Following the blocking of VBA macros by default in Microsoft Office apps – read about the ups and downs of that story here – Microsoft has announced that all untrusted XLL add-ins will be blocked by default. Microsoft Excel now blocking untrusted XLL add-ins by default (bleepingcomputer.com) Blocking any avenue …
Google ads malvertising campaign evades anti-virus detection
Data stealing malware, pushed through compromised Google search ads, is attempting to evade detection by using virtualisation components: Google ads push ‘virtualized’ malware made for antivirus evasion (bleepingcomputer.com) Researchers think this new type of attack strategy and other emerging attack vectors are being prompted s as reaction to Microsoft tightening …
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December’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday
SANS Internet Storm Diary has a comprehensive report on Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday: Microsoft December 2022 Patch Tuesday – SANS Internet Storm Center Here is the Microsoft release page: December 2022 Security Updates – Release Notes – Security Update Guide – Microsoft The Microsoft report gives much more information on the …
Yesterday was Patch Tuesday
It comes round every month – make sure your team has updated. Here is a link to Lawrence Abrams’ excellent roundup of the updates and patches from Microsoft at Bleeping Computer. It includes details of the zero-day vulnerabilities patched: Microsoft November 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes 6 exploited zero-days, 68 flaws …
Yesterday was Patch Tuesday for Microsoft
So, everyone knows what that means, for the users, slow internet connections as we all gather in those vital updates, for the administrators, checking what needs to be done and checking that it has happened – including checking that the users have not skipped the updates because they are too …
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