Warning: Dridex botnet addresses Word zero day vulnerability

User of Microsoft Word should be rather careful, because there is a zero day vulnerability within Microsoft Word. Now Dridex botnet sends millions of spam e-mails to users, containing malware attachments, addressing this Microsoft Word zero day exploit.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Tear down

Samsung starts shipping the Galaxy S8 Plus smartphone a few days ago. Now folks at bavarian smartphone repair service Smart Repair has disassembled such a device and documented it within a video.

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Installing Windows 10 Creators Update via Upgrade Wizard

[German]It's possible to upgrade Windows 10 manually to Creators Update using a Windows Upgrade wizard. Here are a few details about that process.

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Windows Vista reached End of Live (April 11, 2017)

win7PSA: Just a short note – today is another patchday, where we will see the last time updates for Windows Vista. Then this operating system reaches end of live.

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Microsofts releases .NET API-Browser

Microsoft has now a solution for developers who are in need to browse the .NET framework API without installing Visual Studio. Microsoft introduced the .NET API-browser. This web site allows to search .NET framework api calls (name spaces, classes, methods and interfaced) for all .NET framework versionen from within a browser. (via)

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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 Creators Update, no support for Clover Trail yet

[German]Systems with Intel's Atom Clover Trail CPUs won't support Windows 10 Creators Update yet. That's in brief, what Microsoft told us a few days ago.

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DoubleAgent uses Microsoft Application Verifier to bypass antivirus software

In March 2017 a new attack, named DoubleAgent, has been published. Attackers can use Microsoft Application Verifier shipped in Windows to bypass antivirus software.

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Windows 10 Creators Update evaluation ISOs released

[German]Windows 10 Creators Update will be shipped on and after April 11, 2017 for PCs. Now Microsoft provides evaluation images for Windows 10 Creators Update (Version 1703).

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Windows 10 Build 16170: 1st Redstone 3 Insider Preview

Microsoft hasn't released Windows 10 Creators Update to the masses, but today the company released the first Insider Preview of Redstone 3 for PCs as Windows 10 Build 16170.

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Windows 10 Creators Update: Here are the downloads

[German]Since April 5, 2017 Microsoft supports upgrading Wind0ws 10 systems to version 1703 (Creators Update) for end users. But the upgrade need a manual installation. Therefor Microsoft provides install images, an upgrade assistant also also the Windows Media Creation Tool. Here is an overview, where to obtain install images and how to upgrade. to Windows 10 Creators Update.

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