Tag Archives: Windows

Warning: 0-Day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (01/17/2020)

Posted on 2020-01-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has issued a security advisory for a 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer as of January 17, 2020, which affects virtually all versions of Windows (because Internet Explorer is the browser that is present in those versions). There is an … Continue reading →

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Windows: PoC for CryptoAPI Bug CVE-2020-0601 are out

Posted on 2020-01-17 by guenni

[German]The CyptoAPI vulnerability CVE-2020-0601 in Windows has several proof of concept exploits and is likely to be actively attacked soon. Chrome introduces a check in the browser and there is a test page for this vulnerability. Advertising

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 14, 2020)

Posted on 2020-01-14 by guenni

[German]On January 14, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates. Advertising

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Windows: Is a critical cryptography patch coming today?

Posted on 2020-01-14 by guenni

[German]If the rumors are true, today comes a critical patch for the CryptoAPI of some versions of Windows. The vulnerability is putting all kind of encryption at risk. The US military is said to have received the fix in advance. … Continue reading →

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End of Support for Microsoft Products in January 2020

Posted on 2020-01-10 by guenni

[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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Operating system/Windows Market Share (December 2019)

Posted on 2020-01-02 by guenni

[German]It’s early January 2020, and Windows 7 will expire this month. Time to take a look at the current market share of desktop operating systems as of the end of December 2019. Advertising

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Vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience App closed

Posted on 2019-12-24 by guenni

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

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Issues with Lenovo USB-C Dock and Windows 10 V1903

Posted on 2019-12-23 by guenni

[German]Do Lenovo Yoga X370 and X380 Series Thinkpads have connection issues with the USB-C Dock under Windows 10 version 1903? And if it occurs with the 1903 version, it should also apply to the 1909 version (November 2019 update).  Advertising

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Microsoft Patchday Review (Dec. 10, 2019)

Posted on 2019-12-14 by guenni

[German]As of December 10, 2019, Microsoft has released a collection of security updates for its products. The article includes a Patchday review that provides information about issues related to updates. Advertising

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 10, 2019)

Posted on 2019-12-11 by guenni

[German]As of December 10, 2019, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, and so on. Here is a compact overview of these updates. Advertising

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