Windows 10 21H2: Explorer /Taskbar issuses – a collision between Search Highlights and "HP Development Company, L.P. – Extension – 8.10.5.34686"

Posted on 2022-06-10 by guenni

Windows[German]I'm posting this topic in a revised edition as a precaution, since it might affect more people soon. Users of Windows 10 version 21H2 complain about problems with Explorer and Taskbar (freezes, crashes) that occur on HP systems. I had already pinpointed a driver update "HP Development Company, L.P. – Extension" as the culprit. Now it looks like this "nice" HP extension collides with the even nicer Microsoft "Search Highlights". Since Microsoft is rolling this feature out to domains starting next week imho, it might pop more often.

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Windows 11 22H2 in Release Preview channel, bug shows update on unsupported hardware

Posted on 2022-06-09 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released Windows 10 22H2 for Insiders in the Release Preview channel. This brings the first major feature update closer. Since this version was suddenly offered to people working with unsupported hardware, the assumption arose that Microsoft is changing its policy regarding the rollout. Right away: This is simply a bug.

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Windows Vulnerability Follina (CVE-2022-30190): New findings, new risks (June 9, 2022)

Posted on 2022-06-09 by guenni

Windows[German]The unpatched Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) which has been known since late May 2022, is slowly becoming a problem. The countermeasures described by Microsoft (and here in my blogs) do not seem sufficient. And the vulnerability is now also exploited by the QakBot malware in phishing attacks. Furthermore, I have received information from Cato about the vulnerability. Here is an updated overview of the state of affairs.

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Workaround for Edge 102.0.1245.xx PDF printing issues

Posted on 2022-06-09 by guenni

Edge[German]Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser causes problems with PDF printing in version 102.0.1245.30, which was released on May 31, 2022. Even the bug fix update to Edge 102.0.1245.33 does not change this. However, I have a simple workaround that affected users and administrators can try.

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Fake CCleaner search results link to malware (information stealer)

Posted on 2022-06-09 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]AVAST has discovered a malware campaign (FakeCleaner) in which cybercriminals manipulated search results for a cracked CCleaner Pro in such a way that they acted as malware launchers. If users follow the links of these hits, they download malware onto the system that steals information (Trojan or information stealer). Of course, it could also happen that a search for "CCleaner" turns up such manipulated results.

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

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USB-C as a uniform charging cable standard for Europe in 2024

Posted on 2022-06-08 by guenni

[German]The European Parliament and the EU member states agreed on USB-C as a uniform charging cable standard within the European Union on June 7, 2022. This means that this standard can probably come in mid-2024. Smartphones and other small electrical devices will then have to have USB-C as a uniform charging port in order to be sold in the EU.

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Microsoft Office Updates (June 7, 2022)

Posted on 2022-06-08 by guenni

[German]On June 7, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft releases non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, however, there are only updates for Microsoft Office 2016. Access issues are fixed again. Here is a brief overview.

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Microsoft Graph: Upcoming billing changes

Posted on 2022-06-08 by guenni

[German]A small note to administrators and developers who are responsible for the use of Microsoft Teams and use a data export via Microsoft Graph from Microsoft Teams. You have noticed that this export will be charged in the future? Whether this will turn into a costly locking, I cannot judge. Here is some information I came across by accident.

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Follina (CVE-2022-30190): No major attack wave, but campaigns on EU/US and other targets

Posted on 2022-06-07 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]A 0-day vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) in Windows has been known since the end of May 2022. Yesterday, a tip from a security researcher came to my attention, who has not yet found any active exploitation via manipulated Office documents. On the other hand, Proofpoint reports that they have just stopped a phishing campaign attacking customers at EU and US government agencies. State actors are suspected to be behind the action. An attack was also observed in the South Pacific, originating from servers in Palau. In the process, a digital certificate from a company was misused for signing. The CERT-UA also warns of attacks on government targets in Ukraine. Time for a brief stocktake around the exploitation of Follina.

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Palermo/Sicilia: IT systems offline after ransomware attack

Posted on 2022-06-07 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]On the Friday (June 3, 2022) before Pentecost, the news made the rounds on Twitter that there had been a cyberattack on Palermo's IT systems. It was speculated quite quickly that it was likely to be a ransomware attack. It seems that the administration of Palermo (Sicily, Italy) has now been completely shut down after a successful ransomware attack.

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