Tag Archives: Windows

Windows: 0Patch Micropatch for MOTOW ZIP file bug (0-day, no CVE)

Posted on 2022-10-18 by guenni

[German]Since May 2022, a bug has been known to exist in Windows that prevents the "Mark of the Web" flag from being set for files extracted from ZIP archives. Microsoft itself has not yet released a patch for this 0-day … Continue reading →

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Out-of-band updates for Windows fixes SSL-/TLS connection issues (also with Citrix) – October 17, 2022

Posted on 2022-10-18 by guenni

[German]As of October 17, 2022, Microsoft has released an unscheduled update KB5020387 for Windows 11 21H2. This update fixes a connection problem that can occur with SSL and TLS connections. All Windows client and server versions that are still in … Continue reading →

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Windows Update KB5012170 (Secure Boot DBX) re-released for WSUS (Oct. 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-17 by guenni

[German]Brief information for administrators in the Windows environment. A reader just informed me that Windows Update KB5012170 has been re-released in WSUS. This update was released on Patchday, August 9, 2022 to fix issues in Secure Boot DBX. However, this … Continue reading →

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LockSmith: Search for AD Certificate Services misconfigurations via PowerShell script

Posted on 2022-10-16 by guenni

[German]Small tip for administrators of an Active Directory environment on Windows Server. There is a small PowerShell script to identify and fix common misconfigurations in Active Directory Certificate Services. I became aware of the tool via this tweet. he tool … Continue reading →

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Has Microsoft shown a GUI prototype of the next Windows (accidentally) at Ignite?

Posted on 2022-10-16 by guenni

[German]At Microsoft's Ignite conference, which took place last week, there were numerous presentations about new Microsoft products. It seems that a GUI of a Windows desktop appeared, which has nothing to do with current Windows 10/Windows 11 desktops. So there … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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BlackByte ransomware disables security solutions via Windows drivers

Posted on 2022-10-15 by guenni

[German]The developers of the BlackByte ransomware exploit a vulnerability in a legitimate Windows driver (from Micro-Star's MSI AfterBurner 4.6.2.15658) to bypass security solutions. Security researchers from Sophos recently pointed this out in a report. This technique is known as BYOVD … Continue reading →

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Microsoft back ports brute force protection of administrator accounts for Windows

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has back ported a group policy from Windows 11/Windows Server 2022, to protect local administrator accounts against brute-force attacks, to all supported Windows versions. This feature will be available with the Windows security updates released on October 11, 2022. … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2: Windows Hello upgrade blocker will be lifted in mid-October 2022

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]If the upgrade to Windows 11 22H2 is not offered on actually compatible machines, the cause may be a problem with Windows Hello. Microsoft has confirmed this in its own October 10, 2022 status post. However, the problem can be … Continue reading →

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Windows October 2022 Patchday: Fix for Domain Join Hardening (CVE-2022-38042) prevents domain join

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]I'm posting a first warning about the October 2022 security updates for Windows here on the blog because a reader from the business environment pointed it out to me. The domain join hardening changes made with the updates to close … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (October 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-11 by guenni

[German]On October 11, 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 84 vulnerabilities, 13 of which are critical and one 0-day … Continue reading →

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