Security News

Windows 10 crashes when printing due to Microsoft March updates
2021-03-10 17:50

Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band non-security updates to address the Windows 10 printing crash issue. The Windows 10 KB5000802 and KB5000808 cumulative updates released yesterday are causing Blue Screen of Death crashes when printing to network printers.

Adobe Critical Code-Execution Flaws Plague Windows Users
2021-03-09 20:44

Adobe has issued patches for a slew of critical security vulnerabilities, which, if exploited, could allow for arbitrary code execution on vulnerable Windows systems. Affected products include Adobe's Framemaker document processor, designed for writing and editing large or complex documents; Adobe's Connect software used for remote web conferencing; and the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite for video editing.

Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB5000808 & KB5000802 released
2021-03-09 18:27

As part of the March Patch cycle, Microsoft is rolling out a new cumulative update for all supported version of Windows. Like every Windows Update, you can open the Settings app and click on the Windows Update option to install the patches.

How to customize your Windows 10 desktop with these free tools
2021-03-06 20:39

With Windows, you've got an almost limitless number of free, open-source and paid apps to customize the appearance of desktop. In this article, we're going to share a list of open-source and free tools to change the desktop wallpaper animation when you move your cursor, add support for widgets, and more.

Windows 10 21H1 inches closer to release — Here's the latest news
2021-03-06 16:25

Microsoft is gearing up to release Windows 10 version 21H1, aka the Spring Update, as they broadly release the feature update to all Windows Insiders in the Beta channel. For some time, we have known that Windows 10 21H1 will be released as an enablement package that will turn on features already available but dormant in Windows 10 2004 and Windows 10 20H2. Using an enablement package allows the new feature update to be installed very quickly for those running these versions of Windows 10.

Microsoft is giving Windows admins full control over driver updates
2021-03-06 15:02

Microsoft has announced a new deployment service for drivers and firmware that will make it easier for IT admins to select the right drivers for devices on their enterprise network. Once the new service is available, admins will be able to choose the drivers to be offered via Windows Update in their environment out of a selection of matching options and schedule them for deployment.

Hijacking traffic to Microsoft’s windows.com with bitflipping
2021-03-04 16:37

The exploitation of bitsquatted domains tends to be automatic when a DNS request is being made from a computer impacted by a hardware error, solar flare, or cosmic rays, thereby flipping one of the bits of the legitimate domain names. Researacher sees real windows.com traffic coming to his domains!

Researcher bitsquats Microsoft's windows.com to steal traffic
2021-03-04 16:37

The exploitation of bitsquatted domains tends to be automatic when a DNS request is being made from a computer impacted by a hardware error, solar flare, or cosmic rays, thereby flipping one of the bits of the legitimate domain names. Researacher sees real windows.com traffic coming to his domains!

Windows DNS SIGRed bug gets first public RCE PoC exploit
2021-03-04 14:44

A working proof-of-concept exploit is now publicly available for the critical SIGRed Windows DNS Server remote code execution vulnerability. SIGRed has existed in Microsoft's code for over 17 years, it impacts all Windows Server versions 2003 through 2019, and it has received a maximum severity rating of 10 out of 10.

Chinese Hackers Stole an NSA Windows Exploit in 2014
2021-03-04 12:25

Check Point has evidence that Chinese hackers stole and cloned an NSA Windows hacking tool years before Russian hackers stole and then published the same tool. 2013: NSA's Equation Group developed a set of exploits including one called EpMe that elevates one's privileges on a vulnerable Windows system to system-administrator level, granting full control.