[German]The cyber criminals behind the Emotet-Ransomware have re-activated their C&C servers and there will probably be new campaigns with successful infections soon.
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CERT-Bund warns: Emotet is back, C&C servers online again
Windows 10 Insider Preview Update KB4517787 (20H1)
Microsoft has released the update KB4517787 for the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18965 (from development branch 20H1). This update is distributed to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring. It is supposed to be more 'extensive', but contains nothing new. Microsoft only raises the build number to 18965.1005. Reason: Micosoft wants to test the delivery method. The announcement can be found in the Windows Blog.
Windows /2008 R2: Re-released Updates with VB6/VBA fix (08/21/2019)
[German]Has Microsoft re-released a number of updated versions of Windows Updates effective August 21, 2019? At the very least, this is what entries in the Microsoft Update Catalog suggest. The updates replace the August 16, 2019 patches for Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 that were intended to fix the VB6, VBA, and VBScript issues. Here is some information on what I was able to find out.
Windows 10: Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2, 4.8 (08/20/2019)
[German]Microsoft has already released an update for the .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2, 4.8 for various Windows 10 versions on August 20, 2019. But the update comes with some issues. It bricks Veritas Backup Exec.
Windows 10 V1903: Updates KB4512941 and KB4515530
[German]Microsoft released a cumulative update KB4512941 and a Servicing Stack Update (SSU) KB4515530 for Windows 10 Version 1903 on August 21, 2019. This should finally fix the sandbox problem. However, the updates don't seem to be distributed 'officially' yet. It's tested in Release Preview ring.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Some information about the Edge Browser
[German]Microsoft yesterday released the first (official) beta of the Edge browser for Windows 7. Here are some additional information. There are group policies for administration. And Microsoft has revealed what feedback came from the community and how demands are implemented via road map.
Mastercard: Data leak larger than feared
[German]It seems, that the data leak at the credit card company Mastercard reported on Monday is bigger than expected. In the meantime, a file containing credit card data has appeared.
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18965 (20H1) released
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18965 (aus dem Entwicklungszweig 20H1) (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in the Fast Ring. The announcement with details about new features/changes and bugs can be found in the Windows Blog.
Microcode Updates for Windows 10 (08/13/2019)
[German]Another addendum from last week. Microsoft has released some Intel Microcode updates for Windows 10. The updates were released last week on the regular patchday.
Symantec releases a patch for the SHA-2 bug in Windows 7
[English]Antivirus vendor Symantec has released a patch to fix the update issue on Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2. Distribution is scheduled for August 21, 2019 for various language versions, the English version is said to have already been released. Here is some information on the topic.