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Microsoft Fixes Four Zero-Days in July Patch
Sysadmins have a busy time ahead this month after Microsoft issued updates for over 140 CVEs, including four zero-day vulnerabilities. The zero-days are as follows: RCE Vulnerabilities Microsoft patched five critical RCE vulnerabilities in this July’s Patch Tuesday. First, a SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2024-38023 has been identified. “[It] could allow an authenticated attacker with site owner […]
Microsoft Outlook Faced Critical Zero-Click RCE Vulnerability
Security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-38021, affecting most Microsoft Outlook applications. This zero-click remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, now patched by Microsoft, did not require any authentication, setting it apart from the previously discovered CVE-2024-30103, which required at least an NTLM token. If exploited, CVE-2024-38021 could lead to data breaches, unauthorized access and […]
Internet Explorer still used as a malware vehicle by threat actors
Microsoft’s notorious Internet Explorer has been brought out of retirement by threat actors using its security holes to serve malware. The team at Check Point Research said it spotted a new attack in the wild which uses the ancient web browser as the delivery vehicle for malware infections. The process involves the use of a […]
Has your VPN failed to connect recently? Microsoft says the latest Windows security update may provide a fix
If you’ve been experiencing VPN issues, Windows may have been to blame up until now. Microsoft’s April security updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10, KB5036893 and KB5036892 respectively, were previously identified by the company as causing VPN disconnection issues for some users, leaving some without a way to hide their IP address or change […]
Microsoft patents a technique to display encrypted documents so only you can see them
It seems to be a better system than AMD’s Privacy View feature but like all of them, it can’t solve one key issue. If you’re working on an important document in a busy environment and don’t want people to see what you’re doing at a glance, then you could use a privacy screen on the […]
The latest Windows 11 update might just trap you in a boot loop of virtualised doom
Thankfully, this should only be a problem for virtualised environments that installed the optional update. Microsoft has confirmed what might initially seem to be a mildly, nay, arms-wavingly alarming issue with a recent Windows 11 preview build. Namely, installing it “might cause devices to restart repeatedly,” requiring “recovery operations in order to restore normal use.” […]
XP-AntiSpy returns to Windows 11 as XD-AntiSpy
A very popular system tweaker back in the Windows XP days, XP-AntiSpy was around for a decade and can still be used on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7. While its last beta release surfaced in 2015 and can be considered a dead project, this piece of code is now back for Windows 11 users […]
0Patch promises Windows 10 support until 2030
While Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 in late 2025, 0patch comes with the promise of supporting Windows 10 v22H2 with critical security patches until 2030 and even further if there is enough demand. Fortunately, the $25-per-year or $35-per-year Pro and Enterprise subscriptions are also accompanied by a free plan. On October 14, […]