[German]The Mozilla developers have released version 89.0.1 of the Firefox browser on June 17, 2021. It is a maintenance update that is supposed to fix bugs.
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Microsoft Security Update Releases (15. Juni 2021)
[German]As of June 15, 2021, Microsoft has published another advisory regarding revisions to previous vulnerabilities. It is about a Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution vulnerability and a Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege vulnerability that have been reassessed. I'll just post that information here on the blog in case it's not already known.
PowerShell 7 will be updated with Microsoft Update
[German]PowerShell 7, the script language in Windows, will be updated in future via Windows Update. That was revealed from Microsoft in a blog post in the developer blog. They announced that they are making PowerShell 7 updates easier than ever on Windows 10 and Server. In the past, Windows users were notified in their console that a new version of PowerShell 7 is available, but they need to download the update itself. But with Microsoft Update, systems get the latest PowerShell 7 updates directly in the traditional Windows Update (WU) management flow, whether that's with Windows Update for Business, WSUS, SCCM, or the interactive WU dialog in Settings. With the announcement, admins will soon be able to try this new update process on the latest PowerShell 7.2 previews.
Ukraine police arrest members of Cl0P ransomware gang
[German]Investigators have struck the next blow against cybercriminals by arresting members of the Cl0P ransomware gang in Ukraine. The Cl0P ransomware gang was responsible for infections of Maryland University, and Stanford University, among others. In various operations, ransomware payments worth two billion dollars were extorted from foreign companies.
Windows 10 2019 LTSC: Update KB5003703 (June 15, 2021)
[German]As of the third Tuesday in June (June 15, 2021), Microsoft has also released the non-security update KB5003703. Here are some details about this update, which has been released for the Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC etc. and Windows Server 2019. A list of updates can be found on this Microsoft website. I have pulled out the details below.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10 V1909: Update KB5003698 released (June 15, 2021)
[German]On the third Tuesday of June (June 15, 2021), Microsoft has released the non-security update KB5003698. Here are some details about this update, which is for Windows 10 version 1909 (only affects the Enterprise and Education variants, as Home and Pro have fallen out of support).
Windows 11 Build 21996.1 leaked
[German]A good week before Microsoft's June 24, 2021 event to talk about the future of Windows, build 21996.1 of Windows 11 has been leaked to the Internet. It is admittedly a developer version that was created at the end of May 2021. However, this one allows a first look at what Microsoft is planning. Tthis version is reported as Windows 11 when installed.
Windows 10: The buggy "News and interests" feature and Microsoft's confirmation
[German]The "News and interests" feature, recently introduced in Windows 10, is not only annoys some users. The feature is also so broken, and now Microsoft has confirmed some issues. Here's a look at the the detail of this topic.
Critical vulnerability in SonicWall firewall software
[German]Swizz blog reader Adrian has forwarded an alerted me to about a critical vulnerability in the Sonicwall firewall web management interface (thanks for that). The vulnerability affects both physical and virtual firewalls from SonicWall. The vendor strongly advises its customers to apply the appropriate SonicOS patch immediately.
Windows 10: Flooded with empty TMP directory garbage
[German]Today another inquiry to the readership of this blog, if the observation of a reader can be verified. The reader noticed that under Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro, in version 21H1 and with all updates installed, "directory garbage" suddenly appears. Windows leaves a bunch of empty directories in the system profile folder every time it reboots.