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Category Archives: Windows
Visual Basic 6 Support für Windows, the next decade
[German]Brief information for the lovers of VB6 (Visual Basic 6). It looks like Microsoft will continue support for VB6 in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. This was announced by Microsoft in November 2021 – a blog reader recently asked … Continue reading
Windows 11: Microsoft confirms issues with false colors displayed
[German]Since the release of Windows 11, users have been complaining about problems with color management and that the use of ICC color profiles does not work. Now Microsoft has officially confirmed the problem and is investigating the whole thing. Here … Continue reading
0patch fixes ms-officecmd RCE vulnerability in Windows
[German]The security team of ACROS Security around founder Mitja Kolsek has just developed a micro patch to close a remote code execution vulnerability in the ms-officecmd handler of Windows and released it for customers with a 0patch PRO or Enterprise … Continue reading
Windows 10 Version 21H2 Security Baseline
[German]Microsoft has updated the so-called Security Baseline (a tool for security administrators in companies) for Windows 10 version 21H2 and released it generally. In the current version, not only the latest Windows 10 version is supported. There are also special … Continue reading
Microsoft warns against Active Directory domain takeover due to unpatched vulnerabilities
[German]Microsoft warned of a new threat in a Techcommunity post on December 20, 2021. In November 2021 patchday, vulnerabilities CVE-2021-42287 and CVE-2021-42278 were fixed by Windows updates. Since December 2021, a proof of concept (PoC) has been available that abuses … 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 ...
Firefox 95.0.2 released
[German]On December 19, 2021, Mozilla developers released version 95.0.2 as a maintenance update of the Firefox browser to correct a bug with AMD CPUs. According to the release notes, there is only one bug fix: Fixes frequent crashes for users … Continue reading
Dell Windows drivers still vulnerable to kernel attacks
[German]Users of Dell systems are still at risk of having their Windows systems compromised via Dell drivers through kernel attacks. The problem was supposed to be fixed by updates as early as May 2021. However, security researchers from Rapid7 are … Continue reading
Firefox 95.0.1/91.4.1esr
[German]Mozilla developers have released version 95.0.1 with some new features and 91.4.1esr of the Firefox browser with a fix on December 16, 2021. The new browsers also correct an access conflict to Microsoft pages that occurred the days.
Windows 10/11-Updates blocks tools to redirect Edge protocol associations
[German]They did, with the December 2021 security updates, tools that allow Edge log redirection to other browsers were blocked. Tools like EdgeDeflector are thus simply blocked and the user has to display the information in question in Microsoft Edge as … Continue reading
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Tagged Edge, Patchday 12.2021, Update, Windows 10, Windows 11
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Update fixes Windows AppX installer 0-day vulnerability CVE-2021-43890 (used by Emotet)
[German]Another addendum from the December 2021 patchday regarding the AppX installer used in Windows. Microsoft has closed the Windows AppX Installer spoofing vulnerability CVE-2021-43890 with an update. The Emotet gang has been trying to exploit this vulnerability to infect systems … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Patchday 12.2021, Security, Update, Windows
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