Category Archives: Update

Visual Studio 2015 Update 3: Security Advice

Posted on 2018-10-05 by guenni

Microsoft has replaced the old update KB4456688 with the new security update KB4463110 for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3. Users of VS 2015 should install the new update.

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Firefox 62.0.3 released

Posted on 2018-10-04 by guenni

Mozilla's developers have just released version 62.0.3 of Firefox browser for Windows, Linux and macOS. It is a maintenance update which closes bugs and vulnerabilities.

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Thunderbird 60.2.1 released

Posted on 2018-10-03 by guenni

Mozilla's developers have updated the email program Thunderbird to version 60.2.1. This is a maintenance update which fixes some problems in the email client.

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Microsoft Office-Updates (10/02/2018)

Posted on 2018-10-03 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 2016 on October 2, 2018. All updates are for the installable MSI version of Office (the click-to-run packages obtain updates through other channels). These non-security updates are documented on this … Continue reading →

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Security update for Foxit PDF Reader

Posted on 2018-10-02 by guenni

[German]In addition to a security update for Adobe's PDF tools (see Adobe Acrobat Security Update (October 2018)), Foxit also released a security update for it's PDF reader.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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WSUS: Windows 10 Feature Updates re-released (Sept. 28)

Posted on 2018-09-28 by guenni

[German]A few days ago Microsoft re-released some cumulative updates for Windows 10 (see my blog post Windows 10: Updates KB4458469, KB4457136 (09/26/2018)) and explains that something has been missing in the first release. Today Microsoft has re-released again a massive … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Updates KB4458469, KB4457136 (09/26/2018)

Posted on 2018-09-27 by guenni

[German]On September 26, 2018, Microsoft re-released the compatibility updates KB4458469 for Windows 10 V1803 and KB4457136 for Windows 10 V1709.

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Windows/Office (WSUS) Update issues & experiences

Posted on 2018-09-25 by guenni

[German]Currently there are synchronization problems with WSUS. Furthermore, administrators run into issues during the update installation for Office and Windows, e.g. the error 0x8000ffff is thrown. Here again an overview or some experiences of a blog reader.

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Windows ALPC vulnerability (CVE-2018-8440) used in Exploit Kit

Posted on 2018-09-24 by guenni

The ALPC vulnerability (CVE-2018-8440), which is present in all supported and unpatched Microsoft Windows versions, is now being exploited by the Metasploit Kit.

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Windows: Trouble with Updates KB3177467, KB4346084, KB41000347

Posted on 2018-09-24 by guenni

[German]Here is a collection of potentially helpful information for administrators about installation issues related to microcode update KB4346084 (Windows 10 V1803) and the issue of missing Servicing Stack Update (SSU) for KB3177467 (Windows 7 SP1 and server counterparts). Microcode Update KB41000347 … Continue reading →

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