PC Security and Other Useful Information

Security Mailer Volume 18 Number 40 Adobe released more unscheduled updates for Acrobat and Reader Mozilla updated Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Cisco Security Advisories Linux updates Microsoft non-security updates for Office Windows 10 version 1809 release paused due to problems General Security reviews last week

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4464619/windows-10-update-history Symptom Workaround We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as we investigate isolated reports of users missing some files after updating. If you have checked for updates and believe you have an issue, please contact us directly at +1-800-MICROSOFT orfind a local number in your area https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4051701/global-customer-service-phone-numbers. […]

Windows 10 1809 Dark mode “If you’ve enabled dark theme and File Explorer doesn’t look like the picture shown here, we are aware and working on a fix. In the meantime, you can resolve the issue by going to Settings > Personalization > Themes and reverting back to the default Windows theme. After that, feel free […]

Microsoft Edge and other Microsoft Store apps might not connect to the Internet after installing the Windows 10 October 2018 update Turns out the fix is simple…. Enable IPV6…. Yup….That simple… 🙁

Updates for Windows 10, version 1809 & Known incompatibilities upgrading to Windows 10, version 1809

October 2018 Non-Security Office Update Release

Windows 10 October Update Is Deleting Content, Users Beware Bottom line: BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE UPGRADING!!

First UEFI malware discovered in wild is laptop security software hijacked by Russians “Dubbed “LoJax,” the malware is the first case of an attack leveraging the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot system being used in an attack by an adversary. And based on the way the malware was spread, it is highly likely that […]

GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers This is one of those hacks that should never happen. All it takes is to have a non-trivial password set on your router. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of folks who are just too lazy. My favorite is “What happens if I forget the password?”. […]