Category Archives: Software

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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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 ...


Google Chrome 75.0.3770.100 released

Google released an update to the Google Chrome 75.0.3770.100 last night, which probably contains some bug fixes. There is also a new Chrome extension called 'Suspicious Site Reporter' which was released also by Google.

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WordPress 5.2.2 released

[English]A brief information: An update to WordPress 5.2.2 has been released this night. Its a maintenance update, and one of my blogs has been updated automatically, my multisite blog here have to be updated manually.

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New Sysinternals Tools

Mark Russinovich has updated more Sysinternals tools after the Sysmon update. The Sysinternals tools are a small collection of helpful tools for Windows that Microsoft employee Mark Russinovich offers for free.

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Thunderbird 60.7.1 released

[German]Mozilla's developers released an update of the email client Thunderbird to version 60.7.1 on June 13, 2019. This is a maintenance update which closes critical security gaps. Here is some information about it.

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Google Chrome 75.0.3770.90 (Security update)

Google has released a security update for the Google Chrome browser which upgrades it to version 75.0.3770.90. A critical vulnerability is closed. 

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