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Tag Archives: Windows
Word zero-day-vulnerability patched
There has been a zero-day-vulnerability reported in Word and WordPad that is used in the wild. Microsoft has issued a patch to close this vulnerability on April 2017 patch day.
Posted in Office, Security, Windows
Tagged Office, patch, Security, Update, Windows, Word zero-day-vulnerability
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DoubleAgent uses Microsoft Application Verifier to bypass antivirus software
In March 2017 a new attack, named DoubleAgent, has been published. Attackers can use Microsoft Application Verifier shipped in Windows to bypass antivirus software.
Posted in Security, Windows
Tagged anti virus, Hack, issue, Microsoft Application Verifier, Windows
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Windows update error 0x80073712
[German]Sometimes users are facing error code 0x80073712 during installing Updates in Windows. I've seen this error from time to time since Windows Vista. Here are a few details about that issue.
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged Component Store corrupt, Error, Update, Windows, WinSxS
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Fix for Microsoft’s faulty ‘WPD – 2/22/2016’ MTP driver update
[German]Microsoft has released another MTP driver update (KB4016754) for Windows that shall fix the bug introduced with 'Microsoft – WPD' driver update.
Windows IIS 6.0 Zero Day Vulnerability is under attacks since July 2016
Windows comes with Internet Information Services (IIS). A zero day vulnerability has been used since July 2016 to attack and compromise IIS 6.0 and take over Windows servers.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Tip: Windows Update error code 0x8024xxxx list
Sometimes Windows Update download or installation fails with an error code. A lot of update error codes are using the 0x8024xxxx (for instance 0x8024001B, stands for WU_E_SELFUPDATE_IN_PROGRESS). I've covered this topic within my blog post Windows: How to decode update … Continue reading
Windows Office error WindowsUpdate_00000537
Some users of Microsoft Office 2013 Plus are facing a curious Windows error. Windows Update reports error WindowsUpdate_00000537 and WindowsUpdate_dt000.
Tip: Download Windows- and Office ISO images using Adguard
Today a short tip, how to download ISO install images for supported Windows and Office versions from Microsoft.
Patchday summary March 2017
On March 14, 2017, Microsoft and Adobe has released a couple of updates, to fix security issues in Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and Flash. Here are a summary.
Microsoft’s Fix for the ‘Microsoft – WPD – 2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM – 5.2.5326.4762’ driver issue
[German]Microsoft has published a forum post in Microsoft Answers forum addressing the botched 'Microsoft – WPD – 2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM – 5.2.5326.4762' driver update that affected users with connected phones or portable devices.