Category Archives: Windows

Kaspersky RakhniDecryptor for XData ransomware

Posted on 2017-05-31 by guenni

[German]In case someone's system has been infected by XData ransomware and documents are encrypted, I've good news. A RakhniDecryptor for XData ransomware has been released by security vendor Kaspersky.

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Windows 10 Version 1607: Update KB4023680

Posted on 2017-05-28 by guenni

Microsoft has released on May 26, 2017 a non-security update KB4023680 für das Windows 10 Anniversary Update. KB4023680 changes the OS Build to 14393.1230 and is available in Microsoft Update Catalog. This update fixes an issue, where End User Defined … Continue reading →

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Windows XP/Server 2003: Fix for NSA ESTEEMAUDIT Exploit

Posted on 2017-05-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft didn't release a patch for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 to close the NSA ESTEEMAUDIT Exploit. Now security firm enSilo released a hotfix to close the vulnerability used by ESTEEMAUDIT exploit.

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MS Malware Protection Engine Update May 25, 2017

Posted on 2017-05-27 by guenni

[German]It seems that Microsoft has issued another out-of-the-bank security update for Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MsMpEng) on May 25, 2017. Here are a few details.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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WannaCry & Co.: EternalBlue Vulnerability Checker and Crysis Ransomware Decryptor

Posted on 2017-05-25 by guenni

Security vendor ESET has published two tools allowing users to fight against ransomware attacks like WannaCry (WannaCryptor) or Crysis. The EternalBlue Vulnerability Checker and the Crysis .wallet/.onion Decryptor are available for free.

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Microsoft: Windows-Development now with Git & GVFS

Posted on 2017-05-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft announced on 05/24/2017 in a blog post The largest Git repo on the planet that it has completed the rollout of Git/GVFS to the Windows team. the Windows code base is approximately 3.5M files and the Git repo is … Continue reading →

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#WannyCry: Use recovery tools to gain encrypted files?

Posted on 2017-05-23 by guenni

[German]Users losing files due to WannaCry encryption may get their files back using a data recovery tool. That's the message I received from a data recovery tool vendor.

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Security-Update KB982316 for Windows XP (May 2017)

Posted on 2017-05-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has (probably) released another security update (KB982316) for Windows XP to the public. Admins of systems running the unsupported Windows XP could install this update. But the whole thing is mysterious – the package contains only old stuff – … Continue reading →

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VMware Workstation Pro/Player version 12.5.6 released

Posted on 2017-05-22 by guenni

VMware has released a maintenance update, shifting VMware Workstation and VMware Player to version 12.5.6.

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