Windows 7 antivirus protection in 2020

win7[German]In this blog post I like to give a short overview for Windows 7 users who continue to use the operating system and are looking for antivirus software.

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Project: Windows 7/Server 2008/R2 Life Extension & 0patch one month trial

[German]ACROS Security offers administrators of systems with Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008/R2 a free trial month for 0patch subscriptions. Here is some information about this offer and also an outline about my plans for the 'Windows 7 Life Extension' project here in the blog.

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VirusTotal gets Bitdam Scanner/Sandbox

[German]A small hint for people who upload from time to time suspicious files to VirusTotal and have them checked for malware. VirusTotal has now been extended with the Bitdam Sandbox.

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IE 10 reaches EOL in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard

[German]Just a side note for administrators of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard systems. Internet Explorer 10 reaches the end of life. You need to upgrade to Internet Explorer 11, if that hasn't been done yet.

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Security Information (January 28, 2020)

[English]Within this blog post I would like to pick up some security information that came to my attention during the last hours. From documents of Maze ransomware victims, that has been published to data leaks, everything is included.

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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 ...


Thunderbird: Project moves to MZLA

[German]A brief information about Thunderbird. The project and the developers move away from the Mozilla Foundation to the MZLA Technologies Corporation. Blog reader Ralf mentioned it in this comment. Was planned in the past and has now been announced in the Thunderbird blog. But that changes nothing for Thunderbird users, the e-mail client will stay as open source software for free.

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Microsoft Security Advisory Notification Chromium Edge

[German]Microsoft has released a security advisory for released security updates for the Chromium-based Edge Browser on January 28, 2020.

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Windows 10 V1709: Forced Upgrade to V1909 in WSUS?

[German]Exciting question, which I would like to discuss in this blog post. It's based on an observation that Windows 10 is forced to upgraded from version 1709 to 1909 in the enterprise environment when WSUS is unavailable for enterprise clients for a few days.

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iOS Version 12.4.5 and Version 13.3.1 released

[German]Apple has released iOS version 12.4.5 for older devices on January 28, 2020. Furthermore the update for version 13.3.1 was released. Also some updates for iTunes and iCloud for Windows has been released.

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.NET Framework 3.5/4.8 Update KB4534132 (Jan. 28, 2020)

Windows Update[German]On 28 January 2020, Microsoft released cumulative update KB4534132 for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 190x and Windows Server 2019. Microsoft recommends that you install this update as part of your regular maintenance routines. For details on the prerequisites, see the linked KB article.

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