[German]On May 3, 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, which fixes issues in Access 2016, among others. Here is a short overview.
[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.9.0 as of May 3, 2022. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch. Thanks to Tom for pointing this out.
[German]The preview update KB5012643 for Windows 11, released on April 25, 2022, turns out to be a real problem bear. First there were display problems in Safe Mode, which had to be corrected by KIR. Now it turns out that the preview update also causes problems with .NET Framework 3.5 applications. Microsoft has also confirmed this in the meantime and tried to give hints on how the update can still be uninstalled.
[German]Google has released the Google Chrome 101.0.4951.54 update for Windows and Mac on the desktop in the Stable Channel as of May 2, 2022. This version fixes the Group Policy issue (see post Chrome 101.0.4951.41 fixes 30 Vulnerabilities – but has a GPO bug). The post in question can be found on the Google blog. The Chrome version for Windows, Mac and Linux will be rolled out to systems via the automatic update feature in the next few days. One can also update the browser manually (via the menu and the About Google Chrome command). The latest build of the Chrome browser can also be downloaded here.
[German]Apple users are currently experiencing a problem when trying to access an Outlook mailbox via OWA in Safari. A TokenFactoryIFrame is downloaded every few seconds. I think the problem has only been occurring for a few days. I've seen also users claiming this for Chrome on iPads. It seems, that Microsoft has to fix this issue.
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[German]Brief note for people who run a Windows 10 with Intel processors of the 6th to 10th generation. If sporadic system crashes occur under Windows 10 (64 bit), a faulty Intel graphics driver newer than version 27.20.100.8587 may be the cause. The graphics drivers cause a memory leak in the Desktop Windows Manager. The problem is known since 2020, if my research is not deceiving. However, there has been a fix from Intel since Dec. 2021 in the form of the Windows DCH driver 30.0.101.1191.
[German]Mozilla developers have released versions 100.0 and 91.9esr of the Firefox browser on May 3, 2022. This is a new development branch which, according to the Security Advisory, fixes critical vulnerabilities. Thanks to 1St1 for the tip.
Microsoft has updated the Chromium Edge browser to version 100.0.1185.57 as of May 2, 2022. This is a maintenance update that fixes various bugs and performance issues for the Extended Stable version, according to the release notes. However, Microsoft doesn't seem to have published any details yet (the release notes page doesn't take the update into account yet).
[German]A quick note for administrators and users who use the Trend Micro Apex One product and at the same time use Microsoft Edge as a browser under Windows. I have now received numerous reports on the blog that Trend Micro Apex One is classifying the msedge_200_percent.pak file from Edge 101.0.1210.32 as malware/trojan. This is a false positive. Addendum: An update to fix the issue has been released.
The car rental company Sixt has become a victim of a cyber attack over the weekend. Already on Friday, April 29, 2022, the cyberattack kicked the provider's systems into overdrive. As n-tv reports here, there were massive restrictions on the booking of rental cars. These had to be made in paper form, and Sixt could not be reached by phone either.
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