Google reveals new Windows Kernel vulnerability

Currently ransomware PetyaWrap is spreading through computer networks. Beside that, Google has revealed a new Windows vulnerability in Windows Kernel, that hasn't been patched fully.

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Petya ransomware is back – using WannaCry vulnerabilties

[German]According to several sources, the Petya ransomware is back in a modified version, infecting worldwide heavily computer systems from enterprises, banks, and power supplies.

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EU Antitrust Commission fines Google €2.42 billion

The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another Google product, its comparison shopping service.

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WINS is legacy and vulnerable, use DNS instead

[German]Today just a short note for Windows Administrators in enterprises. Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is legacy and contains a vulnerability. Therefore WINS should not be deployed anymore. Switch to DNS instead.

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Windows Vista: Patching beyond EOL till January 2020

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has ended support for Windows Vista back in April 2017. But there is a way, to support Windows Vista with security updates till January 2020. Here are the details.

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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 Version 1703 ISO media refresh June 2017

[German]Microsoft refreshes the Windows 10 ISO install images offered for download from time to time (all 3 to 4 months). Now Microsoft offers refreshed ISO install media for download.

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Microsoft closes critical vulnerability CVE-2017-8558 in Malware Protection Engine (June 23, 2017)

[German]Microsoft has released a critical security update on June 23, 2017, for Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MsMpEng). This update addresses vulnerability CVE-2017-8558. Here are a few details.

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32 TByte Leak with Windows 10 source code and more?

[German]Desaster for Microsoft? It's reported, that 32 Terabyte of data, containing parts of Windows 10 source code and also many internal Windows builds has been leaked. Here are a few details.

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Fix KB4032782 for Internet Explorer 11 printing issues (June 2017)

[German]Microsoft has released an update KB4032782 to fix printing issues in Internet Explorer 11, caused by June 13, 2017 security updates. Here are a few details about that issue.

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Windows 10: msvcp100dll is missing

[German]From time to time users are facing issues with missing DLL files in Windows 10. One issue is a missing msvcp100dll dll file. Here are a few hints, how to fix this issue.

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