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Mozilla removed Firefox Addons from AVG/AVAST
[German]Mozilla developers have blocked (removed) AVG and AVAST antivirus addons in Firefox from Mozilla addon store. The probable reason: The addons of this provider (AVAST) must have passed on private data. Addenum: A statement from AVAST has been added.
Open Source Software Project CudaText
[German]Today a small guest article by blog reader Andreas H. (alias dinkumoil on GitHub and SourceForge), who has been involved in the open source software project CudaText (text editor for several platforms).
Attention: WinBtrfs v1.5 corrupts BTRFS volume
WinBtrfs is a Windows driver for the Linux file system Btrfs of the next generation. I had mentioned the driver in the blog post Windows driver WinBtrfs v1.5 for Linux file system released published recently. Now I've been informed that … Continue reading
PowerToys 0.14.0 released
[German]Microsoft has released the first version 0.14.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users. The PowerToys known from Windows 9x are Open Source and available free of charge.
VeraCrypt 1.24-Hotfix1
Just a brief information for users of the encryption software VeryCrypt, which has been bumming around with me for some days already: Already on October 27, 2019, the developers of the encryption software VeraCrypt released an update to 1.24-Hotfix1.
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 ...
Candy Crush-Soda: Operator earns 2 billion US-$
It must have been worth it. The game Candy Crush Soda Saga has generated over $2 billion in revenue for the app since its release in 2014, according to a report by analysts at Sensor Tower Store Intelligence. With 410 … Continue reading
Thunderbird 68.x: Update loop due to Phantom Updates
[German]The email client Thunderbird causes in version 68.x unexpected issues for some of its users. The program reports an update, which does not really exist. The mail client goes into an update loop and tries to update itself again and … Continue reading
Adobe: Magento Marketplace site hacked
[German]The Magento Marketplace site belonging to Adobe was successfully hacked. Adobe had to announce a data breach and has informed registered and affected users about this cyber security incident.
Splunk platforms are facing a 'Y2K bug' as of Jan. 1, 2020
[German]Another brief note for administrators of Splunk platforms. Some products will facing a failure on January 1, 2020, similar to the Year 2K problem at the turn of the millennium, due to date counter overflows. But there are patches to … Continue reading
Encryption vulnerabilities in Fortinet products
[German]Fortinet's developers have shipped certain (security) products with hard-coded keys to encrypt communication. In addition, encryption was performed using an XOR function. However, 18 months after the notification, the vulnerabilities are fixed.