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Windows 10: Bypassing Controlled Folder Access Anti-Ransomware Protection
[German]In Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (V1709) Microsoft introduced Windows Defender Folder Access as a protection against Ransomware. Nor a security researcher has bypassed this protection using OLE. Microsoft don't see a vulnerability an will fix it in future versions … Continue reading
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
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.
Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise security alert
[German]Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise 1.1 has an undocumented default account vulnerability (Windows OS Management Station version only, Linux versions of SupportAssist Enterprise v1.1 and upgrade to v1.2 are not affected by this issue). Here are a few more details.
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 ...
How to disable Adobe Flash Player in Windows 8, 8.1, 10
[German]Adobe Flash Player is a permanent security risk, because once a month, several vulnerabilities are detected and many of them are exploited. So it's helpful to know, how to disable or uninstall Adobe Flash Player.
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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Update your Lenovo ThinkPad Fingerprint Manager
The Fingerprint Manager Pro software shipped with Lenovo's ThinkPad system has several vulnerabilities. So updating to the latest version is strongly recommended.
Firefox 58.0.1: Update for Windows
[German]Mozilla developers have released version 58.0.1 of the Firefox browser for Windows. The relevant maintenance update was released on January 29, 2018. Here are a few details about this update.
Windows-Update KB4078130 deactivates Spectre 2-Patch
[German]Microsoft has released on January 27, 2018 Update KB4078130 (Update to Disable Mitigation against Spectre, Variant 2) for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. I've added details within my blog post Updates KB4074906 (.NET), KB4077561 (Windows … Continue reading