Tag Archives: Office

Office macro blockade: suspension is only temporary

[German]Microsoft has explained itself regarding the deactivation of VBA macros in Office applications. The fact that the disabling of the macros has been withdrawn is only a temporary measure. At some point in the future, VBA macros in Office applications … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office 365 version 2206 fixes cloud access crash bug

[German]Microsoft has released a new version 2206 (build 16.0.15330.20230) in the Current Channel. This version is intended to fix crashes in Office applications that caused crashes in Word, Excel and PowerPoint when accessing cloud documents in the old Office 365 … Continue reading

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Microsoft does not want to block macros in Office by default after all

[German]Macros in Office are a gateway for malware like Dridex, Emotet, Trickbot, Qbot, etc. Microsoft had plans to disable macros in Office 365 by default. Now this idea seems to have been scrapped again, macros will not be blocked by … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Updates (July 5, 2022)

[German]As of July 5, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft has released non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. This month, however, there are only updates for Microsoft Office 2016, again fixing Access issues and … Continue reading

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (June 14, 2022)

[German]On June 14, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (June 14, 2022)

[German]On June 14, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Among other things, the Follina vulnerability in Windows was patched. The security updates also … Continue reading

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Update KB4484104 is causing issues opening Office documents on SharePoint server (June 2022)

[German]After the release of the June 2022 updates for Microsoft Office 2016, blog readers have left some reports about issues within my German blog. These problems occur when opening Office documents on SharePoint servers after installing the June 7, 2022 … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Updates (June 7, 2022)

[German]On June 7, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft releases non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, however, there are only updates for Microsoft Office 2016. Access issues are fixed again. Here is a brief overview.

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SearchNightmare: Windows 10 search-ms: URI Handler 0-day Exploit with Office 2019

[German]Following the discovery of the Follina vulnerability exploit (CVE-2022-30190) via the Windows ms-msdt protocol, this bastion is being "stormed". A hacker looked at the search-ms: URI handler in Windows 10 and developed an exploit similar to Follina. With the help … Continue reading

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Follina vulnerabilitiy (CVE-2022-30190): Status, Findings, Warnings & Attacks

[German]Since the weekend, a new Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 in combination with Microsoft Office has been knows under the name Follina. In the meantime, the US CISA and also the BSI have warned about this vulnerability – while security researchers have … Continue reading

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