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Category Archives: Windows
Windows RDP Network Level Authentication can bypass lock screen
[German]In a recent article, the CERT Coordination Center warns that Microsoft Windows RDP Network Level Authentication also works with LockScreen locked Windows.
Metasploit for Windows BlueKeep vulnerability
[German]A security researcher has developed another Metasploit for due BlueKeep vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services. Currently it is not released yet, because the developer considers the whole thing too risky (because of nearly one million unpatched systems).
How To: BlueKeep-Check for Windows
[German]The blog post discusses a How To the question of how end users and administrators can easily check whether their systems with Windows XP to Windows 7 as well as their server counterparts are provided with a patch for the … Continue reading
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18912 (20H1) in Fast Ring
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18912 (from develoment branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in Fast Ring. There is an improved narrator and a couple of fixes – and a long list of know issues. The announcement with … Continue reading
Windows 10: New hints at 19H2 and broken Dark mode
[German]Even though Microsoft is currently testing builds from the Windows 10 20H1 development branch with Windows Insiders, the 19H2 development branch is making progress. This would give Microsoft's developers a chance to clean up the chaos in dark mode implementation.
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 ...
Windows Server 2016: Where to get Express-Updates for download?
[German]Since May 2019, Microsoft has stopped distributing Delta updates to Windows 10 and its server counterparts. These updates has been replaced by express updates. The problem a blog reader pointed out: Microsoft Update Catalog doesn't offer express updates for direct … Continue reading
Windows 10: Thunderbird from Microsoft Store
The e-mail client Thunderbird is available on various platforms, from Linux to macOS to Windows. The Open Source community has made Thunderbird available now for Windows 10 as an app from the Microsoft Store.
Operating-system-/Windows market share (May 2019)
[German]Since a few days the figures for the operating system and Windows market share are available. This blog post gives a short overview about this topic.
Microsoft Windows 10 apps opens banner ads with fraudulent web pages
[German]Currently, there is an increase in the number of malicious banner ads that open fraudulent web pages in the standard browser when starting or using apps on Windows 10. Here are a few details what is know so far.
GandCrab ransomware: They say, they are retiring
[German]It seems as if the developers of the malware GandCrab are retiring and discontinuing the Ransomware. But the first figures have become known about the payments the victims are said to have made.