Windows Update KB5012599: Microsoft plans fix for install error 0x8024200B and 0x800F0831

Posted on 2022-05-09 by guenni

Windows[German]Security update KB5012599, released by Microsoft on April 12, 2022, for Windows 10 and Windows Server causes issues on some systems. The installation aborts with the error code 0x800F0831 or the error code 0x8024200B. I had pointed out the problem and outlined suggested solutions for an individual fix. However, this becomes a problem especially in enterprise environments when several hundred clients refuse to install the update. I now have unofficial information that this issue will be fixed by Microsoft on the upcoming patchday, May 10, 2022.

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Trend Micro Security Solutions: Roll Back Registry Changes After False Alert (May 2, 2022)

Posted on 2022-05-09 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]On May 2th/3th 2022, a false positive alert occurred from Trend Micro Apex One as well as Worry Free Business Security (security solutions), which classified the file msedge_200_percent.pak from Edge 101.0.1210.32 under Windows as malware/Trojan. The problem was fixed by a signature update, but there are modified registry entries as a result of the incident. Now there is also a solution from Trend Micro to roll back these unwanted registry changes as well.

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15 years of "Borns IT and Windows Blog"

Posted on 2022-05-08 by guenni

[German]I realized yesterday, my German "Borns IT and Windows Blog" (the sibling of my blog "Born's Tech and Windows World" here) has been around for 15 years. So to say "15 years guiding users and administrators through the numerous cliffs of today's IT landscape".

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Windows Server now supports monthly .NET updates

Posted on 2022-05-08 by guenni

Windows[German]One more small piece of information for Windows Server administrators. Since April 2022 Windows Server supports monthly updates for .NET (.NET Core) via Windows Update. Administrators can opt for this feature, but nothing will be switched automatically. Possibly this is known – it slipped through my fingers, although this was announced on April 12, 2022.

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Basic Authentication in Exchange Online will be discontinued as of October 2022

Posted on 2022-05-07 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]It was already announced September 2021 that the Basic Authentication in Exchange Online will be deactivated. The cutoff date for this disablement to begin is October 1, 2022. As of May 3, 2022, Microsoft has now reiterated this cutoff date, writing that in approximately 150 days we will begin disabling Basic Authentication for certain protocols in Exchange Online for those customers still using it.

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

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Sophos Intercept X Install or Update ends with HTTP Error 403 (May 6, 2022)

Posted on 2022-05-06 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Brief information for administrators of a Sophos Intercept X endpoint solution. The vendor seems to be informing its customers about a serious problem. After a fresh installation of Sophos Intercept X Endpoint for Windows or an update, sus.sophosupd.com is no longer accessible, but reports an HTTP Error 403. In the meantime, Sophos has published a corresponding advisory (KB-000043980 dated May 6, 2022) about this problem. Here is some information about this issue.

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Apple, Google, Microsoft support new initiative of the FIDO Alliance for "Passwordless Sign-Ins

Posted on 2022-05-06 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Yesterday, May 5, was "World Password Day" – and from this point of view, the announcement of the FIDO Alliance to make the Internet more secure and usable for everyone is only logical. The FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium have developed a procedure for password-free user logon. Apple, Google and Microsoft, with the FIDO Alliance on May 5, 2022, have now announced plans to expand support for a common standard for passwordless logins that builds on the FIDO solution. The new feature is intended to enable websites and applications to offer consistent, secure and simple passwordless logins to users across all devices and platforms. Microsoft plans to release certain features as early as May and June 2022 for Windows and Microsoft Authenticator.

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TLStorm 2.0: 5 critical vulnerabilities in network switches from Aruba and Avaya

Posted on 2022-05-06 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Network switches from Aruba and Avaya are vulnerable to RCE attacks due to 5 vulnerabilities. Security researchers from Armis, a company specializing in networked devices, who discovered the vulnerabilities call them "TLStorm 2.0" – because there was already the TLStorm case (I had published this article TLStorm: 3 critical 0-day vulnerabilities put APC Smart UPS at risk on the original discovery of the TLStorm vulnerability in smart UPS units).

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Chrome v101.0.4951.54 caused certificate errors

Posted on 2022-05-06 by guenni

[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 (see Chrome 101.0.4951.54 fixes GPO bug). This build does fix the Group Policy issue (see comments on the post Chrome 101.0.4951.41 fixes 30 Vulnerabilities – but has a GPO bug). But version 101.0.4951.54 has a problem with some certificates. Users got an ERR_CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENCY_REQUIRE visiting some web sites. In the meantime, however, this error should be fixed now.

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10-year-old vulnerabilities in Avast and AVG put millions of users at risk

Posted on 2022-05-05 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security researchers at Sentinel One have discovered two serious vulnerabilities in Avast and AVG's security products that have been around for 10 years and put millions of users at risk. The vulnerabilities are in Avast's anti-rootkit driver (which is also used by AVG). Attackers can use the vulnerabilities to take over the Windows system.

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