Category Archives: Security

Windows Defender: High load since update 1.391.2901.0

Posted on 2023-06-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just rolled out an update for the Windows Defender scan engine to version 1.391.2901.0. Now I have a report that this drives up CPU usage, e.g. when printing. Remedy is to remove the definition update.

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SMS phishing attack possible after UPS privacy incident (2023)

Posted on 2023-06-24 by guenni

[German]U.S. company United Parcel Service, better known under the abbreviation UPS, has experienced a data protection incident in which customer information was leaked. During package tracking, third parties were able to view more data about a package recipient than desired. … Continue reading →

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VMware patched vulnerabilities in vCenter Server (June 22, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-23 by guenni

[German]VMware has released updates to its vCenter servers to patch important vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20892, CVE-2023-20893, CVE-2023-20894, CVE-2023-20895 and CVE-2023-20896). In addition, the opportunity could also be used to update VMware tools to close the authentication vulnerability CVE-2023-20867.

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Edge 114.0.1823.51

Posted on 2023-06-19 by guenni

Microsoft has already updated (after the Chrome security update) the Edge browser to version 114.0.1823.51 (security and bug fixes) on June 15, 2023 in the Stable and Extended Stable Channel. In the meantime, the release notes are online and state … Continue reading →

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Edge Privacy: "Super Resolution" sends image url to Microsoft

Posted on 2023-06-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's developers have implemented a feature called "Super Resolution" in the Edge browser, which is supposed to improve the quality of the images displayed in the browser. The horse's foot, which in my eyes is a GAU in terms of … Continue reading →

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

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June 2023 Patchday (KB5028407): Windows Kernel vulnerability CVE-2023-32019 requires registry fix

Posted on 2023-06-15 by guenni

[German]Another addendum to the patchday (June 13, 2023), in which Microsoft also addressed a vulnerability in the Windows kernel. Information can be accessed via the vulnerability CVE-2023-32019. Redmond has released updates for the affected Windows systems. However, to seal the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Office Updates (June 13, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-15 by guenni

[German]On June 13, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. With the April 2023 patchday, support for Office 2013 ended – but vulnerabilities were still closed … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 114.0.5735.133/134

Posted on 2023-06-14 by guenni

[English]Google has released updates to Google Chrome browser 114 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows as of June 13, 2023 (I just saw the notice on Twitter). These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities (including CVE-2023-3214).

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (June 13, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-14 by guenni

[German]As of June 13, 2023, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in its 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still install on Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview of … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (June 13, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-14 by guenni

[German]On June 13, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading →

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