Tag Archives: Windows

Microsoft Security Update Summary (November 8, 2022)

[German]On November 8, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates fix 68 vulnerabilities, 11 of which are rated critical, and six … Continue reading

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Internet Explorer 11: Access to OneDrive and SharePoint ends January 2023

[German]Microsoft is phasing out Internet Explorer in the coming months as the browser drops out of support. As of January 2023, access to OneDrive and SharePoint will no longer be supported.

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McAfee Total Protection: Update fixes vulnerability CVE-2022-43751

[German]McAfee Total Protection had a vulnerability (CVE-2022-43751) that allowed Windows privilege escalation. The cause was the use of the OpenSSL variable OPENSSLDIR. McAfee issued a security alert in late October 2022 pointing out the vulnerability, which has since been closed … Continue reading

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Microsoft's annoying Windows ads: Edge suggests Bing, PC training notifications

[German]After speculating about subscription and ad-financed low costs PCs from Microsoft, two annoying stories  about that came into my view. An ex-MVP colleague complained about annoying attempts by Microsoft to put Bing as a search engine in Edge. And a … Continue reading

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Is Microsoft working on subscription and ad-supported low-cost PCs?

[German]Reports said that Microsoft is internally working on low-cost PCs (low-cost hardware) financed via subscriptions and advertising. This is supposed to open up new business models, possibly after failing as a counterpart to Chromebooks.

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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 ...


nginx for Windows affected by OpenSSL privilege vulnerability

[German]Those who use nginx on Windows as a web server, reverse proxy and email proxy may have a problem. Sombody just found out that nginx for Windows in various versions like 1.22.1 has a vulnerability that allows privilege elevation for … Continue reading

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Windows PowerShell backdoor discovered, mimicking as part of Windows Update process

[German]Security researchers from SafeBreach recently came across a previously unknown PowerShell backdoor in Windows. This uses a malicious Word document to inject the PowerShell scripts. The backdoor can list Active Directory users and remote desktops, and is presumably intended to … Continue reading

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Expedited Updates for Windows as preview in Microsoft Intune

[German]In enterprise environments, how can you ensure that (certain) security updates and quality updates are rolled out to and reach all devices as quickly as possible? Microsoft is working on "accelerated updates" for this purpose. The whole thing has now … Continue reading

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Windows Update Service components update KB4023057, the zombie is still alive (Oct. 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released update KB4023057 (Update for Windows Update service components) for machines with Windows 10/11 in an updated version in October 2022. The update is intended to improve the reliability of the Windows Update Service, in other words: to … Continue reading

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Windows: 0Patch micropatch for MotW bypassing 0-day (no CVE)

[German]A new bug in Windows has been known for a few days that prevents the "Mark of the Web" flag from being evaluated for broken signatures. Microsoft itself has not yet released a patch for this 0-day vulnerability. The vulnerability … Continue reading

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