SolarWinds customers should remove Web Help Desk

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]U.S. manufacturer Solarwinds warns its customers of possible cyber attacks and recommends uninstalling Web Help Desk (WHD) 12.7.5 in a security message dated March 15, 2022. The background is attacks on Web Help Desk (WHD) 12.7.5 reported by customers. So far it is still unclear what exactly happened, it is probably a precautionary measure.

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Internet Explorer Desktop App retires on June 15, 2022

Microsoft  issued a brief post last week reminding users of the end of support for Internet Explorer. The Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop app will be retired on June 15, 2022 for certain versions of Windows 10 (version 20H2 and later). When users access the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app, they will be automatically redirected to Microsoft Edge. However, nothing changes for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and older Windows 10 builds, where IE 11 will continue to be supported.

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Trend Micro and ASUS warns: Cyclops Blink Botnet targets ASUS Routers

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The Cyclops Blink botnet has been infecting network devices around the world for several weeks. The botnet is operated by the suspected Russian Sandworm APT.  Manufacturer ASUS has issued a warning this week, which is directed at users of its routers. The Cyclops Blink botnet is probably attacking ASUS routers in order to insert them into the botnet. Here is some information about it.

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Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0 (contains also Windows Policy Analyzer)

Windows[German]Microsoft has released the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0 in Nov. 2021. This week I was asked if the Windows Policy Analyzer – a utility for analyzing and comparing Group Policy Objects (GPOs) – which has been available since 2016, is now being phased out. The download of the package is no longer available. It looks like the tool is now part of the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0, so here are a few notes.

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Firefox blocks F-Secure Browser Protection Add-on

Mozilla[German]Brief information for users of the Firefox browser in Windows, who also have the F-Secure antivirus solution in use. Since March 18, 2022, the browser has blocked the F-Secure Browser Protection add-on in versions up to 4.0.52, allegedly for violating Mozilla's add-on guidelines.

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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 ...


Outlook.com: "Sync Email" settings error "Unable to load these settings. Please try again later."(March 2022)

[Geman]A brief article about Microsoft's Outlook.com: There is a problem for users who want to collect mails from other email providers via Outlook.com. The feature in question has not been usable for some time now, with an error message stating that the settings cannot be loaded. And so far Microsoft does not seem to have addressed the problem.

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Microsoft Security Update Revisions (March 17, 2022)

Microsoft has released revisions to its security alerts and update descriptions as of March 17, 2022. Here is a summary of these revisions that I received by mail.

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Microsoft releases scan tool for MikroTic Trickbot infections

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The Trickbot gang infects IoT devices and MikroTik routers with malware to make them part of a botnet. The infected routers can then communicate with the Trickbot Gang's C&C servers and spread further malware or be misused for attacks. Microsoft has now released details on how Trickbot infections work, while also providing a free Python tool for detecting MikroTik Trickbot infections.

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Microsoft Edge 99.0.1150.46 released

Edge[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium Edge browser to version Edge 99.0.1150.46 as of March 17, 2022. This is a maintenance update that closes a number of vulnerabilities. Microsoft has sent an update information about this around via mail.

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Windows Server 2022: Fix for Remote Desktop problems with update KB5011497

Windows[German]A brief note for Windows Server 2022 administrators who are experiencing issues after installing the March 8, 2022 security update KB5011497. This update can cause serious issues with remote services, because certain roles are no longer available after installing this update. I have received now a tip for a solution by a blog reader.
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