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Sophos releases Sandboxie 5.31.4 for free
[German]Sophos, the owner of Sandboxie software, has just announced that the tool will be released for free. A license is no longer required – in version 5.31.4 all restrictions have been removed. The release as open source will follow. Here … Continue reading
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Sept. 10, 2019)
[German]On September 10, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Windows Analytics: Will be retired on January 31, 2020
[German]A brief message for administrators in corporate environments using Windows Analytics. The product will be discontinued on January 31, 2020, so Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will only survive 2 weeks.
Windows: Bluekeep Metasploit released in the wild
[German]The day that software vendors and security researchers have been waiting for for months has arrived. A metasploid for the Bluekeep vulnerability in Windows is publicly available.
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.
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 ...
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.
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