Category Archives: Software

Shodan Chrome-Extension shows open ports of sites

[German]Short information I just came across on Twitter. The operators of the search engine Shodan have published a chrome extension that shows open ports of visited websites. .

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Edge 85.0.564.51 released

[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium Edge Browser to version 85.0.564.51 on September 9, 2020. According to ADV200002 this version fixes a number of critical vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-6574, CVE-2020-6575, CVE-2020-6576, CVE-2020-15959. The browser is based on Chromium version 85.0.4183.102 and should update … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 78.2.2 released

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 78.2.2 of the e-mail client on September 10, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which provides some fixes.

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Windows 10 V190x: Bitdefender Antivirus blocks Update KB4574727

[German]Users of Bitdefender antivirus protection have had a problem in Windows 10 190x. The security solution incorrectly blocked the Windows 10 cumulative update KB4574727 as malicious.

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Security concerns about Microsoft Defender download feature

[English]Microsoft has added a way to download arbitrary files in Defender. However, this download feature causes more headaches than enthusiasm among security experts.

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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 ...


WinBtrfs v1.7.4 released

[German]Short information for people who want to access Linux Btrfs disks under Windows. Blog-reader Georg S. pointed out to me (thanks for that) that on August 23rd, 2020 version v1.7.4 was released.

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Microsoft: Flash Player will be removable in autumn, support will end in 2021

[German]Microsoft points out in a new post that support for the Adobe Flash Player will generally be discontinued at the end of 2020. Then the Flash Player will be removed from Windows 10. Users should be able to uninstall the … Continue reading

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Trend Micro Apex One and Office Scan XG vulnerable

[German]Administrators using Trend Micro's Apex One, Apex One as a Service (SaaS) and Office Scan XG products as a protection solution on Windows and macOS need to act. The products are vulnerable through four vulnerabilities, but an update is available.

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Cisco closes critical Jabber vulnerability on Windows

[German]Network equipment supplier Cisco has released an updated version of its video conferencing and messaging application Jabber for Windows. The update addresses four critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, Remote Code Execution (RCE). It is … Continue reading

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PowerToys 0.21.1, 0.22.0-Experimental

[German]Microsoft released version 0.21.1 of PowerToys a few hours ago as a bug-fix update for Windows 10 users. These tools are free of charge and offer additional features for Windows 10. Additionally the developers are now starting to create something … Continue reading

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