disable the memory optimization (RAM allocation) feature for Windows 10 version 2004, which should be built into the M85 development branch of the Chromium browser. The reason: this optimization led to performance losses of between 10 … Continue reading →

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Chrome 84 & Sophos Authentication for Thin Clients (SATC)

Posted on 2020-07-17 by guenni

[German]A brief note for administrators who use Sophos Authentication for Thin Clients (SATC) in conjunction with a Chromium 84 browser There will be problems with authentication using SATC and the XG firewall. The recommendation is to prevent updating the Chromium … Continue reading →

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

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Microsoft Edge 84.0.522.40 released

Posted on 2020-07-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft issued a security advisory on July 16, 2020, which indicates the new security update for the Chromium Edge Browser to version 84.0.522.40.

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Chrome 84.0.4147.89 released

Posted on 2020-07-15 by guenni

[German]Google's developers have updated the Chrome Browser to version 84.0.4147.89 as of July 14 , 2020. This version closes vulnerabiltieis in the desktop version of Google Browser. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 support has also been removed.

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Firefox 78.0.2 and 78.0.2 esr released

Posted on 2020-07-10 by guenni

[German]Mozilla's developers have released the version 78.0.2 of the Firefox browser, as well as the 78.0.2 esr, as of July 9, 2020, which are maintenance updates that fix both vulnerabilities and bugs.

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‘Firefox Send’ offline after abused by Malware

Posted on 2020-07-09 by guenni

[German]Mozilla's developers have implemented the Firefox Send service for encrypted file transfer in a browser. After the service was abused for spreading malware via short links, the service is taken temporarily offline.

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Operating System / Windows / Browser Share (June 2020)

Posted on 2020-07-06 by guenni

[German]After the June 2020 is over, I would like to take a look at the current figures of desktop operating system distribution as of the end of June 2020. Furthermore, there is a look at the browser shares on the … Continue reading →

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