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News about (Not)Petya ransomware – Killswitch/vaccine found?
Currently a new variant of Petya ransomware (aka PetyaWrap, aka NotPetya) are infecting companies and organisations (see Petya ransomware is back – using WannaCry vulnerabilties). First analyses indicating, that this ransomware not only broke infected systems. There are indications, that … Continue reading
Google reveals new Windows Kernel vulnerability
Currently ransomware PetyaWrap is spreading through computer networks. Beside that, Google has revealed a new Windows vulnerability in Windows Kernel, that hasn't been patched fully.
Petya ransomware is back – using WannaCry vulnerabilties
[German]According to several sources, the Petya ransomware is back in a modified version, infecting worldwide heavily computer systems from enterprises, banks, and power supplies.
WINS is legacy and vulnerable, use DNS instead
[German]Today just a short note for Windows Administrators in enterprises. Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is legacy and contains a vulnerability. Therefore WINS should not be deployed anymore. Switch to DNS instead.
Posted in Security, Windows
Tagged DNS, Microsoft, Security, Vulnerability, Windows, WINS
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Microsoft closes critical vulnerability CVE-2017-8558 in Malware Protection Engine (June 23, 2017)
[German]Microsoft has released a critical security update on June 23, 2017, for Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MsMpEng). This update addresses vulnerability CVE-2017-8558. Here are a few details.
Posted in computer, Security
Tagged Defender, Malware Protection Engine, Microsoft, MsMpEng, Security, Update, Windows
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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 ...
Fix KB4032782 for Internet Explorer 11 printing issues (June 2017)
[German]Microsoft has released an update KB4032782 to fix printing issues in Internet Explorer 11, caused by June 13, 2017 security updates. Here are a few details about that issue.
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged fix, Internet Explorer 11, KB4032782, printing issue, Windows
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Windows 10: msvcp100dll is missing
[German]From time to time users are facing issues with missing DLL files in Windows 10. One issue is a missing msvcp100dll dll file. Here are a few hints, how to fix this issue.
Use Computer Names Aliases in place of DNS CNAME Records
CNAME (Canonical Name) records can be used to alias one name to another (see). Also Computer Names Aliases may be used in Active Directory environments. In a blog post Brandon Wilson from Microsoft discusses, why use Computer Names Aliases in … Continue reading
June 2017 Patches causing Internet Explorer 11 printing issues
[German]Users installing June 13, 2017 security updates are facing printing issues in Internet Explorer 11. This has been reported for Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8.1 and also Windows 10. And there is a statement from Microsoft (maybe wrong interpreted), … Continue reading
Office/Outlook und Windows Patchday issues
[German]Microsoft has released a couple of security updates for Windows and Office on patchday June 13, 2017. It seems, that some updates are causing serious functional degradation in Outlook, Internet Explorer, or fails to install. Here's a collection of issues.