Tag Archives: Bug

Windows Print Spooler bug allows malware admin privileges

Posted on 2020-08-07 by guenni

[German]Security researchers have found a way to abuse the print spooler in Windows and give programs administrative privileges. This can be exploited by malware to implant itself on the system. There is no patch for this bug yet, as the … Continue reading →

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Bug: CCleaner 5.69 deletes files from Firefox extensions

Posted on 2020-08-03 by guenni

[German]New problem with the tool CCleaner Version 5.69. The program deletes files of Firefox 79 extensions, in which data or settings are stored, when cleaning. Here are a few details about this free software for Windows and a workaround. Advertising

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iOS 13.4.1 fixes VPN bug and Facetime issues

Posted on 2020-04-08 by guenni

[German]Apple has released an update from iOS to version 13.4.1 on April 7, 2020. It is a bug-fix update, which should fix a bug in Facetime as well as the bug in VPNs. Furthermore there are further fixes. Advertising

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Folder move bug with Microsoft Outlook 2016 mailboxes

Posted on 2020-04-03 by guenni

[German]A German blog reader pointed out a bug in Microsoft Outlook 2016 in the mailboxes section. There are issues with moving mailbox folders within Outlook – the moved folder vanishes, although the folder is still present. Advertising

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Bug in iOS version 13.4 may bypass VPN encryption

Posted on 2020-03-27 by guenni

[German]A bug in the freshly released iOS 13.4 can prevent all traffic from VPN connections from being properly encrypted. VPN provider Proton has just disclosed this. Advertising

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Windows 10: Bug prevents (VPN) Internet access

Posted on 2020-03-27 by guenni

[German]There is a bug in all still supported versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 – caused by recent updates. This can prevent applications from connecting to the Internet. A bugfix is not expected before April 2020. Advertising

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Update KB4052623: Microsoft fixes Defender Scan Skip Bug

Posted on 2020-03-25 by guenni

[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. Advertising

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Bug in Microsoft Chromium-Edge causes black screen

Posted on 2020-03-10 by guenni

[English]There seems that Microsoft Chromium Edge has a bug for some time now that suddenly turns the browser window black. The bug does not affect all users and occurs sporadically. Microsoft has already released a fix in newer betas, but … Continue reading →

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Windows: A Bug in winevtutil

Posted on 2019-08-04 by guenni

[German]A German blog reader already informed me in mid-June 2019 about a stupid bug in winevtutil to me. Here I outline a few details about this behavior within this blog post. Advertising

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Tip: PowerShell workarounds for June bug in Windows Event Viewer

Posted on 2019-06-16 by guenni

[German]I’ve gone into the bug in the Windows Event Viewer caused by the June 2019 patches. This article shows how to handle workarounds to using both the Event Viewer and ‘Custom Views’ on a machine via PowerShell. Advertising

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