Category Archives: ios

Active Directory vulnerability can cause unpatched Windows servers to crash

Posted on 2025-01-06 by guenni

[German]A short information for administrators of Windows Server systems. In December 2024 Microsoft has released patches for LDAP vulnerabilities, that that allows attackers to run an DoS attack on Active Directory. Now a Poor of Concept has been released, that … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: End of support in October 2025 – Million systems about to be replaced?

Posted on 2025-01-04 by guenni

[German]ESET says, currently 32 million systems with Windows 10 are still in use in Germany. The security company warns of a worst-case scenario, as support for Windows 10 will expire in October 2025. A "switchover" is being propagated. I am … Continue reading →

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Operating system/Windows share (End of December 2024)

Posted on 2025-01-03 by guenni

[German]It's the beginning of 2025 and Statcounter's figures for operating system distribution on the desktop are available for the end of December 2024. What about Microsoft Windows share on the desktop? Windows 10 will no longer be supported after October … Continue reading →

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Vulnerabilities in G DATA Business software; fix with version 15.8.333

Posted on 2024-12-31 by guenni

[German]Blog reader Fabian D. accidentally discovered a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the G Data Security Client at the beginning of April 2024 and was then able to prove a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the G Data Management Server during targeted … Continue reading →

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PayPal fraud via "guest account"; German consumer advice center warns

Posted on 2024-12-27 by guenni

[German]The German consumer advice center of North Rhine-Westphalia warns of a nasty scam in which criminals abuse PayPal's ability to pay via a guest account. Anyone with a bank account can fall victim to this scam – regardless of whether … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Are scanner issues fixed?

Posted on 2024-12-25 by guenni

[German]Recently, Microsoft acknowledged problems with devices that use the eSCL scan protocol under Windows 11 24H2. This also affects USB scanners that simply cannot be found if they use the eSCL scan protocol. Microsoft claims to have fixed this error. … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2/Server 2025: NTLMv1 has been removed

Posted on 2024-12-23 by guenni

[German]Short addendum to an old topic. Microsoft recently announced that NTLMv1 has been removed from Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2024. This step had been announced by Microsoft for a long time. Here is another look at the topic … Continue reading →

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Critical LDAP vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2024-49112)

Posted on 2024-12-19 by guenni

[German]A short addendum from the December 2024 patchday. On December 10, 2024, Microsoft published a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112) in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This enables remote attacks on Windows clients and servers, but has been patched. However, there … Continue reading →

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Microsoft rolls out Windows hardening against standard NTLM relay attacks

Posted on 2024-12-15 by guenni

[German]NTLM relaying is a popular attack method used by threat actors to compromise identity. Microsoft wants to put a stop to this and has started to roll out protective measures in Windows to provide better protection against standard NTLM relay … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 22H2: Update KB5048652 reactivates Windows Spotlight

Posted on 2024-12-14 by guenni

[German]Users have been reporting for months that the desktop background "Windows Spotlight" is unintentionally activated by rolled out cumulative updates in Windows 10 22H2. Happened again in December 2024 with the KB5048652 update. Here is some information and a note … Continue reading →

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