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Dell Encryption fails in Windows after March 2019 updates
[German]After the March 2019 cumulative Windows updates has been installed, the Dell Encryption encryption solution fails on Windows 7 through Windows 10 with error messages such as _UNMNGD. Now Dell has released some information.
Patch 1531 for Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10
Trend Micro released patch 1531 for its Worry-Free Business Security 10 for Windows security solution on March 29, 2019. It fixes some bugs in TM WFBS 10.
Last update to Adobe Shockwave Player 12.3.5.205
Adobe has released Adobe Shockwave Player 12.3.5.205 (Release Notes do not exist). This will be the last update, because the Adobe Shockwave Player will be finally discontinued for end customers on April 9, 2019 – only corporate customers still get … Continue reading
Windows: Critical vulnerability in Huawei PCManager
[German]Microsoft has found two serious vulnerabilities in a driver and in PC Manager for Windows, both provided by Chinese company Huawei. These vulnerabilities allow local privileges escalation. Updates are available since in January 2019.
ShadowHammer: ASUS Live Update infected with backdoor
[German]Users who installed the ASUS Live Update Utility on their computers were probably infected between June and November 2018 with a backdoor. According to Gartner, ASUS was the 5th largest computer manufacturer in 2017, and the number of people affected … Continue reading
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 ...
Windows Calc Source-Code: A Nightmare …
Windows Calc app is located on billions of computers, because it is sipped with Windows. Recently the source code of the program was released as Open Source on GitHub. Some people have inspected the program code, and came to the … Continue reading
Microsoft System Center 2019 released
Another small addendum: Microsoft released the System Center 2019 on March 14, 2019. Previously, System Center 2019 had been in a private preview by customers of the Windows Server Technical Adoption Program (TAP) since December 2018.
100 Exploits addresses WinRAR vulnerarbility
Meanwhile, there are probably already about 100 exploits with which cyber criminals try to exploit the recently discovered and patched WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2018-20250) in Windows UNACEV2.DLL.
Revised Skype for Web (March 2019)
Microsoft has released a new version of Skype for Web. This version brings HD video calls, revised notifications and more. But there are also restrictions like no Linux or Chrome OS support.
Notepad++: Developer no longer ships a digital signature
Don Ho, developer of Windows editor Notepad++, announced that he no longer digitally sign the code starting with version 7.6.4.