Tag Archives: Sicherheit

Windows: Bluekeep Metasploit released in the wild

Posted on 2019-09-07 by guenni

[German]The day that software vendors and security researchers have been waiting for for months has arrived. A metasploid for the Bluekeep vulnerability in Windows is publicly available. Advertising

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Android PDF-Creator ‘Cam Scanner’ shipped with malware

Posted on 2019-08-29 by guenni

[German]Nasty surprise for users of the Android app 'Cam Scanner', which is used to create PDF files from scans recorded by camera. The app is infected with malware. Advertising

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Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2019-1125

Posted on 2019-08-07 by guenni

[German]On August 6, 2019, Microsoft released updated security information on the CVE-2019-1125 (Spectre 1 Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability) vulnerability. Advertising

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Update to CCleaner 5.59.7230 installs CCleaner Browser PUP

Posted on 2019-07-19 by guenni

[German]Today a blog post about CCleaner. There is an update to version 5.59.7230 and I have a warning. Piriform installs the CCleaner browser, which also changes file type assignments. Advertising

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Surfaces get firmware updates with security fixes

Posted on 2019-06-29 by guenni

Microsoft has released a June 2019 UEFI firmware update with security fixes for its Surface models (Surface Laptop 1 and 2, Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book 1 and 2). Advertising

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

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Critical Chrome vulnerability puts 32-bit Windows 7 at risk

Posted on 2019-03-08 by guenni

[German]The critical vulnerability reported in February 2019 has been closed on March 1, 2019 by a Google Chrome browser update. This vulnerability is active exploited in the wild, but only on 32-bit versions of Windows 7. Here are a few … Continue reading →

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Unsecure Dali app reveals 5 million user records

Posted on 2019-03-05 by guenni

[German]The telephone directory app Dali, very popular in Saudi Arabia and some Arab countries, is insecure and discloses the entire database of user data to third parties. Security researchers from VPN-Mentor pointed this out to me in an e-mail. Advertising

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Windows 10: Microcode Updates February 2019

Posted on 2019-02-06 by guenni

Microsoft has released microcode updates for Windows 10 V1607 through 1809. These are revised versions of Intel Microcode Updates that will be rolled out in February 2019. Advertising

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Updated NSA Guidance on Side-Channel Vulnerabilities

Posted on 2019-02-02 by guenni

Short information for the weekend. On February 1, 2019, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) published updated guidelines on side-channel vulnerabilities. Advertising

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 8, 2019)

Posted on 2019-01-09 by guenni

[German]As of January 8, 2019, Microsoft released several security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, etc. Below is a compact overview of these updates and some notes. Advertising

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