Windows 11 22H2: Update KB5027231 causes Google Chrome to crash or hang in MalwareBytes

Posted on 2023-06-16 by guenni

[German]Users of Google Chrome browser are facing  issues after installing the Windows 11 22H2update KB5027231 from June 13, 2023. The browser suddenly crashes or does not start anymore. There are reports that it may be related to MalwareBytes, which prevents the launch. MalwareBytes has released a fix that disables exploit protection for Chrome. Another problem case is also discussed in Google's Chrome forums, where the suggested solution is "set Chrome as the default browser".

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Google Lens can perform a skin analysis

Posted on 2023-06-16 by guenni

[German]Google announced this week that its product "Google Lens", which is included in Google's camera app on Android (but is also available on iOS), has been expanded to include various functions. One function allows the analysis of images of the skin – to detect abnormalities there that suggest a clarification by a doctor.

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Edge Privacy: "Super Resolution" sends image url to Microsoft

Posted on 2023-06-16 by guenni

Edge[German]Microsoft's developers have implemented a feature called "Super Resolution" in the Edge browser, which is supposed to improve the quality of the images displayed in the browser. The horse's foot, which in my eyes is a GAU in terms of data protection: The URLs of the images in question are transferred to Microsoft servers in order to execute the function. The case shows that the topic of data protection is not (anymore) present in the Microsoft universe.

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June 2023 Patchday (KB5028407): Windows Kernel vulnerability CVE-2023-32019 requires registry fix

Posted on 2023-06-15 by guenni

Windows[German]Another addendum to the patchday (June 13, 2023), in which Microsoft also addressed a vulnerability in the Windows kernel. Information can be accessed via the vulnerability CVE-2023-32019. Redmond has released updates for the affected Windows systems. However, to seal the vulnerability, administrators must actively set a registry entry under Windows.

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Microsoft Office Updates (June 13, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-15 by guenni

Update[German]On June 13, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. With the April 2023 patchday, support for Office 2013 ended – but vulnerabilities were still closed in June. Below is an overview of the available updates.

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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 ...

Google Chrome 114.0.5735.133/134

Posted on 2023-06-14 by guenni

Chrome[English]Google has released updates to Google Chrome browser 114 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows as of June 13, 2023 (I just saw the notice on Twitter). These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities (including CVE-2023-3214).

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (June 13, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-14 by guenni

Windows[German]As of June 13, 2023, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in its 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still install on Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview of these updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012/R2.
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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (June 13, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-14 by guenni

Windows[German]On June 13, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities as well as issues.
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (June 13, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-14 by guenni

Windows[German]On June 13, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details on the respective security updates for Windows 10.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (June 13, 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-14 by guenni

Update[German]On June 13, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 78 vulnerabilities, 37 are remote code execution vulnerabilities (six vulnerabilities are rated critical). Below is a compact overview of these updates released on Patchday. A list of updates can be found on this Microsoft page. Details about the update packages for Windows, Office, etc. are available in separate blog posts.

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