[German]Mozilla developers have released versions 101.0 and 91.10esr of the Firefox browser on May 31, 2022. These are maintenance updates, which fix bugs critical vulnerabilities.
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Microsoft Edge 102.0.1245.30 (security update, May 31, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has published a security advisory on May 31, 2022, to point out various closed vulnerabilities in the Chromium Edge browser. At the end of the month, Edge version 102.0.1245.30 was released to fix 24 vulnerabilities.
Outlook: May 2022 update (build 15225.20204) breaks HTML rendering in mails
[German]I'll just bring up a topic that has been bumming around here since Monday, May 30, 2022, due to reader requests. Microsoft Outlook users seem to have the problem that one of the latest updates from May 2022 has corrupted the ability to display HTML mail. Only text or a blank mail can be displayed. Below is a brief overview.
Follina: Attack via Word documents and ms-msdt protocol (CVE-2022-30190)
[German]A new attack vector has been known since the weekend that abuses the Microsoft Support Diagnostics Utility via the ms-msdt: protocol to download and abuse malicious Word documents (or Excel spreadsheets) from the web. Microsoft has since issued a support document for CVE-2022-30190. I have summarized the latest state of knowledge.
Microsoft Office is a must have …
[German]I often get told from my blog reader, that Microsoft's Office is a must have – and Office 365 subscriptions are the coolest thing since invention of "sliced bread". I just found an nugget, how innovative thas MS Office is, just to warm up – we still have "Follina" after all, which should keep admins busy.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10 21H2: Explorer and taskbar issues due to "HP Development Company, L.P. – Extension – 8.10.5.34686"
[German]Brief info in the round of the owners of HP Windows PCs to a problem and immediately the question whether someone is affected. On these computers there are problems since a short time, the taskbar freezes under Windows, the Explorer crashes with errors or the whole Windows PC does not react anymore. It looks like the driver "HP Development Company, L.P. – Extension" is causing the problem.
Microsoft finds vulnerabilities in apps from major mobile providers (May 2022)
[German]The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has found some vulnerabilities in a mobile framework from mce Systems. The problem: This framework is used by some apps that mobile providers deliver preinstalled on their smartphones. Thus, millions of users were vulnerable via these apps. Even though Microsoft only investigated US mobile providers and they have updated the apps in the meantime, the incident once again shows how shaky the entire app model basically is due to the use of various frameworks.
Microsoft Access: Issues with SQL database access because of ODBC driver?
[German]Brief information for the readership and at the same time the question if someone is already affected. I received a user message that Microsoft Access suddenly had problems with SQL database access. All databases suddenly showed the value '#DELETED' in the tables. The problem is the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC driver (shipped with Windows), which seems to go on strike after Office updates.
Reports about deactivated Windows 7 SP1 systems with ESU Bypass
[German]Brief question to the readers who still use Windows 7 SP1 and force installation of security updates with ESU Bypass v11. Do you seeing that the Windows 7 activation is getting lost since May 23, 2022? I got a couple of reports from German blog readers, complaining about that.
May 2022 Firmware Updates for Surface Laptop Studio & Surface Book 3
[German]Microsoft has released May 2022 firmware updates for the Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Book 3. These firmware updates are supposed to fix issues, among other things, support for a dynamic refresh rate for Surface Laptop Studio with Windows 11 and improvement of the touch experience are mentioned as improvements.