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The Chinese hacking group Deep Panda is targeting VMware Horizon servers with the Log4Shell exploit to deploy a novel rootkit named 'Fire Chili. In a recent Deep Panda campaign discovered by Fortinet, the hacking group is deploying the new 'Fire Chili' rootkit to evade detection on compromised systems.
Microsoft has released the optional KB5011563 cumulative update preview for Windows 11, with fixes for stop errors triggering blue screens of death and other issues. As mentioned in the beginning, today's Windows 11 optional update highlights are fixes for two BSODs triggered by stop errors in DirectX and the SMB Server.
Microsoft now allows Windows users to block drivers with known vulnerabilities with the help of Windows Defender Application Control and a vulnerable driver blocklist. It works on devices running Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016 and above with hypervisor-protected code integrity enabled and on Windows 10 systems in S mode.
Unlike the original Windows 11 release, it won't be a massive update with radical design changes. Microsoft also noted that updated media controls reflect the Windows 11 design principles, and more flyouts will be updated in future preview releases.
Microsoft says Windows 7 recovery discs created using the Control Panel Backup and Restore app will fail to start after installing Windows updates released since January 11, 2022. While Microsoft did not explain why this happens, it said the recovery discs would work on systems where the problematic updates weren't installed.
Microsoft has addressed a new known issue causing DNS stub zones loading failures that could lead to DNS resolution issues on Windows Server 2019 systems. DNS stub zones are copies of DNS zones containing resource records needed to determine the authoritative DNS servers for a specific zone and resolve names between separate DNS namespaces.
Windows 11 22H2 inches closer to release as Microsoft has now moved this version to the Windows Insider 'Beta' channel, allowing Insiders time to switch channels before a newer version is released to the 'Dev' channel. Since Windows 11 was released, Microsoft has been fixing bugs and developing the upcoming Windows 11 22H2 feature update on the 'Dev' channel, with build numbers in the format 22579, while the release and Beta channels have been providing RTM 22000.
Windows 11 22H2 inches closer to release as Microsoft has now moved this version exclusively to the Windows Insider 'Release' channel, while the new Preview Build 22581 released today is being offered on both the 'Beta' and 'Dev' channels. Since Windows 11 was released, Microsoft has been fixing bugs and developing the upcoming Windows 11 22H2 feature update on the 'Beta' channel, with build numbers in the format 22000.
Microsoft has signed off on Windows 11 22H2, which is now moving exclusively to the Windows Insider 'Release' channel, while the new Preview Build 22581 released today is being offered on both the 'Beta' and 'Dev' channels. Since Windows 11 was released, Microsoft has been fixing bugs and developing the upcoming Windows 11 22H2 feature update on the 'Beta' channel, with build numbers in the format 22000.
Microsoft has fixed a known Bluetooth issue causing some Windows 10 systems to crash with a blue screen of death after installing the January KB5009596 cumulative update. The list of affected Windows versions includes only client platforms: Windows 10 21H2, Windows 10 21H1, and Windows 10 20H2. "After installing KB5009596 or later updates, some organizations which have Windows devices paired to Bluetooth devices might receive an error message 'Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.' with a blue screen and 'Stop code: IRQ NOT LESS OR EQUAL'," Microsoft explains.