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Category Archives: Software
Microsoft Phishing with MS 365 tenants?
[German]I'd like to discuss an email I allegedly received from Microsoft regarding an "expiring tenant". Something needs to be ordered because the tenant, which has been inactive for more than 200 days, will otherwise expire. Is it a legitimate mail … Continue reading
Excel can't load documents with […] in file name after May 2025 update
[German]On May 13, 2025 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. In the meantime, I have received some … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Office, Security, Software, Update
Tagged Excel, issue, Patchday 5.2025, Update
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CISPE says: VMware has increased prices by 800 to 1500%
[German]The Association of European Cloud Providers, CISPE, complains that VMware by Broadcom has increased the prices of its products for customers by a factor of 800 to 1500 percent following the takeover by Broadcom. Broadcom is accused of abusing its … Continue reading
Volkswagen hack via OTP bypass; access to personal vehicle data
[German]A frustrated buyer of a used VW vehicle was unable to register for Connected Car because the data was sent to the previous owner. So he took a closer look and was able to determine the server access data through … Continue reading
Windows Subsystem for Linux is now Open Source
[German]At the BUILD 2025 developer conference, Microsoft announced that it had released WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) as open source and is being celebrated by developers. The hope from Redmond is that software developers can now contribute to WSL and … Continue reading
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 ...
Windows 10/11: Defender can be deactivated with a simple tool (Defendnot)
[German]Microsoft has built an interface (API) into Windows 10 and Windows 11 that allows manufacturers of antivirus software to disable Microsoft Defender when they install it. Some people (including a blog reader) have now shown how to deactivate Windows Defender … Continue reading
Exchange Online: Can't change Tenant setting (since mid-May 2025)
[German]I'm posting an observation here in the blog that a reader pointed out to me – a second reader also seems to be affected. Administrators of Exchange Online tenants have noticed since around May 14, 2025 that they can no … Continue reading
Microsoft confirms and fixes the Outlook login error [4usqa], CAA2000B and 49dvs
[German]Microsoft is not having a good run with its Outlook Classic for Windows and Mac at the moment. The company has just had to confirm logon errors that are being reported with the error code [4usqa] (or CAA2000B and 49dvs).
Proofpoint acquires German e-mail security provider Hornetsecurity
[German]On May 15, 2025, the security company Proofpoint announced its intention to acquire the German provider Hornetsecurity GmbH. The company is active in the field of email security and SPAM protection for domains.
Issues with Visual C++ Redistributable and ODBC
[German]Brief information for administrators and IT supporters. There have "recently" been an update of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable, which interferes with the ODBC driver. This affects several software, like German DATEV applications and the SFirm financial software of the savings … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Software, Windows
Tagged issue, ODBC, Software, VC++ Redistributable
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