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End of support for Windows 10 and Office builds (October 2020 to May 2021)
[English]With the October 2020 patchday, the end of support for various Windows and Office products is approaching, which will soon no longer receive updates. Here is a brief overview of which products are no longer supported or have already reached … Continue reading
Vulnerability in Nvidia GeForce Experience application fixed
[German]Nvidia recently had to release a security update for an application for its GeForce Experience driver package. The update fixed a security hole that was classified as critical.
Chromium 68 browsers (Chrome, Edge etc.) create debug.log files
[German]Browsers based on the Chromium code such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Chromium Edge, Vivaldi etc. sporadically generate nonsensical debug.log files in version 68.x.
Windows Update can be abused for malware delivery
[German]A nasty thing a security researcher has come across. Windows Update can be tricked into downloading and then running malware. Falls into the category LoLBins (living-off-the-land binaries).
Microsoft revamps Office and Windows support pages
[German]Microsoft plans to redesign the support pages for Microsoft Office and Windows in the future. On the support pages Redmond will provide information about updates for the respective products.
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 ...
Raccine: Protect volume shadow copies from ransomware
[English]Interesting story – a security researcher has developed a tool called Raccine as a simple protection against ransomware. This should prevent ransomware or other malware from deleting the volume shadow copies on Windows NTFS drives.
HP Device Manager: Database backdoor puts Windows at risk
[German]The HP Device Manager used to manage HP thin clients seems to have a backdoor in some versions in the form of a preconfigured user account in a database. This puts the underlying Windows at risk, because ist could be … Continue reading
Windows: Soon only an emulation layer on a Linux kernel?
[German]Open source software advocate Eric S. Raymond predicts the triumph of Linux on the desktop. Microsoft will 'soon bury' its Windows as we know it. Instead, Microsoft would rely on a Linux kernel with a Windows emulation layer.
SVCHOST.EXE process and command options explained
A brief reading tip for Windows experts. In the article Demystifying the "SVCHOST.EXE" Process and Its Command Line Options you can find explanations about the Windows process SVCHOST.EXE and its command line options -k, -s and p. Perhaps of interest.
Windows 7-10: WSUS must support https soon
[German]Today a note to the administrators among my blog readers who use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to manage client updates. Microsoft demands that clients will soon have to communicate with WSUS via https – the September 2020 updates have … Continue reading