Tag: Windows

Microsoft issues two emergency Windows patches

October 21, 2020

The flaws, neither of which is being actively exploited, were fixed merely days after the monthly Patch Tuesday rollout. Microsoft has rushed out fixes for two security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows Codecs Library and Visual Studio Code. The security flaws are classified as Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities and if successfully exploited could allow threat … More Microsoft issues two emergency Windows patches

New Chrome, Firefox versions fix security bugs, bring productivity features

August 27, 2020

Chrome gets a new way of managing tabs while Firefox now features a new add-ons blocklist. Google and Mozilla have each released new stable versions of their web browsers for desktop platforms, with both Chrome and Firefox bringing a slew of new features and security fixes that are being rolled out to Windows, Mac and … More New Chrome, Firefox versions fix security bugs, bring productivity features

Microsoft releases emergency update to fix two serious Windows flaws

July 2, 2020

The out-of-band update plugs two remote code execution bugs in the Windows Codecs library, including one rated as critical. Microsoft on Tuesday released emergency security patches to plug a pair of serious vulnerabilities in its Windows Codecs library that impact several Windows 10 and Windows Server versions. Indexed as CVE-2020-1425 and CVE-2020-1457, the two remote-code execution (RCE) flaws … More Microsoft releases emergency update to fix two serious Windows flaws

Microsoft fixes vulnerability affecting all Windows versions since 1996

May 18, 2020

Another vulnerability in the same Windows component was abused by Stuxnet a decade ago. A vulnerability in a decades-old Windows component that controls printing on machines running the operating system could be abused by malicious actors to gain elevated privileges on the targeted system, according to security researchers Yarden Shafir and Alex Ionescu. The flaw, which … More Microsoft fixes vulnerability affecting all Windows versions since 1996

Exploit kits: What are they and what is an exploit blocker?

March 27, 2020

What are exploit kits? Unwary internet users may not realize that in the course of normal browsing they can be exposed to malicious exploit kits that lurk on some websites. Exploit kits consist of malicious code to exploit one or more potential vulnerabilities in common web browsing and document viewing software. More sophisticated exploit kits … More Exploit kits: What are they and what is an exploit blocker?