Tag Archives: Spyware

Windows 10: Is Edge coming as new spyware?

Posted on 2021-03-22 by guenni

[German]Let's  hope that the plans will quickly disappear into the drawer. In the latest Canary builds of the Edge browser, there is an option to share the history of visited websites in Edge with "other Windows features". True, reasons could … Continue reading →

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China and the spyware in software products

Posted on 2020-06-30 by guenni

[German]Today a short collective article about China, state hackers, espionage and software products. There have been attacks on Australia and spyware has been found in a Chinese control software. Both cases point to state hackers from China as originators. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178 reports Spyware

Posted on 2019-10-31 by guenni

[German]A brief addendum to Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178. It looks like this patch is causing some minor issues. Several readers reported, that suddenly a spyware infection is reported on the clients during the scan. Advertising

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