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Stop: Don’t install Sophos UTM 9.703 Firmware
[German]Administrators of the Sophos UTM appliance should not install the recently released Sophos UTM 9.703 firmware, as may will cause massive issues. Sophos has pulled this firmware update. Addendum: Sophos confirmed the issues and is testing a fix, that will … Continue reading
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities in Nirsoft tools
[German]The Nirsoft tools are probably known to many Windows users. What is less known: The tools come along with nasty DLL hijacking vulnerabilities and should rather be avoided.
Support extension for further Microsoft (Server) products
[German]On April 14, 2020, Microsoft announced a support extension beyond the previous end of life date for additional products such as Sharepoint Server 2010, Windows Server 1809, Configuration Manager and Dynamics 365 due to the Corona crisis.
Posted in Security, Software, Update, Windows
Tagged Configuration Manager, Dynamics 365, Security, SharePoint Server 2010, Support, Update, Windows Server 1809
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Uninstall Office 365 and install Office 2016
[German]On Windows systems where Microsoft Office 365 was installed as a trial version, there are often problems to cleanly uninstall this trial version and then install Microsoft Office 2016 (as an MSI version). Here are some hints what you can … Continue reading
Security update Foxit Reader 9.7.2
[German]The developers have each released a security update for the Foxit Reader and theFoxit PhantomPDF, updating the software to version 9.7.2.29539. A critical RCE vulnerability is fixed in conjunction with the DocuSign plugin. More details can be found at deskmodder.de. … 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 ...
Microsoft Edge 81.0.416.53 released
[German]An anonymous blog reader left this comment, pointing out, that Microsoft has releaded Chromium Edge 81 in stable channel. I updated the browser in Windows 7 and got version 81.0.416.53.
Microsoft-Edge: Windows 7 Support, Update Error 0x80040154
[German]Microsoft has now given a date for the Edge Browser to be supported on Windows 7 SP1. In addition, testers get the update error 0x80040154 in the canary builds.
Posted in browser, Security, Software, Windows
Tagged 0x80040154, Edge, Error, Windows 7
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Windows 10: ‘The app … isn't a a verified app from the Store’
[German]German blog-reader Martin Feuerstein has pointed out a curious issue with app installing in Windows. When trying to install an app in Windows 10, he got the error message 'The app you're trying to install isn't a verified app from … Continue reading
Defender mis-classified Winaero Tweaker as a hacker tool
[German]The tool Winaero Tweaker was mistakenly classified by Windows Defender as a hacker tool or unwanted software and quarantined. But the whole thing seems to be fixed in the meantime.
Fix for critical VMWare vCenter Server vulnerability CVE-2020-3952
[German]There is a critical vulnerability CVE-2020-3952 in VMWare vCenter Server for which the vendor has now released a security update.
Posted in Security, Software, Virtualization
Tagged CVE-2020-3952, Security, Software, Update, Virtualization, VMware
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