Category Archives: Security

Tor Browser 7.5.4

Posted on 2018-05-12 by guenni

The developers of the Tor Browser (or The Tor Network) released the update to version 7.5.4 on May 9, 2018. Here is an overview of what has changed.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server May 2018

Posted on 2018-05-09 by guenni

[German]On May 8, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4103718, KB4103712) for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates (KB4103725, KB4103715) for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Windows 10 security updates May 8, 2018

Posted on 2018-05-09 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds on May 8, 2018. Also included is a first update for Windows 10 version 1803.

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7-ZIP Version 18.05 released

Posted on 2018-05-05 by guenni

[German]Another information for users of the packing program 7-Zip. The developer of the software has updated the Windows version of the program available for various platforms to version 18.05 to close a security hole. Time for a closer look.

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New Spectre NG vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs

Posted on 2018-05-03 by guenni

[German]In Intel CPUs eight new, from Intel as highly risky classified, vulnerabilities, called Spectre Next Generation (till Intel releases details) has been discovered. There are no patches available yet.

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

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Windows 10 Meltdown Patch Bypass and hcsshim flaw

Posted on 2018-05-03 by guenni

[German]Strange: Microsoft's Meltdown patches for Windows 10 had a fatal flaw. Now it's patched in Windows 10 Version 1803 – but not in older Windows 10 builds. And there is a critical Windows Host Compute Service Shim-Flaw – affecting container … Continue reading →

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Patch your MikroTik routers, there are attacks in the wild

Posted on 2018-04-26 by guenni

[German]Users of micro-routers should urgently update their firmware. Because a vulnerability that became known two days ago is already being exploited for attacks.

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Windows 10: Microcode updates KB4090007, KB4091663, KB4091664, KB4091666, KB4078407

Posted on 2018-04-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released the updates KB4090007, KB4091663, KB4091664, KB4091666 and KB078407 on April 24, 2018. These are microcode updates designed to protect Windows 10 against Spectre Variant 2 (and, if necessary, meltdown). Addition: The update  has also been released.

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Microsoft Security Advisory Notification CVE 2017-5715

Posted on 2018-04-25 by guenni

Microsoft has issued a Security Advisory Notification for CVE 2017-5715 (Spectre) on April  24, 2018. It is about a revision of the documentation. Here is the text of the notification.

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Total Meltdown exploit went public

Posted on 2018-04-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's Meltdown security patches released since January 2018 has created a new vulnerability called Total Meltdown in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Now somebody has released exploit code on GitHub to exploit this vulnerability. Here is an attempt … Continue reading →

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