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Microsoft July 2023 Patchday issues (Windows, Office, Apps) – Part I
[German]On Patchday, July 11, 2023, Microsoft released a bunch of security updates for Windows, Office and other products. In addition, a vulnerability in the HTML component of IE became known, which could allow an RCE attack on Office and Windows … Continue reading
Windows 10 creates garbage files (.checkpoint files) in Windows/System32
[German]I'm posting a problem here in the blog that a reader reported by email. The Windows user regularly receives files with the file name extension .checkpoint and (presumably) a UUID code as the file name in the Windows System32 folder. … Continue reading
VirtualBox 7.0.10 and 6.1.46 released
[German]As of July 18, 2023, the developers of Virtualbox have released both version7.0.10 and the update to version 6.1.46. Both versions are maintenance updates for bug fixes.
Outlook 2016: Links broken after update from July 11, 2023 (KB5002427) – Security warning appears when clicking links
[German]The security update KB5002427 for Outlook 2016 from July 11, 2023 (as well as the Click-2-Run updates of Office from the same date) cause an unpleasant bug. If the user wants to open links in Outlook 2016, the program displays … Continue reading
Google Chrome 115.0.5790.98/99 security updates
[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 115 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on July 18, 2023. They are security updates that will be rolled out in the coming weeks and should fix 20 … 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 ...
Critical RCE Vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix Gateway
[German]Brief warning to administrators of Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix Gateway. The vendor has issued a security advisory warning of a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the products. The vendor has released updates for the affected products, which administrators … Continue reading
Edge 114.0.1823.86
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser to version 114.0.1823.86 as of July 17, 2023. The release notes state that various bugs and performance issues for Microsoft Edge have been fixed.
Microsoft Office Updates (July 11, 2023)
[German]On July 11, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. With the April 2023 patchday, support for Office 2013 ended – but vulnerabilities were still closed … Continue reading
Windows: Malware still loadable in kernel drivers (RedDriver attack)
[German]Microsoft's measures to prevent the loading of malicious kernel drivers don't seem to be working at all. I've had the issue on my radar for weeks, because the driver block list doesn't really seem to work. Now security researchers at … Continue reading
Firefox 115.0.2/ESR with bug fixes released
[German]The days the Mozilla developers had released the versions 115.0 of the Firefox browser (see). In the meantime, version 115.0.2 of the normal release channel and the ESR channel with extended support has already been added.