Category Archives: Update

VPN vulnerability in Cisco ASA software used in the wild

[German]Cisco's ASA software has a critical bug in the VPN feature that is already exploited by hackers. There is a firmware update from Cisco which should be installed as soon as possible.

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Windows 7/8.1: Updates KB2952664 & KB2976978 (02/08/2018)

[German]Also in February 2018 Microsoft released the updates KB2952664 (Windows 7) and KB2976978 (Windows 8.1). The updates are offered as optional and should evaluate the compatibility on Windows systems. Here are a few words about these updates.

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Windows 10: Mysterious (Test) Updates KB4078126 and KB4078127 in WSUS

[German]For Windows 10 there are mysterious updates like KB4078126 and KB4078127, which appear in WSUS. Microsoft hasn't released details about that updates. Here are a few information about that updates.

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NSA exploits adapted for all Windows versions

[German]Last year, hackers from Shadow Brokers made various NSA tools public. Exploits such as EternalBlue were used in Ransomware attacks such as WannaCry, NotPetya and Bad Rabbit. A security researcher has now taken a closer look at other exploits and … Continue reading

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WordPress 4.9.4

A few hors ago we have had the release of WordPress 4.9.3. Now the developers has released WordPress 4.9.4. It's also a maintenance update that fixes an error (in automatic backup). The changes are described in this changelog page.

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

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WordPress 4.9.3 released

WordPress developers have just released version 4.9.3. I've just updated my blog to the new version successfully. This is a maintenance update that fixes security issues and 34 bugs. The changes can be read in this changelog page. Update to … Continue reading

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Windows10: Update KB4058258 causes error 0x80073715

[German]Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4058258 for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on January 31,2018. It looks like this update causes the installation error 0x80073715 on some systems. Addendum: It seems we have identified the root cause.

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Windows 10 V1709: Updates KB4058258, KB4074608, KB4077735, KB4078128 and KB4057790

[German]Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4058258 for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on January 31, 2018. The stability update KB4074608 has also been released. And there are other updates ( KB4077735, KB4078128 and KB4057790). Here are some information about these updates.

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7-Zip vulnerable – update to version 18.01

[German]Another information for users of the packing program 7-Zip. Older versions of the packer available for various platforms have security vulnerabilities. An update should be carried out as soon as possible.

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Microsoft Surface: TPM updates, coil whine and LTE image

[German]Today an article about Microsoft Surface models addressing several topcis. Some Surface Book 2 devices has coil whine, and Microsoft released TPM firmware updates. And there is a trick to obtain a recovery image for the Surface LTE.

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