Tag Archives: Windows

April 2020 Patchday: Review and issues

Posted on 2020-04-20 by guenni

[German]On April 14, 2020 a series of security updates for Windows, Office etc. were released. These partially close 0-day vulnerabilities, but there is also collateral damage. For example, VBA code signing no longer works after installing the Office security updates. … Continue reading →

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SCEP/MSE/Defender: Broken Signatureupdate kills Microsoft Antivirus (04/16/2020)

Posted on 2020-04-17 by guenni

[German]An update, which may contain a broken signature file, has bricked all Microsoft virus scanners (Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essential, and System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP)) since April 16, 2020. The service for performing the virus scan simply crashes. A … Continue reading →

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DLL hijacking vulnerabilities in Nirsoft tools

Posted on 2020-04-16 by guenni

[German]The Nirsoft tools are probably known to many Windows users. What is less known: The tools come along with nasty DLL hijacking vulnerabilities and should rather be avoided.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 14, 2020)

Posted on 2020-04-15 by guenni

[German]On April 14, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates.

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

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Wrong time in Windows – Reader observations

Posted on 2020-04-13 by guenni

[German]In Windows there seem to be problems with the synchronization of the internet time lately. after a problem at the end of march a short addendum to this topic.

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Configure Windows Event Viewer for audits and security monitoring using the PowerShell tool

Posted on 2020-04-13 by guenni

[German]How to configure the event viewer in Windows so that it can be used for audits and security monitoring. Someone has written a PowerShell tool for this purpose.

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Defender mis-classified Winaero Tweaker as a hacker tool

Posted on 2020-04-11 by guenni

[German]The tool Winaero Tweaker was mistakenly classified by Windows Defender as a hacker tool or unwanted software and quarantined. But the whole thing seems to be fixed in the meantime.

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Security: Microsoft buys the domain corp.com as a precaution

Posted on 2020-04-08 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has acquired the domain Corp.com as a precautionary measure. The goal is to prevent the domain from being used by malicious parties to steal Windows credentials, monitor customer traffic, or deliver malicious files.

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Warning: HP Support Assistant with vulnerabilities

Posted on 2020-04-08 by guenni

[German]Users of HP computers should respond. The HP Support Assistant installed on many machines running Windows has security vulnerabilities that are not closed by auto-update. Whether the HP patch released at the beginning of April 2020 closes all vulnerabilities is … Continue reading →

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