Windows: Issues with Expired Updates, Print jobs hangs, Forced restart after driver install

Posted on 2022-01-09 by guenni

Windows[German]Today a small collection of problems that have just come to my attention in the Windows environment. Windows 10 clients stumble across expired updates that cannot be installed because Microsoft has not removed them. Users are annoyed that Windows Update suddenly restarts their Windows 10 systems because a driver (HP Development Company, LP. system – 7.0.21.30155) was installed. And a case has come to my attention where print jobs remain in the print queue after printing under Windows Server 2019.

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Attacks on VMWare Horizon servers with log4j vulnerability

Posted on 2022-01-08 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The consequences of the vulnerability discovered in the JAVA library log4j at the end of 2021 are slowly becoming visible. The UK National Health Service (NHS) IT specialists observe that an unknown threat group is targeting VMWare Horizon servers with the log4Shell vulnerability in order to install web shells for future attacks.

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SonicWall: 2Y22 bug affects email security products

Posted on 2022-01-08 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]In early January 2022, Microsoft Exchange gave administrators a scare because of a Year 2022 bug. But SonicWall also has a Year 2022 problem with its email security appliance, as I mentioned here on the blog. On Jan. 1, 2022, certain features in products there went on strike. Now the vendor has acknowledged in an announcement that this bug is affecting its email security products.

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RCE vulnerability – similar to log4j – discovered in H2 (Java) database system

Posted on 2022-01-08 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security researchers have discovered a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the H2 database console that is reminiscent of the recently discovered JAVA vulnerability log4j. Meanwhile, the developers of the H2 database console have released a security update that closes this vulnerability.

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December 2021 security update KB5008212 kills Outlook Search

Posted on 2022-01-08 by guenni

Update[German]The security update KB5008212 distributed on December 14, 2021 for Windows 10 version 2004 to 21H2 has an unpleasant collateral damage. Anyone who has installed the update may find that Outlook Search no longer works afterwards. Microsoft has now acknowledged this problem. Here are some hints on the topic.

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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 ...

Edge 97.0.1072.55

Posted on 2022-01-07 by guenni

Edge[German]Microsoft has updated to January 6, 2022 and the browser to version 97.0.1072.55. This is a new development branch, which brings some innovations, but also closes security holes. Here is a brief overview of what changes with the update.

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Bye bye WhatsApp: Swiss Army uses Threema

Posted on 2022-01-07 by guenni

[German]The Swiss Armed Forces has banned its military personnel from using messengers like WhatsApp while on duty. Instead, all army personnel are to use the Swiss messaging app for official business. The decision was made for security reasons in order to comply with data protection. The costs will be borne by the army.

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Strange: Norton 360 installs crypto miner

Posted on 2022-01-07 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]The security and antivirus solution Norton 360 installing a crypto miner on the user's Windows system. Although this can be controlled by the user, it is (in a time we are facing climate change) still questionable. I have become aware of this case on Twitter a couple of day ago. Symantec have had documented it within a FAQ published in the Norton community.

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WordPress 5.8.3 released

Posted on 2022-01-06 by guenni

WordPress version 5.8.3 has been released on January 6, 2022. This new version fixes 4 security issues affect WordPress versions between 3.7 and 5.8. If you haven't yet updated to 5.8, all WordPress versions since 3.7 have also been updated to fix a few security issues. Details may be read here.

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Access Lock Bug: Where the December 2021 Fixes Fail

Posted on 2022-01-06 by guenni

[German]The security updates that Microsoft rolled out for Microsoft Office in December 2021 cause problems with Microsoft Access. Only one user can still access the databases. Microsoft did release fixes for the affected Office versions at the end of December 2021. However, there are users for whom these fix updates do not help. I briefly document here what is known about this and then try to report it to Microsoft.

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