AdCloaking: Ad redirections to other sites

Posted on 2019-10-28 by guenni

Just a short warning – currently there seem to be a new AdCloaking campaign active. Bad Ads are forcing redirections to obscure web sites, offering PUPs (potentially unwanted programs). These redirected ads overlay the websites and try to tempt the visitor to download useless software. Today I received 3 mail from distinct users, reporting AdCloaking for serveral sites (also my site). Just in case your see such an Ad, don't download something, just ignore the Ad. I've informed my Google partner about the new AdCloaking campaign. Let's hope it will be stopped soon.

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VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-201910001

Posted on 2019-10-28 by guenni

Windows Update[German]VMware has released a patch release ESXi650-201910001 for VMware ESXi 6.5, which probably also fixes the boot problem with HPE custom images. Here are a few details so far.

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Outlook Error: Operation has been cancelled due to restrictions

Posted on 2019-10-28 by guenni

[German]A blog reader has informed me about a pretty crude behavior in Microsoft Outlook. A disabled Internet Explorer results in an Outlook error "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator."

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Caution with Surface Pro 7 Wi-Fi driver

Posted on 2019-10-28 by guenni

[German]If you have purchased a new Surface Pro 7 (possibly also the Surface Laptop 3), be careful when installing the WLAN drivers. Otherwise you probably may end with serious issues.

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Microsoft Message Analyzer will be discontinued

Posted on 2019-10-28 by guenni

[German]A brief message for people who may use the Microsoft Message Analyzer to analyze network data. The product will be discontinued soon and the download will be removed from the Microsoft pages. There is probably no replacement for the free analysis tool.

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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 ...

Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178 released

Posted on 2019-10-27 by guenni

[German]Trend Micro has released a patch with build 2178 for its Worry Free Business Security version 10.0 Service Pack 1 on October 26, 2019. This patch is supposed to close a 0-day vulnerability in the web console.

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Update your iPhone 5!

Posted on 2019-10-27 by guenni

Apple are forcing owners of old iPhone 5 to update their devices to iOS 10.3.4 before November 3, 2019. Otherwiese the can't continue to use App Store, iCloud, E-Mail, Web and other services.

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Is Wannacry back?

Posted on 2019-10-27 by guenni

The Wannacry ransomware has hit many computers in 2017. Over the last year we have seen some re-infections in some sites, but not a big ware of infections. Now there are signs, dass some people probably may be facing new infections.

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Procter & Gamble: First Aid Beauty-Shop stealed payment data

Posted on 2019-10-26 by guenni

[German]The online shop 'First Aid Beauty' of Procter & Gamble is probably compromised since May 2019. Until a few hours ago, a MageCart script fished off the payment data, at least for US customers.

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Create a Windows Server 2019 Reference image

Posted on 2019-10-26 by guenni

[German]A brief information for administrators who are involved in creating reference images for Windows Server 2019. I came across a post that might be helpful.

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