Category Archives: Security

New details to Intel’s AMT vulnerability

Posted on 2017-05-08 by guenni

On Mai 1, 2017 Intel disclosed the AMT vulnerability (INTEL-SA-00075), without publishing details. Security Researcher from Tenable has analyzed this vulnerability.

Posted in computer, Security | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Internet banking heist via SS7 UMTS vulneribility in Germany

Posted on 2017-05-04 by guenni

[German]Cyber criminals has been successful in an Internet (online) banking heist, misusing a vulnerability known since 2014 within the signaling system #7 mobile.

Posted in computer, Security | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Remote security exploit in Intel Platforms

Posted on 2017-05-02 by guenni

[German]Intel platforms from Nehalem to Kaby Lake has a critical vulnerability. Attackers can remotely access an exploitable elevation of privilege security hole. While no consumer systems are affected, Intel and it's OEMs ships a firmware update.

Posted in computer, devices, Security | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Security risk OEM bloatware Portrait Display (PdiService.exe)

Posted on 2017-04-26 by guenni

[German]A from OEM's (HP, PHILIPS, FUJITSU) on Windows notebooks preinstalled application bears a huge security risk. A vulnerability allows a local authenticated (non-privileged) attacker to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Millions of devices are affected by this bloatware.

Posted in Security, Windows | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nvidia driver enables malware injection

Posted on 2017-04-23 by guenni

It's a nasty thing: Nvidia ships a Node.js server with its driver update function. But this Node.js server may be used to inject and execute malware on Windows systems.

Posted in Security, Update, Windows | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

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 ...

TLS-INTERCEPTION: Sophos-Firewall blocks CAs in Google

Posted on 2017-04-22 by guenni

Users of Google Chrome browser are facing trouble visiting HTTPS websites, if a Sophos firewall is used. The browser shows certificate warnings and saying, the the communication isn't private.

Posted in Security, Windows | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Oracle patches Java and other products

Posted on 2017-04-21 by guenni

Oracle has released a bunch of 299 critical fixes for Java and other Oracle products on it's April 2017 patch day. Updates for Oracle Java SE, version(s) 6u141, 7u131, 8u121 has been issued for instance. A list of all patches … Continue reading →

Posted in computer, Security, Update, Windows | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Issues with Update KB890830 (Windows Malicious Removal Tool)

Posted on 2017-04-13 by guenni

Microsoft has released on patch day (April 11, 2017) also a new version of Windows Malicious Removal Tool (MRT) as update KB890830. It seems that this update is causing serious issues.

Posted in Security, Update, Windows | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Word zero-day-vulnerability patched

Posted on 2017-04-12 by guenni

There has been a zero-day-vulnerability reported in Word and WordPad that is used in the wild. Microsoft has issued a patch to close this vulnerability on April 2017 patch day.

Posted in Office, Security, Windows | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

April 2017 security updates for Office, IE and .NET

Posted on 2017-04-12 by guenni

Microsoft has released several security updates for Office, IE and .NET on April 11, 2017. Here are a short overview about those updates.

Posted in Office, Security, Update, Windows | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment