Windows 10 / Windows Server 1809 Preview Update (May 24, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released optional, cumulative (preview) updates as of May 24, 2022 (D-Week). These are intended to correct various bugs in Windows 10 version 1809, Windows 11 and in the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2022 Preview Update (May 24, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update for Windows Server 2022 as of May 24, 2022 (D-Week), in addition to preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Below I provide...
View ArticleWindows issue: Defender collides with FMAPOService
[German]In April 2022, I had reported issues with Windows Defender on Windows 10 (20H2). From extreme RAM usage to startup problems with Word or effects like black screen after user login has been...
View ArticleMicrosoft provides guidance on protecting against KrbRelayUp attacks in...
[German]KrbRelayUp attacks allow local privilege escalation in Windows domain environments where LDAP signing is not enforced. The default Active Directory settings are still insecure. However,...
View ArticleWindows 11 preview update KB5014019 breaks Trend Micro Ransomware Protection
[German]Preview update KB5014019, which Microsoft released for Windows 11 on May 24, 2022, is causing trouble for Trend Micro antivirus solutions. It clashes with Trend Micro's Ransomware Protection,...
View ArticleReports about deactivated Windows 7 SP1 systems with ESU Bypass
[German]Brief question to the readers who still use Windows 7 SP1 and force installation of security updates with ESU Bypass v11. Do you seeing that the Windows 7 activation is getting lost since May...
View ArticleWindows 10 21H2: Explorer and taskbar issues due to "HP Development Company,...
[German]Brief info in the round of the owners of HP Windows PCs to a problem and immediately the question whether someone is affected. On these computers there are problems since a short time, the...
View ArticleFollina: Attack via Word documents and ms-msdt protocol (CVE-2022-30190)
[German]A new attack vector has been known since the weekend that abuses the Microsoft Support Diagnostics Utility via the ms-msdt: protocol to download and abuse malicious Word documents (or Excel...
View ArticleMicrosoft 365: Activation issues with Windows Pro Enterprise (May 31, 2022)
[German]Quick question for administrators in the enterprise environment who manage Microsoft 365 licenses (volume licenses, E3/E5). Are you currently experiencing problems with Windows Pro systems no...
View ArticleFollina vulnerabilitiy (CVE-2022-30190): Status, Findings, Warnings & Attacks
[German]Since the weekend, a new Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 in combination with Microsoft Office has been knows under the name Follina. In the meantime, the US CISA and also the BSI have...
View Article0Patch Micro patch against Follina vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190) in Windows
[German]The ACROS Security team around founder Mitja Kolsek has released a micro-patch to close the 0-click Microsoft Diagnostic Tool remote code vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190, Follina). The...
View ArticleSearchNightmare: Windows 10 search-ms: URI Handler 0-day Exploit mit Office 2019
[German]Following the discovery of the Follina vulnerability exploit (CVE-2022-30190) via the Windows ms-msdt protocol, this bastion is being "stormed". A hacker looked at the search-ms: URI handler in...
View ArticleMicrosoft Edge 102.0.1245.30 has issues with PDF printing
[German]Microsoft Edge 102.0.1245.30, released on May 31, 2022 is a security update to close a number of vulnerabilities. But I got reports that this Edge version breaks PDF printing in Windows 10/11....
View ArticleWindows 10 21H1 – 21H2/Server 20H2: Preview Update KB5014023 (June 2, 2022)...
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5014023, scheduled for May 2022 (D-Week), on June 2, 2022 (severely delayed). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows...
View ArticleLarge collection of Windows exploits on GitHub
[German]Microsoft patches numerous vulnerabilities in Windows (and other products) every month. Often known vulnerabilities, but not closed by updates, are used in attacks. The other day I came across...
View ArticleMicrosoft account lockout due to bug when redeeming Microsoft Rewards Points...
[German]Another small addendum (almost a warning) to owners of Microsoft accounts. It seems that there was a bug in the account management that caused the account in question to be locked when its...
View ArticleHelp with OneDrive issues on Windows
[German]Users of Microsoft's OneDrive client for Windows sometimes have problems with the software. The desktop app does not start or suddenly throws error messages. But there are various Microsoft...
View ArticleFollina (CVE-2022-30190): No major attack wave, but campaigns on EU/US and...
[German]A 0-day vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) in Windows has been known since the end of May 2022. Yesterday, a tip from a security researcher came to my attention, who has not yet found any...
View ArticleWorkaround for Edge 102.0.1245.xx PDF printing issues
[German]Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser causes problems with PDF printing in version 102.0.1245.30, which was released on May 31, 2022. Even the bug fix update to Edge 102.0.1245.33 does not change...
View ArticleWindows Vulnerability Follina (CVE-2022-30190): New findings, new risks (June...
[German]The unpatched Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) which has been known since late May 2022, is slowly becoming a problem. The countermeasures described by Microsoft (and here in my...
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