[German]On March 5, 2024 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2016 and Excel. Here is some information about this update.
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VMware product portfolio: Licensing internals; and Lenovo has been out since Feb. 27, 2024
[German]Broadcom has bought VMware and cleaned up the product portfolio and changed the licensing of various products. I have documents with internal licensing guidelines that show the effects of these changes. It has also become known that, after Dell, Lenovo is also withdrawing from the sale of VMware licenses for the time being (until the chaos clears up). And there is a new version of VMware Workstation with amazing insights. I have also included two tips on VMware Player.
New variant of the Solarwinds attack technique discovered in 2020
[German]The hack of numerous (US) authorities and companies via Solarwinds software in 2020 is probably still fresh in the minds of many readers. Now the Semperis security research team has discovered a new variant of "golden SAML", an attack technique that exploits the SAML authentication protocol and was used against Solarwinds by the hacker group Nobelium in 2020. The attack technique is known as "Silver SAML".
Microsoft closes exploited Windows 0-day vulnerability CVE-2024-21338 six months after notification
[German]In February 2024, Microsoft closed the vulnerability CVE-2024-21338 in the kernel of Windows 10/11 and various Windows Server versions. Great! The flaw in the story: The vulnerability was reported by AVAST in August 2023, and the vulnerability was exploited as a 0-day at that time.
Outlook 365 message "Windows search module disabled", Windows Server 2022, terminal server environment (Feb. 2024)
[German]I'm posting a problem here in the blog that was brought to my attention by a blog reader recently. The administrator in question is struggling with the fact that he keeps seeing the message "Windows search module deactivated" in Outlook 365. These are terminal server environments that run on Windows Server 2022. The question that arises: "Are others affected?".
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 ...
Private equity firm KKR buys VMware end customer business for 4 billion dollars
[German]Another short news from the Broadcom VMware cosmos that reached me at the end of February 2024. According to an announcement, the private equity company KKR will take over the end customer business including the VMware product portfolio. The purchase price is quoted at 4 billion US dollars.
Windows Defender reports ExplorerPatcher as PUP
[German]ExplorerPatcher is a tool to customize the Windows 11 desktop in the style of Windows 10 (see this ComputerBase article). Daniel contacted me by email yesterday and reported that Windows Defender has been categorizing the ExplorerPatcher tool as malware for a few days now. ExplorerPatcher is categorized as potentially unwanted and blocked.
Edge 122.0.2365.66 – Bug fix for Defender Application Guard bug
[German]Microsoft has released another update of the Edge (Chromium) browser to version 122.0.2365.66 in the stable channel on March 1, 2024. It is a maintenance update that fixes the bug in the Defender Application Guard of Edge 122.0.2365.63. I have added the details in the blog post Edge 122.0.2365.63 – pulled due to serious issues – fix with Edge 122.0.2365.66.
Outlook 365 version 2402: Broken Exchange ActiveSync connections fixed (Feb 28, 2024)
[German]Microsoft claims to have fixed the problem of broken Exchange ActiveSync connections under Outlook 365 version 2401 (Build 17231.20194) with the update to Office 365 version 2402 (Build 17328.20142) on February 28, 2024. I will therefore take it up separately and post it here in the blog.
Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB503484 (February 29, 2024)
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB503484 for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on February 29, 2024. The preview update brings a number of fixes for these Windows 11 versions. Here is an overview, what Microsoft ships as an optional update and what to expect next month. Continue reading