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Microsoft Microsoft Security Update Revisions (Jan. 27, 2022)
[German]Microsoft released last night an an email about various revisions to its security advisories. It is about a Windows DCOM server vulnerability and Defender for IoT vulnerabilities. However, everything is only of an informal nature, Microsoft has only adjusted the descriptions. I'll just post the relevant information here on the blog without comment.
SANS ISC warns: Malicious ISO file embedded in HTML page (Jan 2022)
[German]The Internet Storm Center (SANS ISC) warns about some new attack scam that is attempted via phishing emails. The attackers are trying to distribute malicious content to users via an ISO file embedded in an HTML page. What was interesting to me was that the ISO cannot be mounted with Windows 10, but contains a VBS file with a dropper for further downloads. It looks like there is an attack vector in testing that tries to disguise the malware from the usual detection methods. That's why I'm posting the whole thing here on the blog.
Edge 97.0.1072.76
[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium Edge browser to version Edge 97.0.1072.76 [edit: typo in version amended] as of January 27, 2022 (thanks to the reader for pointing this out). This is a maintenance update. Microsoft lists the release notes for Microsoft Edge and its security updates on this page (there is no entry here yet). However, the entry for the version does not give much away (see also this comment), because it says: Fixed various bugs and performance issue. The browser should be updated automatically, but can also be downloaded here.
Thunderbird 91.5.1
[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.5.1 on January 24, 2022. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch that makes fixes. Here is a brief overview..
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Firefox 96.0.3 and 91.5.1 esr released
[German]Mozilla developers have released version 96.0.3 and 95.5.1esr of the Firefox browser on January 27, 2022. This is a bugfix update to fix a bug in the telemetry.
Windows 11 upgrade for compatible devices in final availability phase (Jan. 2022)
[German]Microsoft has entered the final phase and increased the pace of the Windows 11 rollout on compatible Windows 10 devices. Released on October 5, 2021, the operating system can now be installed on all compatible devices as an upgrade by all interested users, according to Microsoft's latest announcement. But I wonder where the compatible devices are coming from and who is upgrading to Windows 11?
Windows 11: Microsoft fixes issues rendering colors correctly
[German]Since the release of Windows 11, users have complained about problems with color management and that the use of ICC color profiles does not work. Now Microsoft has fixed the problem, which was officially confirmed in 2021, with the preview update KB500835 from January 25, 2022. Here is a brief overview of this issue.
Let's Encrypt withdraws certain certificates on Jan. 28, 2022
[German]Brief information for administrators who use certificates from the non-profit certification authority Let's Encrypt. Let's Encrypt will revoke certain certificates as of 28. Jan. 2022. The background for the revoke of the max. 90 days old certificates is a bug that was noticed recently. No idea how many websites and services use these free Let's Encrypt certificates. Those who use Let's Encrypt certificates should at least check if they are affected.
Do Windows updates bricks Lenovo computers?(Jan. 2022)
[German]Today I have a quick question for users and service providers who own or support Lenovo devices. I have seen reports that these devices (especially in the consumer sector) suddenly no longer boot after a Windows update (possibly January 2022 update). I don't have a lot of information yet – but I'll summarize what I've come across.