Update ‘Surface – HIDClass 4/26/2018 12:00:00 AM – 3.3.206.0’

[German]Are you suddenly seeing a 'Surface – HIDClass 4/26/2018 12:00:00 AM – 3.3.206.0' driver update on your Windows machines? But you don't have a Surface devices? Here are some details about that update.

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Adobe Reader DC security update

[German]Firma Adobe has published on May 11, 2018 an Advanced Security Bulletin, mentions a vulnerability in Adobe Reader DC. A security update has been released on May 14, 2018.

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Windows 10: Issues with WSUS and Store (V1803)

[German]Windows 10 April Update (version 1803) probably causes issues with the Microsoft Store. And WSUS may have problems rolling out updates for Windows 10 clients. With WSUS it turns out that Microsoft has fixed something and distributed it in the last days.

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Vulnerability in PGP and S/MIME

[German]Security researcher found a critical vulnerability in encryption used by PGP and S/MIME during encrypting e-mails. This results that encrypted messages may contain data in plain text and also old encrypted messages can be decrypted afterwards.

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100.000+ systems infected by Chrome extensions

[German]Once again it's the old story: Users drag extensions for Google's Chrome browser onto their system – and thus infect the devices with malware. More than 100,000 computers are said to have been infected by malicious chrome extensions.

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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 ...


Windows 10 V1803: Fix for Explorer Timeline crashes

[German]In Windows 10 April Update (version 1803), users users are facing cyclic Explorer crashes or freezes. Other applications may also be affected. The reason is a bug in Timeline. However, there is a workaround.

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Skype in decline: Who broke it?

Skype[German]Not so good news for Skype users – Microsoft has been carving around the Skype clients since taking over Skype in 2011. In the meantime, the clients are difficult to use and are often buggy or lacking functions. Skype has somehow been a story of decline for years and one can get the impression that Microsoft is somehow about to sink Skype. Bloomberg has taken up and analyzed the whole thing in an article.

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Tor Browser 7.5.4

SicherheitThe developers of the Tor Browser (or The Tor Network) released the update to version 7.5.4 on May 9, 2018. Here is an overview of what has changed.

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Virtualbox 5.2.12

VirtualboxOracle released the virtualization software VirtualBox version 5.2.12 on May 9, 2018. This is a maintenance update which should fix some bugs.

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Windows 10 V1803: (Boot-) issues with update KB4103721

[German]Users who upgraded to Windows 10 version 1803 (April Update) have received the cumulative update KB4103721 as of May 8, 2017. However, some systems have boot problems or other bugs. Here is an overview of what you should know.

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