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End of Support for Microsoft Products in January 2020

[German]In a few days Windows 7 SP1 receives security updates for the last time (at least for the broad mass of users). Then the support for this operating system will end. But in January 2020, support for a number of … Continue reading

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Subway trains in Hamburg had a Year 2020 problem

[German]The year 2020 has got off to a bad start for the public transport system of German city Hamburg. Their subway trains of the DT5 series were affected by a software error. The train drivers could no longer turn the … Continue reading

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Game WWE2K20 and the Year 2020 Problem …

[German]Another funny thing about the start of the year – the game developer from Visual Concepts has run into a year 2020 problem. The game WWE2K20 has been finished since October 2019, but has been crashing since we wrote the … Continue reading

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Vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience App closed

[German]Vendor NVIDIA has closed a chess hole (DDOS or Privilege Escalation) in its NVIDIA GeForce Experience app with an update. 

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Adobe Reader DC 19.021.20061 Hotfix Update

[German]A brief message for users of Adobe Reader DC under macOS and Windows. Adobe has provided a hotfix update that raises the Reader DC to version 19.021.20061. The update addresses some bugs in the product and is available for macOS … Continue reading

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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 ...


Sysinternals tools modules updated (12/2019)

[German]The Sysinternals tools are a small collection of helpful tools for Windows, which Microsoft employee Mark Russinovich offers for free and updates from time to time. In December, individual modules from this collection were updated.

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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.

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Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2185 released

[German]Just a brief note: Trend Micro has released Patch Build 2185 for its Worry Free Business Security (TM WFBS) Version 10.0 Service Pack 1. This provides Windows 10 V1909 compatibility and some fixes of know issues.

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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

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Text-to-Speech: Convert to MP3

Another piece of info from my mailbox. Shane Steven, a developer already told me about his offer in July 2019. His new program FreeTTS Online makes it possible to convert plain text into language (.mp3) and read it aloud.

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