Microsoft Security Update Releases (February 16, 2018)

Microsoft has released on February 16, 2018, revised security information about Advisory CVE-2018-0810 and CVE-2018-0831.

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Microsoft delivers updates via HTTP & more security obscurity

[German]Microsoft currently fails to deliver updates in a secure way. In a Security by obscurity style, Microsoft offers update downloads via insecure http protocol. This also applies to downloads from the Microsoft Update Catalog. And Microsoft Update Catalog strikes, if it is called from the wrong URL.

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Patchday: Other Microsoft Updates (February 13, 2018)

[German]Microsoft has released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. on the patchday (February 13,2018). Here are some details about selected patches.

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Update KB4077675 for Windows 10 Mobile (02/14/2018)

Microsoft has rolled out cumulative update KB4077675 for Windows 10 Mobile on February 14, 2018. Here some information about the update, which is only available for version 1709.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1 (February 13, 2018)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has released several security updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 (and corresponding Server versions). Here an overview about these updates.

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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 ...


Microsoft Patchday Summary (February 13, 2018)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft released a series of security updates for Windows and other products on February 13, 2018. Here is a brief overview of critical and non-critical security updates, a list of all 50 CVEs and details to an updated Microsoft Security Advisory Notification.

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Microsoft won’t fix Skype vulnerability in updater

[German]Skype has a vulnerability in the update process that allows an attacker to gain system-level access to the system. Microsoft won't fix this error.

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Zero-day exploit in telegram messenger spreads malware

[German]Users of the Windows client for the Messenger service Telegram may be infected with a Miner that is mining Monero and Zcash crypto money.

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Windows 7/8.1 receiving Windows Defender ATP support

[German]It's a big surprise for me: Microsoft has plans, to bring Windows Defender ATP support, which is currently only available in Windows 10, also to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

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Netgear router easily hackable – update your firmware

German Netgear routers has (again) several vulnerabilities in the firmware that can be used to overtake devices without a password. However, firmware updates are available to close the vulnerabilities.

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