Windows 10 version 2004: Graphics issues with multi monitor and f.lux

Posted on 2020-06-13 by guenni

[German]Users who have updated to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) complain about a new issue. When displaying movies (videos, games), graphic artifacts occur during output in multi-monitor mode in some cases. The cause seems to be the f.lux software in this case. Addendum: A fix is available.

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WordFence has issues with WordPress 5.4.2

Posted on 2020-06-12 by guenni

[German]The update of WordPress to version 5.4.2 may cause problems for some users who use the security plugin WordFence. The plugin cannot be activated or the page remains empty.

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Microsoft Defender Antimalware Platform: June 2020 Update KB4052623 drops Error 0x8024200B

Posted on 2020-06-12 by guenni

[German]A quick question for the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 users, are you experiencing an error installing the June 2020 update KB4052623, which was rejected with error code 0x8024200B? Maybe Microsoft has withdrawn something.

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QNAP Security Advisory about eCh0raix Ransomware

Posted on 2020-06-12 by guenni

[German]NAS manufacturer QNAP has now issued a security warning because its devices are under attack by the eCh0raix ransomware.

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NET 5.0 Preview 5 announced, WinRT will be removed

Posted on 2020-06-12 by guenni

Microsoft has just announced the Preview 5 of its .NET 5.0 Framework in the developer blog. The preview is available for Windows, macOS and Linux and contains some new features described in the blog post. The blog post also contains the announcement that the built-in support for WinRT in .NET 5.0 will be removed with Preview 6.

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

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Expired certificates kick IoT devices out of business

Posted on 2020-06-12 by guenni

[German]Now a view at the 'bitter end of smart devices' such as smart TVs, refrigerators or other IoT devices (smart speakers, thermostats, etc.) becomes visible. There are not even missing updates for their software. Expired security certificates could kick those devices into the 'offline' mode, no connection is possible anymore.

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CallStranger UPnP bug allows data theft, DDoS etc.

Posted on 2020-06-11 by guenni

[German]Currently, billions of devices are at risk from a bug if UPnP is used there. The vulnerability, called CallStranger, allows for data extraction, denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and internal network scanning.

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Windows 10: SMBleed vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol

Posted on 2020-06-11 by guenni

[German]Another critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) protocol of Windows 10/Server Core, which allows access to the kernel memory. But there are patches and mitigations available.

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WordPress 5.4.2

Posted on 2020-06-11 by guenni

On 10 June 2020, the developers released WordPress 5.4.2. It is a maintenance update which fixes security issues and 23 bugs and contains improvements. Details are available in the release notes. I just had the German IT-Blog updated without any problems.

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (June 9, 2020)

Posted on 2020-06-11 by guenni

[German]On June 9, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft released various security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products.

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