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Tag Archives: Windows
Windows software logo certification program deprecated
Microsoft has taken the opportunity for software vendors to have their products certified for Windows. The program has been deprecated. Microsoft recommends that Vendors use the desktop bridge to distribute their software via store.
Windows: Stop error 0xD1 in July 2018 updates explained
[German]July 2018 updates released on July 10, 2018 are forcing many Windows systems into blue screens with stop code 0xD1. Microsoft has fixed this with revised updates. Now Microsoft Japan has published an article about that incident.
Microsoft Security Advisory Notification revisions
As of July 16, 2018, Microsoft has released revisions to its security alerts that were released on previous patchdays. Here are a few details I know so far.
IIS web server stopped after Update KB4338818
[German]Just a brief information, maybe somebody is affected too. It seems that Microsoft's updates (especially KB4338818) not only causes network issues, but also cause problems with the Internet Information Services IIS web server.
Microsoft Patchday: Other Updates July 10, 2018
[German]On July 10, 2018 (patchday) Microsoft has released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. This blog post contains details of selected patches that are not included in the remaining articles linked at the end of the article.
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 ...
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) July 2018 Service Release
[German]Short notice for administrators in the Windows environment who have a Software Assurance contract available. Microsoft released the MDOP July 2018 Service Release for the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) on July 11, 2018.
Sysmon: extract ProcessGUIDs, ParentProcessGUIDs, LogonGUIDs
How can we extract the data obtained by Sysmon like ProcessGUIDs, ParentProcessGUIDs, LogonGUIDs? Someone wrote a small PowerShell script. Perhaps interesting for one or the other reader.
Windows Policy Analyzer: June 2018 update
Policy Analyzer is a utility in the Security Compliance Toolkit for analyzing and comparing sets of Group Policy Objects (GPOs), which has been received a minor update End of June 2018.
Windows Event ID 4624 – Login codes explained
A short tip for administrators of Windows systems who perform forensic analyses with regard to logon processes. Windows events with event ID 4624 have a numeric code that indicates the type of logon (or logon attempt).
Windows Defender reports Trojans as false positives
[German]Users of Windows seem to have been startled in the last few weeks by false alarms from Windows Defender. Defender suddenly believed to have detected the Trojan Win32/Bluteal.B!rfn in regular files.