Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 22.001.20142

Adobe has released an update to Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 22.001.20142 (Windows) and (Mac) as of June 14. This update fixes some bugs according to this description. Download links are provided on the relevant Release Notes page for the Windows and Mac versions. (via)

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (June 14, 2022)

Update[German]On June 14, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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June 2022 patch day review: Windows update issues, Intel vulnerability, documentation fails

Windows[German]The security updates released on June 14, 2022, closes numerous vulnerabilities. But there are also issues, for example with VMs and when using ESET security solutions. I've noticed also that Microsoft is becoming more and more sparse with details in its KB articles – you have to hunt down the information. Also, vulnerabilities have been quietly patched in Microsoft Azure after pressure from security researchers. Below is a summary of miscellaneous information, observations, and notices of issues for the June 2022 patch day.

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Microsoft patches Follina vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190) in Windows with June 2022 updates

Windows[German]The security updates for Windows released on June 14, 2022, also closed the vulnerability in the ms-msdt: protocol that allowed the misuse of the Microsoft Support Diagnostics Utility. The vulnerability known as Follina, CVE-2022-30190, is already being exploited in attacks. Microsoft does not write anything about this fix in the support articles for the individual updates. Therefore, I summarize the relevant information in the following post.

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Windows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (June 14, 2022)

Windows[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on Patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server versions 2008 R2 and 2012/R2.

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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 ...


Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (June 14, 2022)

Windows[German]On June 14 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which will be released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various problems. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (June 14, 2022)

Windows[German]On June 14, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) were released. In the process, the vulnerability in MSDT called Follina was also closed. Here are some details about the respective security updates.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (June 14, 2022)

Update[German]On June 14, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Among other things, the Follina vulnerability in Windows was patched. The security updates also eliminate 55 vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.

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Microsoft Defender: New Feature "Hacked Device Isolation" & new "Sandboxing" Problem

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Microsoft Defender is in use at many companies. I read the other day that Microsoft Defender can now be used to isolate unmanaged Windows devices that have been hacked. Further, I got a report from a user about issues with Defender cauing issues like Word no longer starts. I summarize the two topics in this collective post.

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Internet Explorer 11 reaches end-of-life (EOL) on June 15, 2022

[German]Another short information for the blog readers, who may still have the Internet Explorer 11 from Microsoft under Windows in use. On today's patchday, June 14, 2022, the browser will receive security updates for various Windows versions for the last time and will then be removed from support (on June 15, 2022).

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