Category Archives: Security

Windows Antivirus: Performance- & Stability issues

[German]In this blog post I like to take up a tiresome topic. It is about the performance and stability problems caused by virus scanners on Windows 10 clients as well as on server environments. What is the cause and what … Continue reading

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Zoom cuts data transfer to Facebook in iOS app

[German]he provider Zoom has just attracted attention because its iOS app for web and video conferencing transferred data to Facebook. As soon as it became known, the provider removed the corresponding framework from the app.

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Solution for slow start of Windows Server 2016?

[German]Some administrators are complaining about the slow restart of Windows Server 2016 during update installations. A blog reader contacted me about this and I'm bringing up the topic again in a post.

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Update the Intune Exchange Connector to TLS 1.2

[German]Today a shot tip for administrators who use Microsoft Intune to manage their devices and want to migrate this solution to TLS 1.2 for handling SSL connections

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Issues with Defender Update KB4052623 (March 2020)?

[German]On March 24, 2020, Microsoft released update KB4052623 for the Windows Defender anti-malware platform for Windows 10. Since that time, I have received reports of problems; the offline scan is said to be broken and there are unexpected errors. None … Continue reading

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Bug in iOS version 13.4 may bypass VPN encryption

[German]A bug in the freshly released iOS 13.4 can prevent all traffic from VPN connections from being properly encrypted. VPN provider Proton has just disclosed this.

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0patch fixes 0-day Adobe Type Library bug in Windows 7

[German]The team from ACROS Security have released a micropatch for Windows 7 SP1 (without ESU) for the 0-day vulnerability in the Adobe Type 1 Library that is included in all versions of Windows. 

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Tor Browser 9.0.7

[German]Short addendum for users of the Tor bundle. The developers have already released version 9.0.7 on March 20, 2020, which contains the JavaScirpt vulnerability.

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Microsoft has revised ADV200006 (Type 1 Font Parsing RCE)

[German]Those days I had reported about a vulnerability in Windows in the blog post 0-day vulnerability in Windows Adobe Type Library. Just for your information: Microsoft is currently revising the description of ADV200006 – I received three notifications about updates … Continue reading

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Update KB4052623: Microsoft fixes Defender Scan Skip Bug

[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4052623 for the Windows Defender anti-malware platform for Windows 10 on March 24, 2020. This update also fixes the irritating message that files were skipped during a scan.

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