[German]We was told, that Software Restriction Policies and SAFER no longer work out-of-the-box under Windows 11 22H2. This is caused by registry entries left in the ISO images, that make Windows 11 think that AppLocker is active (although it itsn't). This can be fixed with a small registry hack. Here is a short overview about the topic including the hack to continue using SAFER.
[German]Currently a small collective article about problems with Windows and the login in connection with the Citrix Workspace app and FSLogix version 2210. Does the login to Windows hang with the message "Other user"? If so, the Citrix Workspace app may be to blame. There is also a bug in FSLogix version 2210 that also provokes very long lasting Windows logins.
[German]Palo Alto Networks has discovered a new variant of the Mirai malware. The Mirai variant V3G4 exploits multiple vulnerabilities in the firmware of IoT devices to allow remote access. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 security researchers observed the Mirai variant, called V3G4, from July to December 2022, and once the vulnerable devices are compromised via multiple vulnerabilities, they become fully controlled by attackers and become part of the botnet.
[German]Today another small collective article around the topic Edge, Firefox and Internet Explorer. It is about the deactivation of Internet Explorer, which is supposed to happen in February 2023. With the patchday (14.2.2023) probably not everything was deactivated at IE. And with the preview update KB5022906 from February 21, 2023, there could have been collateral damage that kicks Firefox out. In addition, Microsoft has once again gone massively overboard by running large-scale ads for Edge on Google Chrome pages.
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome Browser 110 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows as of February 22, 2023. Mac and Linux now reach version 110.0.5481.177, while for Windows, versions 110.0.5481.177/.178 are ready. It is a security update that fixes a critical vulnerability. Thanks to the reader for pointing it out.
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[German]Big fail that happened to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) IT administrators. This week Monday, U.S. Department of Defense strategists secured an unprotected server that had been used to leak terabytes of internal U.S. military emails onto the Internet for two weeks. The server was not password protected, the TechCrunch medium has learned from a security researcher.
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5019274 for Windows 11 version 21H2 on February 21, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5022906 for Windows 10 on February 21, 2023 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 21H2-22H2. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10, so there will be no preview updates for older Windows 10 builds after March 2023.
[German]VMware released VMware ESXi 7.0 U3k on Feb. 21, 2023, to address the Secure Boot issue of VMs. The background was that with the Feb. 14, 2023 patchday, an installed security update (KB5022842) for Windows Server 2022 prevented virtual machines under certain ESXi versions from Secure Boot. The workaround was to disable Secure Boot. A fix is now available for VMware ESXi 7.x – other scenarios with this flaw continue to wait for a patch and must continue to operate without Secure Boot.
[German]If your Outlook inboxes (outlook.com, live.com etc.) has been flooded with SPAM today, February 20, 2023, the good news is "you was not alone". Something must have happened at Microsoft and someone switches off the SPAM filters so that mailboxes were flooded with SPAM messages.
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