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Microsoft July 2023 Patchday issues (Windows, Office, Apps) – Part I
[German]On Patchday, July 11, 2023, Microsoft released a bunch of security updates for Windows, Office and other products. In addition, a vulnerability in the HTML component of IE became known, which could allow an RCE attack on Office and Windows … Continue reading
Windows 10 creates garbage files (.checkpoint files) in Windows/System32
[German]I'm posting a problem here in the blog that a reader reported by email. The Windows user regularly receives files with the file name extension .checkpoint and (presumably) a UUID code as the file name in the Windows System32 folder. … Continue reading
HTML RCE Vulnerability CVE-2023-36884 Allows Office and Windows System Takeover
[German]Short addendum regarding security. As of July 11, 2023 (patch day), another 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-36884) has become public, which allows remote code execution in Microsoft Windows and Office. The vulnerability has already been exploited by hackers from the group Storm-0978 … Continue reading
Windows: Malware still loadable in kernel drivers (RedDriver attack)
[German]Microsoft's measures to prevent the loading of malicious kernel drivers don't seem to be working at all. I've had the issue on my radar for weeks, because the driver block list doesn't really seem to work. Now security researchers at … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 11, 2023)
[German]On July 11, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 130 vulnerabilities, five are 0-Days. Below is a compact overview of these updates released … Continue reading
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 ...
Windows 11: Optimize network transfer performance and CPU load – part 2
[German]Windows 11 has a problem with network throughput when receiving files. In part 1, I had presented some measurements that a blog reader had taken during tests to analyze the weakening network throughput and the high CPU load under Windows … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: Poor network transfer performance, high Windows 11 CPU load – Part 1
[German]When transferring data over a network, Windows has an amazing but unattractive effect. If you copy data between machines with Windows 10 and Windows 11, Windows 11 consumes 2 to 3 times more CPU power than Windows 10. In addition, … Continue reading
Progress in Windows? Good old Windows NT 3.51
Another short tidbit of information for Sunday, which came to my attention this week on Twitter. Microsoft is constantly praising its "new innovations" with Windows 11 and all the great things it has to offer. One user took an old … Continue reading
AI is when ChatGPT gives you "valid keys" for Windows 10/11
[German]It's a little bit of fun that shows that Microsoft doesn't really have a handle on its AI solution ChatGPT (yet). What only Chinese bot farms have been able to do so far, could also be done with ChatGPT (or … Continue reading
June 2023 Patchday (KB5028407): Windows Kernel vulnerability CVE-2023-32019 requires registry fix
[German]Another addendum to the patchday (June 13, 2023), in which Microsoft also addressed a vulnerability in the Windows kernel. Information can be accessed via the vulnerability CVE-2023-32019. Redmond has released updates for the affected Windows systems. However, to seal the … Continue reading