Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 updates (March 9, 2021)

Windows Update[German]As of March 9, 2021, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. However, these updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about them.

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (March 9, 2021)

[German]On March 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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News about the printer issues (BSOD) after March 2021 update

[German]Microsoft has now confirmed the printing problems (partly BlueScreens) after installing the March 2021 security updates for Windows and is working on re-releases. In addition, there are some hints from blog readers on how they got the systems working again.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (March 9, 2021)

Windows Update[German]On March 9, 2021, Microsoft has released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is an overview of these updates – somewhat delayed due to the printer issue.

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Exchange hack: new victims, new patches, new attacks

[German]Another short addendum to the never-ending topic of Proxylogon vulnerability and hafnium mass hack. Microsoft has released new updates for old CUs. Around 10 hacker groups are now trying to exploit the vulnerabilities in unpatched Exchange servers, and the list of known victims is getting longer.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 10 Updates KB5000802/KB5000808 causes BSOD when printing in win32kfull.sys – pulled?

[German]Beware, there are initial reports here on the blog that cumulative updates KB5000802 and KB5000808  from March 9, 2021 for Windows 10 (1909 – 20H2) is causing BlueScreen in win32kfull.sys when printing.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 9, 2021)

[German]On March 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 9, 2021)

[German]On March 9, 2021, Microsoft has released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, and so on. Below is a compact overview of these updates.

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Exchange hack: new patches and new findings

[German]Microsoft issued more out-of-band updates for older Microsoft Exchange Server CUs (which have already fallen out of support) last night. In addition, it is now clear, when the attack waves started and what could have protected against the hack, although four 0-day exploits existed for months. Let me summarize some new information in this post.

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Thunderbird 78.8.1 released

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.8.1 on March 8, 2021. This is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the email client, which fixes various bugs.

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