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CERT-Bund/BSI Warning about Emotet-Trojan/Ransomware
[German]In the last few days there have been a number of reports of cyber incidents in German institutions that are attributed to the emotet Trojan/Ransomware. The BSI warns of the danger, especially since spam mail is sent 'on behalf of … Continue reading
AdwCleaner 8.0.1 closes a DLL Hijacking vulnerability
[German]On December 17/18 2019 the tool AdwCleaner 8.0.1 was released by Malwarebytes. This update fixes a DLL hijacking vulnerability I reported to the developers.
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for Windows 7 receive definition updates after January 14, 2020
[German]Microsoft made an U turn. If you run Windows 7 SP1 after January 14, 2020 and use the Microsoft Security Essentials as antivirus software, you will still receive signature updates (against the previous announcement).
Privilege-Escalation-Bug in VMWare
[German]Is VMware virtualization software with VMware Tools installed on Windows systems? Then there is probably a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that can be used by attackers to increase their privileges. Addendum: The tweets announcing the bug were deleted now and the … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (Dec. 3, & 10, 2019)
[German]Another postscript from the last days. In December 2019, Microsoft published several security alerts on various vulnerabilities.
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 ...
SentinelLabs identifies cooperation of botnet groups
Ein Team von Sicherheitsforschern der SentinelLabs ist einer Kooperation diverser Botnet-Gruppen in der Crimeware-Landschaft auf die Spur gekommen. Botnetz-Betreiber tun sich mit Angreifer aus Nordkorea zusammen.
Intel Security Advisory & Firmware Updates (12/10/2019)
[German]Another brief information from this week. Intel has released several firmware updates and Security Advisories for various products as of December 10, 2019. These point out weak points and their fixes.
Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (December 10, 2019)
[German]As of December 10, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has released several security updates for supported Microsoft Office versions and other products.
Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.0, a 2nd view
[German]Malwarebytes has released version 8.0 of its tool AdwCleaner end of November 2019. The tool, which doesn't need to be installed, may be used for cleaning up a Windows system from Adware. Unfortunately the AdwCleaner needs administrative permissions, but is … Continue reading
Patchday Windows 10-Updates (December 10, 2019)
[German]On December 10, 2019 (the second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.