Tag Archives: Tool

A new version of Windows 10 SetupDiag Tool

Posted on 2021-05-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has updated a diagnostic tool called SetupDiag. SetupDiag is a standalone diagnostic tool that can be used to obtain details about why a Windows 10 upgrade was unsuccessful. I've introduced an older version within my blog post Windows 10: … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Exchange (On-Premises) one-click Mitigation Tool (EOMT) released

Posted on 2021-03-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released its onclick Microsoft Exchange (On-Premises) Mitigation Tool (EOMT) as of March 15, 2021. The tool is intended to provide a one-click solution to mitigate the CVE-2021-26855 chess vulnerability on on-premises Exchange Server installations and is primarily intended … Continue reading →

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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 ...

Windows 10 V2004: Recover deleted files with the Windows File Recovery App

Posted on 2020-06-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just released the Windows File Recovery App Tool in the Microsoft Store. This command line application can be used to recover accidentally deleted files. Advertising

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DLL hijacking vulnerabilities in Nirsoft tools

Posted on 2020-04-16 by guenni

[German]The Nirsoft tools are probably known to many Windows users. What is less known: The tools come along with nasty DLL hijacking vulnerabilities and should rather be avoided. Advertising

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CCleaner v5.64.7613 released

Posted on 2020-03-05 by guenni

[German]Today a blog post about CCleaner. There is an update to version v5.64.7613, that has been released on March 3, 2020. Here are a few details about this free software for Windows. Advertising

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Sophos releases Sandboxie 5.31.4 for free

Posted on 2019-09-11 by guenni

[German]Sophos, the owner of Sandboxie software, has just announced that the tool will be released for free. A license is no longer required – in version 5.31.4 all restrictions have been removed. The release as open source will follow. Here … Continue reading →

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Dism++: Switch to maintenance mode, and a new project

Posted on 2019-08-25 by guenni

[German]A short note about the software tool Dism ++. It looks like this tool won't be developed further – the developer wants to concentrate on the maintenance of the basic library. In other words, the project switches to maintenance mode. … Continue reading →

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Open Source Task Manager TaskExplorer

Posted on 2019-07-08 by guenni

[German]Today still a tool introduction in form of the Open Source Task Manager TaskExplorer. The tool is developed by David Xanatos (an alias) for Windows. Advertising

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Sysinternals Sysmon with DNS query logging comes today

Posted on 2019-06-11 by guenni

[German]Mark Russinovich has announced to  release a new version of his Sysmon included in the Sysinternals tools today (Tuesday), This version can then log DNS queries. Advertising

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Surface Tools for IT Version 1.0 released

Posted on 2019-05-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has provided a collection of tools for IT departments as form of 'Surface Tools for IT'. Version 1.0 of the collection has been released for free download end of April 2019. Advertising

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