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Cryptocurrency-mining malware, called WatchDog, has been running under the radar for more than two years - in what researchers call one of the largest and longest-lasting Monero cryptojacking attacks to date. Thus far, attackers have hijacked at least 476 Windows and Linux devices, in order to abuse their system resources for mining Monero cryptocurrency.
Microsoft is force installing a Windows 10 update that removes the embedded 32-bit version of Adobe Flash Player from the operating system. In October, we reported that Microsoft had released the KB4577586 optional update to remove the embedded 32-bit Flash Player from Windows and prevent it from being installed again.
Microsoft has released the KB4601380 non-security update for all editions of Windows 10, version 1909, and Windows 10, version 1809, with fixes for screen rendering and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint high resource usage issues. After installing this preview cumulative update you may experience issues with system and user certificates getting lost if updating with outdated update media from Windows 10 1809 or later versions.
Microsoft has acknowledged an issue affecting Windows 10 customers who have installed the KB4535680 security update that addresses a security feature bypass vulnerability in Secure Boot. Windows versions affected by this vulnerability include multiple Windows 10 releases, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2012.
Microsoft has removed a faulty servicing stack update, which was causing issues for Windows users when they tried to install last week's Patch Tuesday security updates. Microsoft said that the erroneous servicing-stack update froze installations for the "Cumulative Update" from the recent Windows Update.
Microsoft has officially confirmed that Windows 10, version 21H1 will be the next Windows 10 update to be released later during the spring of 2021. Windows 10 21H1 will come with no hardware requirement changes when compared to Windows 10 20H2, the previous release, according to a blog post on the company's official Windows Hardware Certification blog.
Microsoft has pulled a problematic Windows servicing stack update after blocking Windows 10 and Windows Server customers from installing the security updates released during this month Patch Tuesday. Servicing stack updates are designed to provide fixes to the Windows servicing stack, the component used by the OS to correctly receive and install updates.
If you are not familiar with Windows Terminal, it is an open-source application developed by Microsoft that allows you to open multiple console tabs in the same Windows. In the current Windows Terminal 1.5 release, you need to modify a settings.
If you are not familiar with Windows Terminal, it is an open-source application developed by Microsoft that allows you to open multiple console tabs in the same Windows. In the current Windows Terminal 1.5 release, you need to modify a settings.
Microsoft on Tuesday issued fixes for 56 flaws, including a critical vulnerability that's known to be actively exploited in the wild. The most critical of the flaws is a Windows Win32k privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers with access to a target system to run malicious code with elevated permissions.