Tag Archives: Windows

Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1675, PrintNightmare) Confirmed by MS; CISA Warns

Posted on 2021-07-02 by guenni

[German]A brief  update on the RCE vulnerability CVE-2021-1675 in the Windows Print Spooler known as PrintNightmare. US-CISA warns and recommends disabling the Print Spooler service on servers that are not used for printing. And as of July 1, 2021, Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Be careful with BitLocker management in ConfigMgr

Posted on 2021-07-02 by guenni

[German]Does anyone manage their Windows clients via Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) and also use Bitlocker? There is a PowerShell script Invoke-MbamClientDeployment.ps1 to supposedly upload the keys. However, Microsoft writes that this PowerShell script is not supported for use with BitLocker Management … Continue reading →

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PoC for Windows print spooler vulnerability public, high RCE risk

Posted on 2021-07-01 by guenni

[German]Security researchers have published proof-of-concept (PoC) code for a remote code execution (REC) vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler. The POC code was immediately deleted, but it is assumed that copies were pulled. The CVE-2021-1675 vulnerability allows an attacker to … Continue reading →

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Nice: Microsoft signierte signed network filter driver acting as a rootkit from China

Posted on 2021-06-25 by guenni

[German]Security researchers have come across a Microsoft digitally signed WFP Application Layer Enforcement Callout Driver, which turned out to be a network filter rootkit. The driver automatically established connections to an IP address used by a server in China. Here … Continue reading →

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Microsoft files DMCA complaints over leaked "Windows 11" ISOs

Posted on 2021-06-19 by guenni

[Greman]A presumably early copy of a Windows 11 ISO installation file became public via a Chinese website a few days ago (see Windows 11 build 21996.1 leaked). While there were doubts whether it was a fake at first, Microsoft is … Continue reading →

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

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Attention: Install June 2021 patchday updates quickly

Posted on 2021-06-11 by guenni

[German]On June 8, 2021, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, etc.-as well as other products. The June 2021 Patch Tuesday release addresses 49 CVEs, five of which are rated critical. This is the third time in … Continue reading →

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Next Windows: Windows 11, Windows Sun Valley or what?

Posted on 2021-06-11 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has announced an event on the topic of "next Windows" on June 24, 2021, where the future development of the operating system from Redmond is to be discussed. Until then, Windows Insider Previews will no longer be available for … Continue reading →

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Was Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Update KB2565063 forgotten in WSUS?

Posted on 2021-06-10 by guenni

[German]A brief question for the administrators among the blog readers who manage updates with WSUS. Has the current version of the update KB2565063 (Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package) been deployed on WSUS? Or did Microsoft simply forget about … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (June 8, 2021)

Posted on 2021-06-09 by guenni

[German]On June 8, 2021, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – have been released. Below is a compact overview of these updates.

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Siloscape malware targets Windows containers in Kubernetes clusters

Posted on 2021-06-07 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks are sounding the alarm, having encountered malware called Siloscape. The malware attempts to compromise Windows containers running in Kubernetes clusters in the cloud. It then attempts to infiltrate all containers in the Kubernetes cluster. … Continue reading →

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