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Recent versions of the open source archiver 7-Zip have a vulnerability that has not been fixed yet. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows privilege escalation and the execution of commands; it appears that the issue can be exploited locally only. Filed under CVE-2022-29072, the vulnerability is using the included 7-Zip Help file, 7-zip.chm, for the […]
Videoconferencing solutions have seen a huge boost since 2020. Workers and students started to work or learn from home, and communicated with others using videoconferencing services. Videoconferencing relies on camera and microphone access, and it appears that the built-in controls to mute the microphone are not always preventing apps from listening and sending data. Sometimes, […]
This guide walks you through the steps of cloning the system disk (or any other disk) of a Windows 11 PC for free. The method should work on devices running previous versions of Windows as well. I bought a new Windows 11 PC this week for Office work and noticed that the Solid State Drive […]
Microsoft published information about a new malware on its security website on April 12, 2022. The malware, named Tarrask, exploits a bug in Windows’ task scheduling system to evade detection. Tarrask is used by the hacking group Hafnium, which targeted telecommunication, Internet Service Providers and the data services sector in the past. The group uses […]
Last week, news began circling around that VLC was being abused by hackers to inject some malware. The issue came to light after Symantec published a report on its Security Threat Intelligence blog. The Broadcom-owned company, which makes Norton Antivirus, revealed that a group of hackers, which it claims are affiliated to the Chinese government, […]
Microsoft’s OneDrive file syncing and hosting service is built-into the Windows operating system. It is available on many platforms and anyone may sign-up for it to use it. The service and its applications have seen many iterations throughout the years. Microsoft introduced new apps and designs, added features and removed some. Microsoft users may post […]
HP published two security bulletins that inform customers about critical security issues affecting hundreds of the company’s printer models. Firmware updates that patch the security issues are available for some printer models but not for all. The first security bulletin confirms that certain HP printer models are affected by critically rated security issue CVE-2022-3942. The […]
KeePassXC 2.7.0 has been released to the stable channel. The update brings several new features that were tested in the beta version. My previous article covers most of the changes in this build, so I’ll highlight the most important ones here, along with a few features have been added since the beta release. What’s new […]
Last year, Western Digital users ran into trouble with their My Book Live Drives, which were wiped automatically due to a bug in the firmware. Now, the company’s desktop utility, EdgeRover, has been found to have a serious security vulnerability, that could have put user data at risk again. For those unaware of what it […]
Security company Bitdefender announced last year that it would retire Bitdefender Free at the end of 2021. Now, three months later, the company launched a new free product, called Bitdefender Antivirus Free. In a surprising move, Bitdefender launched a new free antivirus product for Windows after cancelling the old one just three months earlier. The […]