Category Archives: computer

Ubuntu 17.04 reached end of life

Posted on 2018-01-15 by guenni

Another short message: Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) has reached the end of live date and there are no more updates. The version released on April 13, 2017 is no longer supported. There are also no more patches for the kernel. … Continue reading →

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Vendors ‘rootkit’: ‘Windows Platform Binary Table’ (WPBT)

Posted on 2017-12-06 by guenni

[German]Within this blog post I like to address a feature called 'Windows Platform Binary Table' (WPBT), that has been used aon OEM PCs to enable manufacturers to download and install their software, even if the user tries a clean install … Continue reading →

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

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

1st Firmware Update for Surface Book 2

Posted on 2017-11-21 by guenni

Microsoft has released the first firmware update for Surface Book 2, the Microsoft tablet, that has been available sind a few days. Advertising

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VirtualBox 5.1.28: Issues with Windows 10 guests

Posted on 2017-09-18 by guenni

[German]On September 13, 2017, Oracle has released VirtualBox Version 5.1.28. It's a maintenance update, that fixes several issues. But it raises new issues with Windows 10 guests. Advertising

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Using Kyocera FS-1041 under macOS 10.12 Sierra

Posted on 2017-08-31 by guenni

[German]Today a short information for Mac users. How to use a Kyocera FS-1041 laser printer in macOS Sierra 10.12. The Kyocera website doesn't provides a driver for macOS Sierra. Advertising

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Hack: Disable Intel’s Management Engine

Posted on 2017-08-30 by guenni

[German]Security Researchers from Russian security firm Positive Technologies has found a way, to disable the unsecure, vulnerable and much hated Intel Management Engine (ME) 11 on Boards. Advertising

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Adobe Reader / Digital Editions security updates 08/08/2017

Posted on 2017-08-13 by guenni

[German]Adobe has released some security updates for his Adobe PDF Readers. And there is a security update for Adobe Digital Editions. Advertising

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Ubuntu: Fix Google GPG Error

Posted on 2017-08-07 by guenni

[German]Since August 4, 2017 using the command apt update ends with an Google GPG error. The reason: A public GPG key used to sign Google's code for Linux repositories has been changed. But it's easy to fix this issue. Advertising

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VirtualBox 5.1.26 released

Posted on 2017-08-01 by guenni

Oracle has released the virtualization software VirtualBox Version 5.1.26 on July 27, 2017 as a maintenance update. Advertising

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