Potential errors in the Windows update database – Part 1

Posted on 2020-04-06 by guenni

[German]Sometimes Windows 10 users run into errors during update installation. And the Windows troubleshooter then reports errors in the Windows Update database that can't be fixed. Usually this ends up in a new installation or an in-place upgrade of Windows 10. Are there potential errors in the Windows Update database that could cause this issues? In two parts the problem is analyzed – and it is shown how to probably get around a new installation or an in-place upgrade by a repair.

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Skype conferencing: no download, no account required

Posted on 2020-04-06 by guenni

Skype[German]Microsoft has – probably in view of the Corona crisis, all barriers to Skype conferences have been removed. You can start a 'free meeting' in your browser, in which anybody can participate.

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Security concerns: Zoom banned in some US schools

Posted on 2020-04-06 by guenni

[German]Some US schools have now forbidden their teachers to continue using the Zoom service. The reason is security concerns and the recommendation is to switch to Microsoft Teams.

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Emotet Trojan can overload computers on the network

Posted on 2020-04-05 by guenni

[German]An infection with the Emotet malware can slow down an entire corporate network because the CPUs of Windows devices are being used to their maximum capacity, bringing network and internet traffic down to zero.

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Google rolls back (temporarily) SameSite Cookie Changes

Posted on 2020-04-04 by guenni

Due to the COVID-19 pandemy Google announced, that they are rolling back (temporarily) the SameSite Cookie changes, that has been introduced in Chrome 80 in February. Furhter details may be read within this Google blog post.

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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 ...

0patch fixes Windows 7 LNK vulnerability CVE-2020-0729

Posted on 2020-04-04 by guenni

win7[German]ACROS Security has released a micro patch for the "Stuxnet-like" LNK RCE vulnerability CVE-2020-0729. This is micro patch is available via the 0patch agent for unpatched Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 systems.

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AdwCleaner 8.0.4 closes again a DLL Hijacking vulnerability

Posted on 2020-04-04 by guenni

[German]On March 3, 2020, Malwarebytes released the tool AdwCleaner 8.0.4. It's a maintenance release.  The update fixes a DLL hijacking vulnerability that I reported to the developers.

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Windows 10/Microsoft Surface: Boot error 0xc0000098

Posted on 2020-04-04 by guenni

[German]Windows users – and especially users of Windows 10 and Microsoft Surface devices – are affected from time to time by the boot error 0xc0000098. I will therefore prepare the whole thing again in a blog post

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Firefox 74.0.1 and 68.6.1esr released

Posted on 2020-04-03 by guenni

Mozilla[German]The Mozilla developers have released version 74.0.1 and version and 68.6.1esr of the Firefox browser on April 3, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the browser.

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Chrome 80.0.3987.162 released (March 31, 2020)

Posted on 2020-04-03 by guenni

[German]Google's developers have released version 80.0.3987.162 of the Chrome browser (heise specifies 80.0.3987.163 here). This is a security update which should close three vulnerabilities. The new Chrome version 80.0.3987.122 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and is rolled out to the systems via the automatic update function. You can download it here.

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