[German]Microsoft is pushing UEFI and Secure Boot for Windows 10 systems. Maybe some insides about Secure Boot on UEFI systems under Windows 10 (64 bit) are of interest.
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Details of Emotet uninstallation by law enforcement officials
[German]Emotet malware will be automatically removed from Windows machines on April 25, 2021. This is done through a cleanup feature that International Law Enforcement installs on infected systems. Now there are some details about what happens during the uninstall process.
Hacking Azure Functions to break out of Docker
[German]Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Functions can be exploited to escalate privileges and then also break out Docker containers. It affects Microsoft Azure Cloud Functions if Docker containers are used.
Microsoft: Chromebooks are cheaper and faster than Windows machines
[German]In an "all-hands" meeting with employees, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Education Eran Megiddo let out some information that isn't a secret to me. Along with the cheering number regarding Teams usage in the school sector came the admission that Microsoft can't compete with Google's Chromebooks in the education sector.
Domain Perl[.]com stolen, IP points to a site used for malware campagins
[German]Warning to users who are interested in the Perl programming language and have previously accessed the Perl[.]com domain. The domain has been stolen and the IP has been redirected to an address associated with malware campaigns.
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 ...
HP Solution Center broken due to missing flash (Jan. 2021)
[German]Users of the HP Solution Center are facing an unpleasant experience since January 2021: The software is broken. A window with an f character as well as an I appears – and it is no longer possible to scan on all-in-one printers. The cause is the end of support for Adobe Flash, which let the HP Solution Center to fail.
Application Guard released also for Microsoft Office 365
[German]Microsoft has now released Application Guard for Office 365 users who have booked certain licenses, effective January 27, 2021. This is according to an announcement in the tech community. This security feature allows Office documents to be opened in a virtualized environment.
0patch fixes Windows Installer 0-day Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability
[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for a Local Privilege Escalation 0-day vulnerability in Windows Installer for its 0patch agent. Here is some information on what is involved.
Netwalker Ransomware Darknet Website Seized, First Indictment
[German]Next success for law enforcement, as they have seized the servers of the Netwalker ransomware gang's darknet website and charged a "affiliate" from Canada, possibly the head of the gang, from Canada (whether he was arrested is not entirely clear to me, but I suspect he was).
Office 365 installation: Edge SmartScreen triggers a security warning
[German]Has anyone had this happen before? When trying to install Microsoft Office 365, the Edge browser opens with the login page and then SmartScreen shows it as unsafe?