Category Archives: Software

Tor.exe: Microsoft Defender triggers an "Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MTB" alert

Posted on 2023-09-30 by guenni

[German]A few hours ago, the Tor browser received a security update that closed a vulnerability. Now Microsoft Defender in the form of Windows Security triggers an alert when the Tor browser is called up and quarantines the tor.exe file. It … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams 1.6.00.24078: New issues with Jabra Headset (Sept. 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-30 by guenni

[German]Another note to administrators and users of Jabra headsets (e.g. Jabra Evolve 62 and 75) who use them in a corporate environment with Microsoft Teams. After there were already problems in connection with Microsoft Teams in December 2022 as well … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

MoveIT vendor Progress Software reports serious vulnerabilities in WS_FTP Server

Posted on 2023-09-29 by guenni

[German]Progress Software, which has been hit hard by the MoveIT vulnerability, is facing the next trouble. There are further serious vulnerabilities in its WS_FTP Server software that could already being exploited in the wild. The products must be immediately provided … Continue reading →

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TrendMicro released critical patch for Apex One SP1 Build 12512

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

Trend Micro has released a new "Critical Patch" for its ApexOne product (thanks to the reader for pointing it out). The patch applies to Apex One Service Pack 1 (server and agent build 12512). The critical patch fixes several bugs … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 115.3.0

Posted on 2023-09-27 by guenni

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.3.0 on September 26, 2023 (thanks to Tom for the tip). It is an update which is supposed to fix numerous bugs, but does not contain … Continue reading →

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Firefox 118 and 115.3 ESR released

Posted on 2023-09-26 by guenni

[German]As of September 26, 2023, the Mozilla developers have released the new Firefox 118 as well as the Firefox 115.3 ESR maintenance update. Some vulnerabilities were closed with the updates. Here is a brief overview of the updates in question, … Continue reading →

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BMW kicks subscription for heated seats

Posted on 2023-09-24 by guenni

[German]U-turn at BMW, when it comes to seat heating as a subscription. Announced as recently as 2020, this option is to disappear in the future. Instead, the car manufacturer wants to focus on other software services. This was announced by … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 115.2.3

Posted on 2023-09-21 by guenni

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.2.3 on September 20, 2023. It is an update which is supposed to fix numerous bugs, but does not contain any new features or security fixes. … Continue reading →

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Trend Micro: Update closes exploited critical vulnerability CVE-2023-41179

Posted on 2023-09-20 by guenni

[German]Short notice for users and administrators of Trend Micro security products Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security on Windows. There is a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-41179) in the products that is already being exploited in the wild. However, the manufacturer offers … Continue reading →

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Exchange Online: Retirement of Exchange Web Services (EWS) after October 1, 2026

Posted on 2023-09-20 by guenni

[German]Note to Exchange Online administrators. Microsoft has just announced in a blog post that it will discontinue Exchange Web Services (EWS) on October 1, 2026. All communication will then have to be done via Microsoft Graph from that date. So … Continue reading →

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