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Category Archives: Software
Firefox 75 and 68.7.0esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers have released the version 75.0.0 and the version and 68.7.0esr of the Firefox browser on April 7, 2020. These are new major updates for the browser. Addition: Information from the release notes added.
Windows PowerToys 0.16.1 released
[German]Microsoft released version 0.16.1 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours ago. These tools are free and offer nice additional features for Windows 10. The new version 0.16.1 brings some bug fixes for the tools.
Skype conferencing: no download, no account required
[German]Microsoft has – probably in view of the Corona crisis, all barriers to Skype conferences have been removed. You can start a 'free meeting' in your browser, in which anybody can participate.
AdwCleaner 8.0.4 closes again a DLL Hijacking vulnerability
[German]On March 3, 2020, Malwarebytes released the tool AdwCleaner 8.0.4. It's a maintenance release. The update fixes a DLL hijacking vulnerability that I reported to the developers.
Chrome 80.0.3987.162 released (March 31, 2020)
[German]Google's developers have released version 80.0.3987.162 of the Chrome browser (heise specifies 80.0.3987.163 here). This is a security update which should close three vulnerabilities. The new Chrome version 80.0.3987.122 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and is rolled out … 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 ...
Hackers infects thousands of MS SQL servers with backdoors
[German]Unknown hackers are running a campaign (running since May 2018) against Microsoft SQL-Server. The group succeeds in providing thousands of these SQL servers with a backdoor every day. There seems to be a whole botnet of infected SQL servers running … Continue reading
Does Windows 10 VPN Bug-Fix Update cause Teams issues?
[German]A brief question: Does somebody expects issues with Microsoft Teams after installing the out-of-band updates to fix the Windows 10 VPN internet connectivity bug (like update KB4554364)? One user reported, that the receive error 4c7 during Teams re-login.
Posted in issue, Software, Update, Windows
Tagged issue, KB4554364, Teams, Update, Windows 10
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Windows: Important driver update for Nvidia and Realtek
[German]Nvidia has released the GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 445.78 for Windows to solve a problem. And Realtek has released Windows HDA drivers for several Lenovo ThinkCentre machines.
Windows 10: PowerToys Version 0.16 released
[German]Microsoft has released version 0.16.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours ago. The new version brings the ImageResizer and the Window Walker.
Zoom cuts data transfer to Facebook in iOS app
[German]he provider Zoom has just attracted attention because its iOS app for web and video conferencing transferred data to Facebook. As soon as it became known, the provider removed the corresponding framework from the app.