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Security: Patch your Trend Micro Apex One (Sept. 24, 2020)
[English]The Trend Micro security solution Apex One and Apex One as a Service (SaaS) has serious vulnerabilities, which the manufacturer has closed via a security update. Administrators using the products should install updates promptly.
Trend Micro Apex One and Office Scan XG vulnerable
[German]Administrators using Trend Micro's Apex One, Apex One as a Service (SaaS) and Office Scan XG products as a protection solution on Windows and macOS need to act. The products are vulnerable through four vulnerabilities, but an update is available.
Posted in macOS, Security, Software, Windows
Tagged Antivirus, Security, Update, Vulnerability
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Defender flags Windows Hosts file as malicious – Part 2
[German]It looks like the Windows Defender has run amok again and considers the Windows hosts file as malicious and complains about it as HostFileHijack. I've had now a few confirmation from other users.
Windows 10: Avast-Bug blocks app launch
[German]In Windows 10, some users had the problem that certain programs suddenly stopped starting. Now the cause is known: Avast and AVG security solutions were preventing these programs from starting.
Vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
[German]There are serious vulnerabilities in older versions (before 14.3) of Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Manager for Windows that allow the system to take over. Symantec has released updates for these products.
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 ...
Approach to deactivate almost any antivirus program
[German]Security researchers from Rack911 Labs describe a technique that can be used to leverage and disable almost any antivirus software on Windows or macOS. Although some AV vendors has improved their products, it's not a good news for fans of … Continue reading
SCEP/MSE/Defender: Broken Signatureupdate kills Microsoft Antivirus (04/16/2020)
[German]An update, which may contain a broken signature file, has bricked all Microsoft virus scanners (Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essential, and System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP)) since April 16, 2020. The service for performing the virus scan simply crashes. A … Continue reading
Windows Antivirus: Performance- & Stability issues
[German]In this blog post I like to take up a tiresome topic. It is about the performance and stability problems caused by virus scanners on Windows 10 clients as well as on server environments. What is the cause and what … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Windows
Tagged Antivirus, Tipp, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
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Update KB4052623: Microsoft fixes Defender Scan Skip Bug
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4052623 for the Windows Defender anti-malware platform for Windows 10 on March 24, 2020. This update also fixes the irritating message that files were skipped during a scan.
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Antivirus, Bug, Defender, KB4052623, Update, Windows 10
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Security: AVAST disables JavaScript in AV program
[German]A serious vulnerability in its antivirus solutions has forced the security provider AVAST to disable JavaScript in its products for security reasons. Here are a few details.