[German]A brief note: Microsoft has updated its Windows Update troubleshooter and its website 'Fix Windows Update issues' on February 26, 2018. Here are a few details.
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Vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 2, 3, 4
[German]Another addendum for people who use HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2,3,4 (iLO2, iLO3, iLO4) and HPE Superdome Flex RMC from HP Enterprise. There is a potential vulnerability in these products.
Vulnerability in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway 1.1
[German]Just a short information: Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway had several vulnerabilities, which were closed at the beginning of the month with an update.
LineageOS 15.1 (Oreo) introduced
Developers of the LineageOS community have announced the availability of LineageOS 15.1 (based on Android 8.1, Oreo) for several devices. But there are not only a new LineageOS version, also new rules for supported devices has been defined.
The mess with Facebook’s ‘malware protection’
[German]Just a brief view of Facebook's approach of securing users with malware protection. The 'Malware protection' attempt of the social network causes some Facebook users a lot of trouble and prevents them from logging in.
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 Updates February 21/22, 2018
[German]Microsoft released various updates for Windows 7 to Windows 10 (including servers) and Internet Explorer on February 21 and 22, 2018. Here is an overview of these updates.
New Intel Spectre V2 microcode updates (02/20/2018)
[German]Intel released another batch of microcode updates (to OEMs) to close the Spectre V2 vulnerability for 6th, 7th and 8th generation Intel CPUs.
Avoid uTorrent desktop and Web client
[German]I don't know if anyone else is using Bittorrent via the uTorrent client or their web client. For security reasons, you should not use the these clients any more.
Security-Risk: Avoid 7-Zip
[German]Many users are knowing 7-Zip as a tool for unpacking archive files. The software is free of charge and is also available in a portable version for Windows. In addition, 7-Zip is also used in various products. Funny world? Unfortunately, there is a dark side of 7-Zip, because the tool is potentially a huge security risk. Here are some hints about what you should know – and a final piece of advice. Addendum: Newer versions of 7-Zip are using build options like ASLR and DEP.
Windows 10: Zero character bug allowed Anti-Malware bypass
[German]Windows 10 had a bug, that allowed malware to trick Windows 10's Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI) by including a null character. The character simply caused the code not to be scanned. The bug was fixed on February 2018 patchday.