Android: URL bug in Google Chrome 74.0.3729.157

Posted on 2019-05-19 by guenni

[German]The current Android Chrome version 74.0.3729.157 browser app has an annoying behavior of the URL input box, I would call it a bug. When tapping the URL box, the search is started immediately and the search field of the browser becomes empty. You have to recall the last visited URL from the history manually by tapping it. Older versions of the app doesn't show this behavior.

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Cyber attack on TeamViewer in 2016, Chinese suspected

Posted on 2019-05-18 by guenni

[German]German developers of remote service software TeamViewer has been victim of a cyber attack in 2016. The company has confirmed this to German magazine Spiegel. However, this hack was not made public by the company. Why not? Here are some datails, what is known, and some thoughts on my part

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Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 (05/16/2019)

Posted on 2019-05-17 by guenni

[German]As of May 16, 2019 Microsoft has re-released a new version of the reliability update KB4023057 for Windows 10, version 1507 to version 1803. Here are a few details about this update.

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Windows 10: Intel DCH graphic driver 26.20.100.6861 released

Posted on 2019-05-17 by guenni

[German]A brief note to Windows 10 users with a Intel GPUs. Intel has released a new version 26.20.100.6861 of its DCH graphics driver for 64-bit versions of Windows 10.

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Security issues with Googles Titan Security Keys

Posted on 2019-05-17 by guenni

Google employees internally use Titan Security Keys to store credentials. The Titan Security Keys has also been sold by Google to third party users. Unfortunately, Google had to admit a security issue in the Bluetooth part of some Titan Security Keys. These Titan Security Keys are to be exchanged.

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Windows 10 V1809: Retpoline is automatically active now

Posted on 2019-05-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has automatically activated mitigation against Spectre V2 through Retpoline compiler technology in the kernel for Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 as of May 14, 2019..

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Microsoft Intune 1905 requires TPM chip for Windows 10

Posted on 2019-05-17 by guenni

Microsoft has just started rolling out the Microsoft Intune 1905 Features. There is an option for compliance policy for a TPM chipset in Windows 10 devices. Who wants to use this option for Windows 10 has to make sure that the clients support a TPM chip.

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VirtualBox 6.0.8 released

Posted on 2019-05-16 by guenni

Virtualbox[German]Oracle's developers have released Virtualbox version 6.0.8 on May 13, 2019. It is a maintenance update to fix bugs of earlier versions.

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Add-on ‘Disabled Add-on fix’ fixes deactivated extensions in Firefox 47-56

Posted on 2019-05-16 by guenni

Mozilla[German]In older versions of the Firefox browser, add-ons could no longer be activated. The Mozilla developers have released an add-on for the Firefox browser to fix the problem that older add-ons are disabled in the browser.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (May 14, 2019)

Posted on 2019-05-15 by guenni

Windows Update[German]On May 14, 2019, Microsoft released several (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and further updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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