Tag Archives: Windows

Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (April 9, 2024)

Posted on 2024-04-10 by guenni

[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were published on April 9, 2024. Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired in January 2024. However, updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be downloaded … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 9, 2024)

Posted on 2024-04-10 by guenni

[German]On April 9, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office and other products. The security updates address 147 vulnerabilities (CVEs), including three critical vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on … Continue reading →

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Windows NTLM credentials vulnerability CVE-2024-21320: Fix from 0patch

Posted on 2024-04-04 by guenni

[German]There is a vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2024-21320) that exposes NTLM credentials about Windows topics. Microsoft patched the vulnerability CVE-2024-21320 in January 2024. This patch provides a policy to prevent the exposure of NTLM credentials when theme files are located on … Continue reading →

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Deprecated: Test Base, special TLS authentication certificates, Visual Studio App Center

Posted on 2024-03-16 by guenni

[English]Another brief information: Microsoft has announced the discontinuation of Visual Studio App Center this week. Furthermore, features such as Test Base (Azure) and TLS server authentication certificates with less than 2048 bits were classified as "deprecated" and discontinued for March … Continue reading →

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Update on Windows hardening in 2024/2025 – March 2024

Posted on 2024-03-15 by guenni

[German]A quick note for administrators in corporate environments. Microsoft carries out so-called hardening measures for Windows (clients and servers) over longer periods of time. This involves hardening (securing) functions via Windows Update on certain key dates. Some of these hardening … Continue reading →

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

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 12, 2024)

Posted on 2024-03-12 by guenni

[German]On March 12, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – and for other products. The security updates eliminate 73 vulnerabilities (CVEs), two of which are 0-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited. Below is … Continue reading →

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Microsoft closes exploited Windows 0-day vulnerability CVE-2024-21338 six months after notification

Posted on 2024-03-03 by guenni

[German]In February 2024, Microsoft closed the vulnerability CVE-2024-21338 in the kernel of Windows 10/11 and various Windows Server versions. Great! The flaw in the story: The vulnerability was reported by AVAST in August 2023, and the vulnerability was exploited as … Continue reading →

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Windows Defender reports ExplorerPatcher as PUP

Posted on 2024-03-02 by guenni

[German]ExplorerPatcher is a tool to customize the Windows 11 desktop in the style of Windows 10 (see this ComputerBase article). Daniel contacted me by email yesterday and reported that Windows Defender has been categorizing the ExplorerPatcher tool as malware for … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2/23H2 Moments 5 update released (Feb. 29, 2024)

Posted on 2024-03-01 by guenni

[German]On February 29, 2024, Microsoft released the so-called "Moments 5" update as a feature drop update for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2. Officially, Microsoft calls this a "Windows configuration update". The feature drop update provides a range of new … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Defender blocks Anydesk clients (since 28 February 2024)

Posted on 2024-02-29 by guenni

[German]Brief information for everyone. I have just heard from blog readers that the clients of the remote maintenance provider AnyDesk will probably be blocked by Microsoft Defender under Windows from today (28 February 2024). The whole thing is related to … Continue reading →

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