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Category Archives: Windows
Windows 10 21H1 – 21H2/Server 20H2: Preview Update KB5014023 (June 2, 2022) with bug fixes
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5014023, scheduled for May 2022 (D-Week), on June 2, 2022 (severely delayed). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows Server version 20H2 as well as Windows 10 version 21H1 – … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge 102.0.1245.30 has issues with PDF printing
[German]Microsoft Edge 102.0.1245.30, released on May 31, 2022 is a security update to close a number of vulnerabilities. But I got reports that this Edge version breaks PDF printing in Windows 10/11. It's simply no longer possible for some users … Continue reading
SearchNightmare: Windows 10 search-ms: URI Handler 0-day Exploit with Office 2019
[German]Following the discovery of the Follina vulnerability exploit (CVE-2022-30190) via the Windows ms-msdt protocol, this bastion is being "stormed". A hacker looked at the search-ms: URI handler in Windows 10 and developed an exploit similar to Follina. With the help … Continue reading
0Patch Micro patch against Follina vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190) in Windows
[German]The ACROS Security team around founder Mitja Kolsek has released a micro-patch to close the 0-click Microsoft Diagnostic Tool remote code vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190, Follina). The micro-patch is available for all customers with Windows and the 0patch agent free license. Here … Continue reading
Follina vulnerabilitiy (CVE-2022-30190): Status, Findings, Warnings & Attacks
[German]Since the weekend, a new Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 in combination with Microsoft Office has been knows under the name Follina. In the meantime, the US CISA and also the BSI have warned about this vulnerability – while security researchers have … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Microsoft 365: Activation issues with Windows Pro Enterprise (May 31, 2022)
[German]Quick question for administrators in the enterprise environment who manage Microsoft 365 licenses (volume licenses, E3/E5). Are you currently experiencing problems with Windows Pro systems no longer activating or losing activation? I have received indications from the readership regarding this … Continue reading
Follina: Attack via Word documents and ms-msdt protocol (CVE-2022-30190)
[German]A new attack vector has been known since the weekend that abuses the Microsoft Support Diagnostics Utility via the ms-msdt: protocol to download and abuse malicious Word documents (or Excel spreadsheets) from the web. Microsoft has since issued a support … Continue reading
Windows 10 21H2: Explorer and taskbar issues due to "HP Development Company, L.P. – Extension – 8.10.5.34686"
[German]Brief info in the round of the owners of HP Windows PCs to a problem and immediately the question whether someone is affected. On these computers there are problems since a short time, the taskbar freezes under Windows, the Explorer … Continue reading
Reports about deactivated Windows 7 SP1 systems with ESU Bypass
[German]Brief question to the readers who still use Windows 7 SP1 and force installation of security updates with ESU Bypass v11. Do you seeing that the Windows 7 activation is getting lost since May 23, 2022? I got a couple … Continue reading
Windows 11 preview update KB5014019 breaks Trend Micro Ransomware Protection
[German]Preview update KB5014019, which Microsoft released for Windows 11 on May 24, 2022, is causing trouble for Trend Micro antivirus solutions. It clashes with Trend Micro's Ransomware Protection, the vendor acknowledged in an advisory.