Category Archives: Security

CCleaner has been infected with malware

Posted on 2017-09-18 by guenni

[German]Piriform's cleaning tool for Windows, CCleaner, now belonging to Czech Anti Virus vendor AVAST, has been compromised and served malware for a month.

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Windows Vista: Unofficial September 2017 updates

Posted on 2017-09-18 by guenni

[German]This blog post describes a list of (unofficial) security updates from September 12, 2017, useable for Windows Vista. But the update installation has to be done manually.

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More Microsoft Updates (September 12, 2017)

Posted on 2017-09-17 by guenni

[German]On patchday (September 12, 2017) Microsoft released further updates for. NET-Framework, Windows Server, Flash etc. Here are some details about selected patches.

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Microsoft Office Security Updates (September 12, 2017)

Posted on 2017-09-16 by guenni

[German]On September 12, 2017 (Patchday), Microsoft released various security updates for Microsoft Office 2003,2007,2010,2013 and for Microsoft Office 2016 as well as for SharePoint Server. Here is the list of updates.

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Bashware allows Malware to bypass Security Solutions in Windows 10

Posted on 2017-09-15 by guenni

[German]Security researcher has found a new security issue in Windows 10 that allows malware to bypass most common security solutions using Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

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

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Patchday September 2017: Updates for Windows 7/8.1

Posted on 2017-09-13 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released several updates on September 12, 2017 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and its corresponding server versions. Here are a few details about those updates.

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Apple and Google fixes browser bugs, Microsoft not

Posted on 2017-09-12 by guenni

[German]There is a security vulnerability in the Microsoft Edge browser that has been discovered by security researchers. While Apple and Google have patched a similar vulnerability, Microsoft does not want to offer an update.

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Google Chrome Version 61.0.3163.79

Posted on 2017-09-06 by guenni

Google has released on September 5, 2017 version 61 of Google Chrome browser for several desktop operating systems. The new browser contains bug fixes and improvements.

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6 year old loop bug in many PDF viewers

Posted on 2017-09-06 by guenni

[German]In 2011 an obscure bug was found in a PDF parsing library. Six years later, this bug is still contained in the top PDF programs currently in use.

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65 % of US tech users are using VPN

Posted on 2017-09-05 by guenni

[German]A recent security survey shows, that nearly 2/3 of US techies are using a VPN for their private and business Internet communication. 

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