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Category Archives: Software
WordPress 5.2.1 released
The developers have released a maintenance update for WordPress on May 21, 2019, which raises the version to 5.2.1. The update was just offered within the dashboard of my WordPress blogs.
Add-on ‘Disabled Add-on fix’ fixes deactivated extensions in Firefox 47-56
[German]In older versions of the Firefox browser, add-ons could no longer be activated. The Mozilla developers have released an add-on for the Firefox browser to fix the problem that older add-ons are disabled in the browser.
WhatsApp vulnerability CVE-2019-3568; Update required
[German]The Messenger app WhatsApp has a critical vulnerability affecting both Android and iOS. The vulnerability is already being exploited (there is an exploit from an Israeli company selling it). Users should urgently update WhatsApp.
Windows 7 upgrade to Windows 10 with SCCM fails on OEM machines
[German]System administrators who tries to upgrade Windows 7 machines to Windows 10 via SCCM need to be careful. Upgrading OEM machines fails because SetupComplete.cmd cannot run.
Citrix Workspace-App comes w/o VC++ Runtime from V1904
[German]Citrix has updated its Workspace app to version 1904. This app is now distributed for the first time without the Visual C++ Redistributable (Runtime) in the installer. Here some information about this app.
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 ...
Tip: Troubleshooting TLS/SSL issues
What can we do, if Internet pages are not accessible due to TLS issues and the browser only displays error messages because communication via TLS/SSL fails?
.NET Framework 4.8 (Final) released
Microsoft has released on April 18, 2019, (beside Windows 10 Version 1903) the final version of the .NET Framework 4.8 as well.
CCleaner 5.56.7144 released
[German]A brief information for CCleaner users (I know that some of my blog readers are interested in that stuff). Piriform released an update to CCleaner v5.56.7144 for Windows on April 49 2019.
Is Microsoft's Outlook.com hack worse than admitted?
[German]The access of unauthorized third parties to Microsoft's email services such as outlook.com or hotmail.com was deeper than Microsoft first admitted. More details are slowly coming to light.
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (April 9, 2019)
[German]On April 9, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.