Category Archives: browser

Add-on ‘Disabled Add-on fix’ fixes deactivated extensions in Firefox 47-56

Posted on 2019-05-16 by guenni

[German]In older versions of the Firefox browser, add-ons could no longer be activated. The Mozilla developers have released an add-on for the Firefox browser to fix the problem that older add-ons are disabled in the browser.

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Firefox: Expired certificate disables addons (May 4, 2019)

Posted on 2019-05-04 by guenni

[German]Firefox users are currently suffer from a fat bug. The browser disables since May 4, 2019 suddenly extensions (Addons). Background is an expired certificate. Update: Mozilla has just released a fix that will be rolled out in the coming hours … Continue reading →

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IE 11 Security update KB3185319 offered again in 2019

Posted on 2019-04-29 by guenni

[German]After April 2019 patchday, some Windows 7 users are confronted with a curiosity. Windows Update or WSUS suddenly provide the security update KB3185319 for Internet Explorer from 2016.

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Chrome 74 released

Posted on 2019-04-24 by guenni

[German]Google's developers have released the new version 74 of the Google Chrome browser on April 23, 2019. The new Chrome 74.0.3729.108 contains improvements and security fixes.

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Tip: Troubleshooting TLS/SSL issues

Posted on 2019-04-23 by guenni

What can we do, if Internet pages are not accessible due to TLS issues and the browser only displays error messages because communication via TLS/SSL fails?

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

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Edge’s Secret Trick Breaks Internet Explorer's Security

Posted on 2019-04-19 by guenni

[German]The 0Patch team has developed a micropatch to close a 0-Day Information Disclosure vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10. This vulnerability allows Windows attackers to access files and upload them from the user's system to their own servers. … Continue reading →

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0-day vulnerability in IE 11 allows to steal files

Posted on 2019-04-13 by guenni

[German]There is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer that allows attackers in all versions of Windows to access and steal files. However, Microsoft has no ambitions to patch the vulnerability immediately.

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Chrome 73 shows “Managed by your Organization”

Posted on 2019-04-09 by guenni

Some users of the Google Chrome browser will see a "Managed by your Organization" command in the menu. Here is some information on why this is harmless.

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Firefox wants to block notification spam

Posted on 2019-04-06 by guenni

The increasing use of push notifications by websites annoys many users. The Mozilla developers are therefore working on a function to control the notification spam through push notifications in Firefox.

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0-day vulnerabilities in IE and Edge

Posted on 2019-04-03 by guenni

[German]Current versions of Internet Explorer and Edge has 0-day cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit to steal data from other tabs. Although the vulnerabilities were reported to the company 10 months ago, Microsoft hasn't reacted, so there are no … Continue reading →

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