Category Archives: Software

Sysinternals Tools updates: Autoruns 13.96, Process Explorer 16.26, RAMMap 1.52 and Sysmon 10.2

Microsoft has updated Autoruns, Process Explorer, RAMMap and Sysmon from Sysinternals Tools on June 28, 2019. This are maintenance updates to fix some issues.

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Windows 10: Updates KB4501375, KB4504360, KB4506933 released

[German]After the updates KB4501375, KB4504360 and KB4506933 were tested in the release preview ring (see Windows 10: Update KB4509479, KB4509478, KB4509477, KB4509476 (06/26/2019)), the updates have now been generally released. 

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Serious vulnerability in Dell's PC Doctor Assistant

[German]PC-Doctor SupportAssist, which is pre-installed on many Dell systems, has a serious security vulnerability that allows permissions to be exploited. The component is also found in products from Corsair, Staples and Tobi. Dell has released an update.

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Thunderbird 60.7.2 released

[German]On June 20, 2019 the Thunderbird developers released an update of the email client Thunderbird to version 60.7.2. This is a security update that closes critical vulnerabilities. Here is some information about it.

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Windows SIM: Errors on 64 bit systems with ADK

[German]There is a known issue with Windows SIM when a 64-bit Windows ADK is installed on the machine. Then administrators will get errors when creating auto anwer files for an installation. Microsoft has now released version 1903 for Windows SIM … Continue reading

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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 ...


Windows 10: Diagnose tool SetupDiag

[German]Microsoft has released in April 2017 Microsoft diagnostic tool called SetupDiag. This is intended to facilitate error analysis if the installation or upgrade of Windows 10 fails.

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VC ++ 2019: The end of MS C++ Redistribution Chaos?

[English]A brief information about C++ runtime libraries and their distribution as redistribution packages with all problems of a side-by-side installation with different versions. Microsoft has responded to criticism in Visual C ++ 2019 Redistributable and uses the same files as … Continue reading

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Firefox 67.0.4 und Firefox ESR 60.7.2

[German]A few days ago the Mozilla developers first released the update to version 67.0.3 for the browser (see Firefox 67.0.3 and Firefox ESR 60.7.1), now the security update to version 67.0.4 (or ESR 60.7.2) has been released.

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CERN goes Open Source, bye-bye Microsoft

It is an interesting development that is currently emerging at the CERN research facilities. They have set up the 'Microsoft Alternatives project' (MAlt) to switch to Open Source Software (OSS) in the coming years. Reason: Increasing license demands from Microsoft.

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Oracle patches critical vulnerability in WebLogic Server Web Services

Oracle has just released a critical patch for a vulnerability in WebLogic Server Web Services. CVE-2019-2729 fixes a deserialization vulnerability via the XML decoder in Oracle WebLogic Server Web Services. This remote code execution vulnerability can be exploited remotely without … Continue reading

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