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Windows 10 at 50 %: OS-/Windows share (August 2019)
[German]September 2019 has just begun, and the figures for the operating system share on the desktop are available for the end of August 2019. Here is a look at the figures.
Security: Avira Optimizer allows privilege escalation
[German]Users of the virus protection solution receive the Avira Optimizer installed in newer versions. Up to the version before 1.2.0.367, this contains a vulnerability that allows privileges escalation. The Avira developers have now fixed this vulnerability with the version mentioned … Continue reading
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Microsoft: Flash in Browser will be removed end of 2020!
[German]Microsoft plans to remove Adobe Flash from all Windows browsers by the end of 2020. The company has just announced this, and has rejected a suspicion that Flash will soon be removed.
Android PDF-Creator ‘Cam Scanner’ shipped with malware
[German]Nasty surprise for users of the Android app 'Cam Scanner', which is used to create PDF files from scans recorded by camera. The app is infected with malware.
Crapware: Vulnerability in Lenovo Solution Center
[English]If you have a Lenovo notebook or other Windows system, you should check to see if the Lenovo Solution Center is installed there. If this is the case, you should uninstall this crapware as soon as possible for security reasons.
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 ...
Dism++: Switch to maintenance mode, and a new project
[German]A short note about the software tool Dism ++. It looks like this tool won't be developed further – the developer wants to concentrate on the maintenance of the basic library. In other words, the project switches to maintenance mode. … Continue reading
CERT-Bund warns: Emotet is back, C&C servers online again
[German]The cyber criminals behind the Emotet-Ransomware have re-activated their C&C servers and there will probably be new campaigns with successful infections soon.
Microsoft fixes the Windows Defender sfc bug (August 2019)
[English]Microsoft has just fixed the error caused by Defender when executing the command sfc /scannow. Here is some information on this topic.
Fix for VB6, VBA, VBScript bug?
[German]On August 16, 2019, Microsoft released updated updates for Windows to fix issues with VB6, VBA, and VBScript. On August 17, and 19, 2019 more updates for Windows 10 has been released.
Windows 10 V1903 Bitlocker issue: TPM 2.0 drops error 10
[German]Is there an issue with the Trusted Platform Module 2.0 on Windows 10 version 1903? I got reports that TPM is causing error code 10 in Device Manager. Then of course Bitlocker does not work anymore.