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Tag Archives: Windows
Microsoft account lockout due to bug when redeeming Microsoft Rewards Points (June 3, 2022)
[German]Another small addendum (almost a warning) to owners of Microsoft accounts. It seems that there was a bug in the account management that caused the account in question to be locked when its owner tried to read in so-called Reward … Continue reading
Large collection of Windows exploits on GitHub
[German]Microsoft patches numerous vulnerabilities in Windows (and other products) every month. Often known vulnerabilities, but not closed by updates, are used in attacks. The other day I came across a large collection of Windows vulnerabilities that can be exploited by … Continue reading
SearchNightmare: Windows 10 search-ms: URI Handler 0-day Exploit with Office 2019
[German]Following the discovery of the Follina vulnerability exploit (CVE-2022-30190) via the Windows ms-msdt protocol, this bastion is being "stormed". A hacker looked at the search-ms: URI handler in Windows 10 and developed an exploit similar to Follina. With the help … Continue reading
0Patch Micro patch against Follina vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190) in Windows
[German]The ACROS Security team around founder Mitja Kolsek has released a micro-patch to close the 0-click Microsoft Diagnostic Tool remote code vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190, Follina). The micro-patch is available for all customers with Windows and the 0patch agent free license. Here … Continue reading
Follina vulnerabilitiy (CVE-2022-30190): Status, Findings, Warnings & Attacks
[German]Since the weekend, a new Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 in combination with Microsoft Office has been knows under the name Follina. In the meantime, the US CISA and also the BSI have warned about this vulnerability – while security researchers have … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Microsoft 365: Activation issues with Windows Pro Enterprise (May 31, 2022)
[German]Quick question for administrators in the enterprise environment who manage Microsoft 365 licenses (volume licenses, E3/E5). Are you currently experiencing problems with Windows Pro systems no longer activating or losing activation? I have received indications from the readership regarding this … Continue reading
Follina: Attack via Word documents and ms-msdt protocol (CVE-2022-30190)
[German]A new attack vector has been known since the weekend that abuses the Microsoft Support Diagnostics Utility via the ms-msdt: protocol to download and abuse malicious Word documents (or Excel spreadsheets) from the web. Microsoft has since issued a support … Continue reading
Windows 10 21H2: Explorer and taskbar issues due to "HP Development Company, L.P. – Extension – 8.10.5.34686"
[German]Brief info in the round of the owners of HP Windows PCs to a problem and immediately the question whether someone is affected. On these computers there are problems since a short time, the taskbar freezes under Windows, the Explorer … Continue reading
Windows issue: Defender collides with FMAPOService
[German]In April 2022, I had reported issues with Windows Defender on Windows 10 (20H2). From extreme RAM usage to startup problems with Word or effects like black screen after user login has been observed/reported. Some issues were supposedly fixed by … Continue reading
Windows 11: Preview Update KB5014019 (May 24, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5014019 for Windows 11 as of April 25, 2022. The preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows Server are described in separate articles. The KB5014019 update was previously tested with Windows 11 … Continue reading