Category Archives: Update

PowerToys 0.19.1 with bug fixes (change log)

Posted on 2020-07-08 by guenni

[German]Since July 7, 2020, Microsoft has rolled out version 0.19.1 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users. This is a maintenance update which should fix several bugs.

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PowerToys 0.19.1 announced

Posted on 2020-07-07 by guenni

[German]Microsoft announced version 0.19.1 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours ago. These tools are free and offer additional features for Windows 10. 0.19.1 is scheduled for release on June 7, 2000.

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Check Point patches Vulnerability in ZoneAlarm

Posted on 2020-07-06 by guenni

[German]There is a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the ZoneAlarm software (firewall). Check Point has provided a patch to patch this vulnerability.

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Exploit known, F5 BIG-IP appliances urgently need patching

Posted on 2020-07-06 by guenni

[German]There are serious vulnerabilities in the BIG-IP appliances for which the manufacturer has released an update. An exploit is now seen in the wild actively exploiting systems so administrators responsible for the F5 BIG-IP appliances should patch them urgently.

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Addenum to the out-of-band Windows Codecs Library security patch via store

Posted on 2020-07-03 by guenni

[German]On June 30, 2020, Microsoft had rolled out emergency updates for vulnerabilities CVE-2020-1425 and CVE-2020-1457 in the Windows Codecs Library. Today I post an addendum, as there are still numerous inconsistencies in this process. Addendum: And we have install issues.

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Tor Browser 9.5.1

Posted on 2020-07-02 by guenni

[German]Short addendum for users of the Tor bundle. The developers have already released version 9.5.1 on  June 30, 2020, which includes the new Firefox.

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German BSI warns of several critical Windows vulnerabilities

Posted on 2020-07-02 by guenni

[German]There are a number of critical vulnerabilities in Windows 8.1 through Windows 10 and the corresponding server versions for which updates are available since June 9, 2020. German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has now issued a security advisory … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 68.10.0 released

Posted on 2020-07-01 by guenni

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 68.10.0 on July 1, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the 68 main branch of the e-mail client, which fixes some bugs.

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Firefox Version 78.0.1 released

Posted on 2020-07-01 by guenni

[German] Mozilla's developers have released version 78.0.0, the Firefox browser, on July 1, 2020. Now the developers have already announced the version 78.0.1.

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Windows 10: Critical codec vulnerabilities patched

Posted on 2020-07-01 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has patched vulnerabilities CVE-2020-1425 and CVE-2020-1457 in the Windows Codecs Library in an emergency update on 30 June 2020. This affects Windows 10 and its Windows Server counterparts.

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