Category Archives: Software

Google Chrome 116.0.5845.179/.180 security update

Posted on 2023-09-06 by guenni

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 116 in the stable and extended channels for Mac, Linux and Windows as of September 5, 2023. These are security updates that are rolled out and are intended to eliminate vulnerabilities … Continue reading →

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Group Policy Analytics tool now generally available

Posted on 2023-09-06 by guenni

[German]Tip for administrators of Windows systems who work with Group Policies or want to switch from GPOs to Microsoft Intune and take over the GPO settings. Microsoft has just announced the general availability of its "Group Policy Analytics tool". Group … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-40481, CVE-2023-31102) in 7-ZIP; fixed in version 23.00 (August 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-03 by guenni

[German]A short update from the end of August 2023. Security researchers have found two vulnerabilities in the 7-Zip program, which is used to pack and unpack ZIP archive files. The vulnerabilities CVE-2023-40481 and CVE-2023-31102 are classified as high-risk from a … Continue reading →

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MalDoc: Malicious Word files in PDF documents bypass malware detection

Posted on 2023-09-03 by guenni

[German]Another small addendum from this week: The Japanese CERT warns of a new technique used by cyber attackers who take malicious Word files and embed them in PDF documents. This "packaging" is intended to bypass the detection of the malicious … Continue reading →

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Deprecated Windows features: WordPad to disappear from Windows after 28 years

Posted on 2023-09-02 by guenni

[German]On September 1, 2023, Microsoft once again announced which functions they want to part with in future Windows versions. In the new list, some functions are marked as 'deprecated'. So the security protocols for connections, TLS 1.0 and 1.1, are … Continue reading →

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Vulnerabilities in Notepad ++ (Sept. 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-02 by guenni

[German]Several vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-40031, CVE-2023-40036, CVE-2023-40164, CVE-2023-40166) are believed to exist in the popular Notepad ++ editor and have been reported to the developer by a security researcher. The vulnerability ratings range from medium to high. Although this report was made … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2016/2019 get HSTS support; Extended Protection will also be enabled soon

Posted on 2023-09-01 by guenni

[German]With CU14, Microsoft pans to enable the Windows Server Extended Protection feature by default for Exchange Server 2019 for improved protection. However, it will be possible to deactivate this feature when installing the CU14 if required. Redmond has announced this … Continue reading →

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PowerToys 0.73.0 released

Posted on 2023-09-01 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released version 0.73.0 of its free PowerToys for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on August 31, 2023. In this version, the developer says it has focused on new features, stability and improvements. Here is an overview of the … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 115.2.0/102.15.0

Posted on 2023-08-31 by guenni

The Thunderbird developers have released another update of the email client to version 115.2.0 on August 29/30, 2023. It is an update, which should eliminate errors. Furthermore, Thunderbird 102.15.0 has been released as the last version in this branch. Advertising

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Unfixed Skype bug allows attackers to query victims' IP address (August 2023)

Posted on 2023-08-31 by guenni

[German]A security researcher has come across a way to determine the IP address of a Skype user without the target person even having to click on a link (IP address spoofing). This could be used to spy on people (e.g. … Continue reading →

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