Tag Archives: Software

Windows 10: First Open Source PowerToys released

Posted on 2019-09-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the first preview of PowerToys for Windows 10 users. The PowerToys known from Windows 9x are Open Source and available free of charge.

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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.

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CCleaner v5.60.7307 released

Posted on 2019-08-11 by guenni

[German]Today a blog post about CCleaner. There is an update to version v5.60.7307, that has been released on July 2019. Here are a few details about this free software for Windows.

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Bugs in Western Digital SSD Utility puts users at risk

Posted on 2019-08-05 by guenni

[German]Trivial bugs in Western Digital and SanDisk SSD management tools compromise the security of Windows users. This has been revealed by security researchers. But there is an update from the manufacturers.

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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.

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

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Vulnereability CVE-2019-12815 in ProFTPD FTP Server

Posted on 2019-07-25 by guenni

The open source FTP server ProFTPD is vulnerable up to version to 1.3.5b. CVE-2019-12815allows the execution of arbitrary program code with the rights of the service.

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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.

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PowerShell: Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

Posted on 2019-07-05 by guenni

[German]Here is a tip for administrators in the corporate environment that I recently came across. It's about the PowerShell script of the week, Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS), which allows you to manage passwords for local accounts on domain computers.

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Patch 1559 for Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10

Posted on 2019-07-04 by guenni

[German]A brief information for administrators and users. Trend Micro released Patch 1559 for its Worry-Free Business Security 10 for Windows security solution on June 28, 2019.

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Windows SIM: Errors on 64 bit systems with ADK

Posted on 2019-06-24 by guenni

[German]There is a known issue with Windows SIM when a 64-bit Windows ADK is installed on the machine. Then administrators will get errors when creating auto anwer files for an installation. Microsoft has now released version 1903 for Windows SIM … Continue reading →

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