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SolarWinds customers should remove Web Help Desk
[German]U.S. manufacturer Solarwinds warns its customers of possible cyber attacks and recommends uninstalling Web Help Desk (WHD) 12.7.5 in a security message dated March 15, 2022. The background is attacks on Web Help Desk (WHD) 12.7.5 reported by customers. So … Continue reading
Chrome 99.0.4844.74 fixes 11 vulnerabilities
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome 99.0.4844.74 for Windows and Mac on the desktop as of March 15, 2022. There is also Chrome 98.0.4758.132 in the Extended Channel and the Android browser has been updated to version 99.0.4844.73. Thanks … Continue reading
German Cyber Guard BSI warns now against the use of Kaspersky antivirus products
[German]Can antivirus products from the Russian based company Kaspersky be used in companies and government agencies without risk? After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, this question has becomehot. After hesitating for some time, the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) … Continue reading
Electron Bot: Malware in Microsoft Store infects over 5,000 machines
[German]Security vendor Check Point has come across a new type of malware that enables a complete takeover of systems through a backdoor. In addition, the malware can take control of social media accounts from Facebook, Google and Sound Cloud. The … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Software, Windows
Tagged Malware, Security, Store, Windows 10, Windows 11
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Critical vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication
[German]Veeam has issued a security alert warning of critical vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication. Attackers could use these vulnerabilities to take over systems running Linux or Windows. German blog reader der Seb posted the links to the relevant Veeam … Continue reading
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 ...
McAfee Total Protection Update fixes CVE-2022-0280
[German]McAfee has released a security alert and update for McAfee Total Protection. The update fixes the CVE-2022-0280 vulnerability, which is rated high. A vulnerability exists in the QuickClean feature of McAfee Total Protection for Windows prior to version 16.0.43 that … Continue reading
Intune-Issue with Android 12 devices confirmed
[German]Microsoft's Intune team has confirmed a know issue with Intune. Customers with Android devices lose access to Intune-managed resources after upgrading to Android 12.
WordPress Version 5.9.2
WordPress 5.9.2 was released on March 10, 2022. It is a security update that fixes three vulnerabilities and one bug. The bug is a fix in the live preview of themes. I didn't find anything about the security fixes – … Continue reading
Issues with Exchange March 2022 Updates
[German]As of March 8, 2022, Microsoft has released several cumulative updates for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019. However, some systems are experiencing issues such as Exchange Control Panel (ECP) no longer working. On some systems, the "Microsoft Exchange … Continue reading
March 2022 Internet Explorer Update KB5011486, and NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.3 Update KB5012417
[German]As of March 8, 2022, Microsoft has also released a cumulative security update KB5011486 for Internet Explorer. This closes the vulnerabilities CVE-2022-23299 and CVE-2022-24502. Furthermore there is a .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.3 update KB5012417. Here is some information about these … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Software, Update
Tagged .NET, Internet Explorer, Security, Update
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