Tag Archives: Windows

PayPal fraud via "guest account"; German consumer advice center warns

Posted on 2024-12-27 by guenni

[German]The German consumer advice center of North Rhine-Westphalia warns of a nasty scam in which criminals abuse PayPal's ability to pay via a guest account. Anyone with a bank account can fall victim to this scam – regardless of whether … Continue reading →

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ASUS: "Christmas surprise" with christmas.exe gone wrong

Posted on 2024-12-26 by guenni

[German]ASUS tried to surprise its users and sent them a special Christmas greeting with the file name christmas.exe. Of course, it has been known for years that .exe Christmas greetings should not be sent for security reasons. ASUS managed to … Continue reading →

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Critical LDAP vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2024-49112)

Posted on 2024-12-19 by guenni

[German]A short addendum from the December 2024 patchday. On December 10, 2024, Microsoft published a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112) in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This enables remote attacks on Windows clients and servers, but has been patched. However, there … Continue reading →

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New Outlook app drops login error 0x80049dd3

Posted on 2024-12-18 by guenni

[German]Since December 6, 2025, some users are reporting login issues caused by Microsoft's new Outlook desktop app for Windows. The app refuses a loging and drops an error 0x80049dd3. Although Microsoft claimed they have fixed it the other day, it … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10/Server Updates (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-11 by guenni

[German]On December 10, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-10 by guenni

[German]On December 10, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates address 70 vulnerabilities (CVEs), including 16 critical vulnerabilities, one of which is classified as 0-day … Continue reading →

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Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of obstruction

Posted on 2024-12-08 by guenni

[German]The Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of actively restricting users' choice of browser. Microsoft is said to be hindering consumers' ability to use alternative web browsers by forcing users to use Edge despite other options. Advertising

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Windows: 0patch for 0-day URL File NTLM Hash Disclosure Vulnerability

Posted on 2024-12-07 by guenni

[German]ACROS Security has discovered a vulnerability in Windows that has not yet been closed by an update and allows the disclosure of NTLM hash values via URL. ACROS Security has released an opatch micropatch to fix this vulnerability. Until Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Fix for Synaptics audio issue on HP Prodesk 600 G4

Posted on 2024-11-27 by guenni

[German]If you own a business PC HP Prodesk 600 G4 with Windows 11 23H2, you could run into problems when upgrading to Windows 11 24H2. The sound from the Synaptics audio unit is missing after the upgrade because the driver … Continue reading →

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November 12, 2024 Patchday issues (Office, Windows)

Posted on 2024-11-24 by guenni

[German]On November 12, 2024, Microsoft released a slew of security updates for Patchday. Bugs and security vulnerabilities were corrected, but there are also new inconsistencies. I have compiled some of the information that readers brought to my attention in comments … Continue reading →

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