[German]Microsoft has added functionality to its Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to detect and eliminate attacks from crypto miners on protected systems. This uses Intel Threat Detection technology on Intel Core processors and the Intel vPro platform.
[German]As of April 25, 2021, Emotet malware was automatically removed from Windows machines. This is done through a cleanup feature that International Law Enforcement had installed on infected systems as early as January 2021.
[German]Microsoft rolled out an automatic fix for Windows 10 version 2004, 20H2 (as well as Insider Preview 21H1) last week that is supposed to fix graphics issues with games (stutter, crashes, etc.). But it seems, that it didn't help for all users. Here is a brief overview of this issue.
[German]Another small addendum from this week regarding QNAP security. The manufacturer QNAP has removed a backdoor in the form of an account in the disaster recovery app for NAS backup. In addition, QNAP NAS devices seem to have fallen victim to a widespread ransomware campaign.
[German]Small addendum from this week: the developers of the Tor Bundle have already submitted version 10.0.16 of the Tor Browser on April 20, 2021. This also updates the Firefox ESR.
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[German]Security researchers from CyberNews have managed to apply for a job with a ransomware gang that works on a division of labor. During the interviews, some details about their work processes were revealed, which the security researchers have now documented.
[German]Unpleasant news for users of the password manager Passwordstate. Click Studios, the Australian provider behind the password manager has announced to have become a victim of a supply chain attack. People should assume that their passwords stored via Passwordstate password manager have been leaked.
[German]Security experts from Check Point Research warn of new campaign that threatens millions of users. The attackers can install contaminated files on computers via Telegram and then control these programs remotely. Here is some information I received directly from Check Point.
[German]Adobe has released an update for the Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC Windows installer to version 21.001.20150 on April 23, 2021. The release notes provide the download addresses for the Windows and macOS installers. Why the Windows packages were updated to version 21.001.20150 is not described. (via)
[German]Microsoft has released the preview update KB5001396 for Windows 10 version 1909 on April 22, 2021. One of the new features is the introduction of the "News and Interests" function in the Windows 10 Taskleist (was already going around the Internet the days, but I had deliberately not addressed in the blog). Below is some information about the preview update KB5001396.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
