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After a long break, AMD has released a new graphics driver, Adrenalin 23.7.1 WHQL. The new driver supports additional Vulkan extensions and introduces numerous fixes, although some known issues remain unresolved. The driver update has also addressed an application crash or driver timeout that users could experience when playing AV1 video content using DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Security researchers have dissected a recently emerged ransomware strain named 'Big Head' that may be spreading through malvertising that promotes fake Windows updates and Microsoft Word installers. 'Big Head' ransomware is a.NET binary that installs three AES-encrypted files on the target system: one is used to propagate the malware, another is for Telegram bot communication, and the third encrypts files and can also show the user a fake Windows update.
The Iranian nation-state actor known as TA453 has been linked to a new set of spear-phishing attacks that infect both Windows and macOS operating systems with malware. "TA453 eventually used a variety of cloud hosting providers to deliver a novel infection chain that deploys the newly identified PowerShell backdoor GorjolEcho," Proofpoint said in a new report.
Microsoft is again pushing a Defender Antivirus update that fixes a known issue triggering Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority Protection is off. Microsoft acknowledged this issue impacts Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2 systems after numerous user reports about "Local Security Authority protection is off. Your device may be vulnerable." warnings, although LSA Protection was already enabled.
As a consequence, this is the last version of Firefox that users on those operating systems will receive. From next month, if you're stuck with computers that can only run older, unsupported versions of Windows and macOS, you'll automatically be switched over to the Firefox ESR version.
Microsoft announced today that an early preview of its AI-powered Windows Copilot personal assistant is rolling out to Insiders in the Windows 11 Dev Channel. "Once open, the Windows Copilot side bar stays consistent across your apps, programs and windows, always available to act as your personal assistant", said Panos Panay, Microsoft's head of Windows and Devices, in May. "It makes every user a power user, helping you take action, customize your settings and seamlessly connect across your favorite apps."
Microsoft has addressed a bug causing Windows Search and the Start Menu to become unresponsive and some Windows applications to no longer open. "The Start menu, Windows search, and Universal Windows Platform apps might not work as expected or might have issues opening," Microsoft says on the Windows health dashboard.
Pub The command will print out your SSH key on your Linux machine without prompting you for your key authentication password. How to view your SSH public key on macOS. Viewing your keys on macOS can be done in a similar fashion as on Linux.
Cybersecurity firm Trellix has addressed an incompatibility issue causing Endpoint Security Agent's Exploit Guard module to block some Microsoft Office and third-party apps from opening after...
A previously undocumented Windows-based information stealer called ThirdEye has been discovered in the wild with capabilities to harvest sensitive data from infected hosts. The arrival vector for the malware is presently unknown, although the nature of the lure points to it being used in a phishing campaign.