Windows Server 2016: Security-Bug in Profile Security Settings

[German]German blog reader Martin Feuerstein pointed out a bug in the security permissions of the default user in Windows Server 2016. I am reporting the details here, maybe somebody else can confirm it.

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Firefox Addons from AVG/AVAST back in store

Mozilla[German]The antivirus addons from AVG and AVAST, which has been removed from Mozilla addon store early this months are back now. It seems that the vendor has resolved the issues with Mozilla.

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CERT-Bund/BSI Warning about Emotet-Trojan/Ransomware

[German]In the last few days there have been a number of reports of cyber incidents in German institutions that are attributed to the emotet Trojan/Ransomware. The BSI warns of the danger, especially since spam mail is sent 'on behalf of the federal authorities' with this malware in its luggage.

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Windows 10 forced upgrade to Windows 7? (Dec. 2019)

[German]Could there be some sort of automatic upgrade from Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 again? Actually, I don't think so, but I'd like to post a recent case with the information available to me here in the blog.

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Run old and new Edge in Side-by modus

[German]On January 15, 2020, Microsoft plans to ship the Chromium-based Edge Browser under Windows 10. Microsoft has now published a document that explains how to run both browser versions side by side.

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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 ...


Adobe Reader DC 19.021.20061 Hotfix Update

[German]A brief message for users of Adobe Reader DC under macOS and Windows. Adobe has provided a hotfix update that raises the Reader DC to version 19.021.20061. The update addresses some bugs in the product and is available for macOS and Windows.

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Thunderbird 68.3.1, support Upgrade from 60.x

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have now released version 68.3.1. This is a maintenance update for the 68 main version of the e-mail client, which allows an update from version 60.x.

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Sysinternals tools modules updated (12/2019)

[German]The Sysinternals tools are a small collection of helpful tools for Windows, which Microsoft employee Mark Russinovich offers for free and updates from time to time. In December, individual modules from this collection were updated.

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AdwCleaner 8.0.1 closes a DLL Hijacking vulnerability

[German]On December 17/18 2019 the tool AdwCleaner 8.0.1 was released by Malwarebytes. This update fixes a DLL hijacking vulnerability I reported to the developers.

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WordPress 5.3.2 relased

[German]The developers have released the night (December 18, 2019) WordPress 5.3.2. This is a maintenance update which fixes five issues in version 5.3.1 of WordPress. Details about the fixes can be found in the release notes. I was able to update two blogs here without any problems.

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