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Cybercriminals use Facebook business pages and advertisements to promote fake Windows themes that infect unsuspecting users with the SYS01 password-stealing malware. While using Facebook advertisements to push information-stealing malware is not new, the social media platform's massive reach makes these campaigns a significant threat.
Microsoft has resolved a known issue caused by the June 2024 KB5039302 preview update, causing update problems when using Windows Update automation scripts on Windows 11 systems. "After installing the June 2024 Windows preview update, released June 25, 2024 and later updates, you might face issues using Windows Update Agent API from your script while searching for Windows updates," Microsoft explained on Friday.
Haifei Li discovered that threat actors have been distributing Windows Internet Shortcut Files to spoof legitimate-looking files, such as PDFs, but that download and launch HTA files to install password-stealing malware. An Internet Shortcut File is simply a text file that contains various configuration settings, such as what icon to show, what link to open when double-clicked, and other information.
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing restart loops and taskbar problems on Windows 11 systems after installing the June KB5039302 preview update. [...]
Patch Tuesday Clear your Microsoft system administrator's diary: The bundle of fixes in Redmond's July Patch Tuesday is a doozy, with at least two bugs under active exploitation. The first of two vulnerabilities for sure under active exploit - CVE-2024-38080 - is a Windows Hyper-V elevation of privilege flaw with a 7.8-out-of-10 CVSS rating, which Microsoft deemed "Important."
Microsoft has released the KB5040427 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2 with 13 changes, including Microsoft Copilot now behaving like an app, providing more flexibility on...
Microsoft is rolling out the KB5040442 cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2, which includes up to thirty-one improvements and changes. The changes include a new feature that adds back the "Show...
Microsoft is rolling out the KB5040442 cumulative update for Windows 11 23H3, which includes up to thirty-one improvements and changes. You can go to Start > Settings > Windows Update and click 'Check for Updates' to download the update.
Microsoft reminded customers today that multiple editions of Windows 11, version 22H2, will reach the end of servicing in three months, on October 8, 2024. Windows 11 22H2 started rolling out in September to Release Preview Insiders for enterprise testing and was released as an enablement package on October 31.
Microsoft has finally released a spell check and autocorrect feature in Notepad for all Windows 11 users, forty-one years after the program was introduced in 1983. [...]