[German]Google finally has confirmed, that Chrome browser will be shipped in 2018 with an ad blocker preventing users from seeing annoying, intrusive ads.
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2013 – 2016
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Chinese Malware FIREBALL infects 250 Million computers – even 20 % of enterprise networks contains this backdoor
[German]Check Point Threat Intelligence and research teams recently discovered a high volume Chinese threat operation, named Fireball, which has infected over 250 million computers worldwide.And it seems that 20% of enterprise networks contains this Fireball backdoor. Here is, what Check Point told me within a written briefing note.
Open Live Writer Version 0.6.2
[German]Version 0.6.2 of Open Live Writer has been released yet. It's a maintenance release for the Windows based blogging tool. Here are a few details.
Windows 10 1607: Update KB3150513 (May 31, 2017)
[German]Microsoft has re-released Update KB3150513 for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607). This update ships the latest compatibility definition update for Windows.
Ubuntu: Patch for sudo vulnerability
Cannonical has released a critical security update for Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus), Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak), Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus), and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr).
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 ...
Chrome bug allows secret audio-/video recording
[German]Users of Google's Chrome browser are at risk, that third party may secretly recording audio and video data within the browser, the user can't notice that.
Kaspersky RakhniDecryptor for XData ransomware
[German]In case someone's system has been infected by XData ransomware and documents are encrypted, I've good news. A RakhniDecryptor for XData ransomware has been released by security vendor Kaspersky.
Shadow Brokers launches 0-Day Exploit Subscriptions
[German]The former announcement made by anonymous hacker group Shadow Brokers becomes true. The group has detailed their 0-Day Exploit Subscriptions program.
100 Jahre John F. Kennedy
Sorry, this post was planned for my German blog and has been moved.
Firefox: Microsoft live.com login error (OCSP certificate issue)
[German]Currently Firefox users are facing login issues with Microsoft live.com services (Hotmail, Outlook, OneDrive). It's not possible to authenticate at live.com. Here are a few details.