Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Folks!
Today is Patch Tuesday for March, 2025.
It’s as safe as it’s going to be to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 or macOS 15/Sequoia.
If your Windows 10 (or older) computer can not be upgraded to Windows 11, or if you used a registry or installation bypass to install an older version of Windows 11 on it that is no longer supported, then it’s time for you to start looking for a replacement computer. Actually, the time was 6 weeks ago. Pickin’s are thin right now. 🙁
There were 575+ major hacks, and over 300 application updates this month. Even so, it’s a relatively minor month, with about 2.5 GB of updates for most users.
This Month in Technology
1inch, 1X Internet, 365labs, Access2Jobs, 49,000 Access Management Systems AMS), ACDC Express, Acqua Development, ACTi Corporation, Adrenalina, Adval Tech, Advantage Home Construction Insurance, Aeonsparx, AJ Taylor Electrical Contractors, Alabama Ophthalmology Associates, Albion Online, Alf DaFrè, All4Labels, Allied Tenesis, AllTrust, Allworx, Ally Financial, Almost Famous Clothing, Amalgamated Sugar, Amerman Ginder, an American political action committee (PAC), Andover Family Medicine, Android, Angel One, Anne Arundel County, Apache Atlas, Apache EventMesh, Apache Ignite, Apache Pinot, Apache Tomcat, ¡appa!, Apparel Group, Apple Safari, Archie Cochrane Ford, Arcusin, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Artistic Family Dental, Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Aspire Rural Health System, Aurora Boardworks, Aurora Public Schools, Australian National University, Autodesk Navisworks, Autohaus Kießling, Autoschade Pippel, Avery Products Corporation, Aya Healthcare, Azamara Cruises, Baltimore Country Club, Bangladesh Navy, Bank of America, Barhite & Holzinger Inc, Bassford Remele PA, Bay Cove Human Services, Belgium State Security Service (VSSE), Bell Ambulance, BeniPlus, Benjamin Consulting Services, Benton Police Department, Berg Engineering Consultants, Berkeley Research Group, Best Collateral, Bethany Lutheran Church, Better Auth, BH Aircraft Company, Biagi Bros, Inc, Bikur Rofeh, Birch Medical LLC, Birdsall Muller LLC, Bis Industries, Black Basta ransomware gang, Black Star, BluAgent Technologies, Blue & Co, Blue Planet, Blue Shield of California, Bosowa Berlian Motor, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, British Virgin Islands London Office, Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court, Bulldog Oilfield Services, Bulverde Glass, Burdick Painting, Burlington Hydro, Bybit, Cache Valley ENT, Cafe Zupas, Callico Distributors, Cardiology of Virginia, Carolina Arthritis Associates, Carruth Compliance Consulting, Castle Rock Construction, CCL Products India, CCT Technologies, CDS in Texas, Central District Health Department, Central New York Cardiology, Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics, Charleston Area Medical Center, Chicago Doorways, Chicago Public Schools, Chimu Agropecuaria, Ciba Cobertura Medica, City of McKinney, City Of Roseburg, City of Tarrant, City of Van, Turkey, City Plumbing & Electric Supply, Claris Vision Holdings, Clawson Honda, Cleveland Municipal Court, Cocospy, Color Dating, Colorado River Adventures, Columbus Division of Fire, Comercializadora S&E Perú, Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour, Community Care Alliance, Commvault Webserver, Compound Solutions, Connekted, Consultants in Pain Medicine, Convert Solar, Couri Insurance Agency, CPS Solutions, Craft CMS, Crayfish, Cricadda, Cronos Europa, Crossroads Trading Company, Cyncly Company, Dacas Argentina, Daniels Homes, Datavant Group, Delta Electronics CNCSoft-G2, Delta Electronics ISPSoft, Detroit PBS, Digital Technology Co, Dinizulu Law Group, DISA Global Solutions, Django, DocsGPT, DOGE, Donna G Rogers, CPA, Doxbin, DRClaims FL, Dynamic Closures, DZL, EAC Consulting, Edesur Dominicana, Edimax IC-7100 IP, El Corte Inglés, Elastic Kibana, Elite Advanced Laser Corporation, Endless Mountains Health Systems, Engikam, Erie Management Group, Essex County OB/GYN Associates, Euranova, Ewald Consulting, Executive Agenda, EzyLegal, F&V Capital Management, Fairhaven Shipyard Companies, FANTIN group, Fickling & Company, Fillmore County Hospital, Financial Services of America, Finastra, Finck Cigar, First Defense Fire Protection, First Federal Savings & Loan, Flat Earth Sun, Moon and Zodiac App, Flightsim Studio, FlowiseAI, Fort St. John, Fortinet FortiWeb, Franklin County, Friendship House, FTECH R&D, G&M Direct Hire, G&S Electric LLC, Gala Tech, Garantex, Genea, Georgian Government, GitLab, Goldstein Law Group, Google Chrome, Google Chrome extension platform, Government of Brazil, Government of Pakistan, Grafitec, Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School, Greenwood Village South, Gregory & Appel Insurance, Grubhub, Grupo Baston Aerossol, GS Retail, Haggin Oaks Golf, Hall Law Group, Hammond Trucking & Excavation, Hancock Public School, Hanson Cold Storage, Hatolna, HCRG Care Group, HealthRev Partners, LLC, Heartland Health Center, Help Me Grow Yolo, Heritage South Credit Union, Hewlett Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hickory Law, Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Inc, Hipshipper, Hirsch Enterphone MESH, Hisingstads Bleck, Holiday Comfort Inn, Hollandia Dairy, Home Assistant, HomeTeamNS, Houston Symphony, HP LaserJet Pro MFP 3301fdw, Humboldt Independent Practice Association, iCloud, Indian Ministry of Culture, INDIC Electronics, Indonesian Firefighting Services, Infini, InfoReach, Inland Empire Distribution Systems, Innovative Renal Care, Insight Partners, Insyst GmbH, Interjet, INTERLINK Health Services, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), 86,000 Internet of Things devices, InternetWay, Inversiones Clinica Del Meta, InvestHK, Investing.com, IRS, Island Realty, IT-IQ Botswana, Italian Government, iTP Partners, Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS), Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS), Ivanti Secure Access Client (ISAC), Jaguar Land Rover, Jaime Schwartz MD, Jefferson Elementary School District, Jerue Companies, Jewish Child Care Association of New York, Jildor Shoes, Johnson’s Nursery, JP Express, Juniper Networks Session Smart Router (SSR) devices, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Kendall Auto Group, Kensington Glass Arts, Keystone Pacific Property Management, Kings River Union Elementary, Klesk Metal Stamping, Krisala Developer, Krispy Kreme, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard, Kuwaiti Government, Kyocera International, Inc, La Unión, Label Studio, LandAirSea, LANIT, Laravel, Las Cruces, Laurens School District 56, Law Diary, Leadership Strategies, Leading Edge Specialized Dentistry, Leantime, Leeds United, Legacy Professionals, Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, Lexmark, Lietvaris, Ligentia, LINKGROUP, LINTEC & LINNHOFF Holdings, Linux Kernel, Lost & Found, Loyola University Maryland, LRT, Lucee, Lucent Health Solutions, Lumen Technologies, Luminus Management, M-1 Toolworks, Mac Jee, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Magnolia Manor, Mainline Information Systems, Makai, Manning Publications, Mars Hydro, Martin Energy Group Services, Matagorda County, Medefer, Medusind, Inc, Meet and Chill, Memorial Hospital and Manor, MercadoLibre, Mercury Paper Inc, Mercy Supply, Merkanti Bank, Meta E2 F, Metro Supply Chain Group, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Windows Debugger, Microsoft Windows Installer Service, Microsoft Windows KDC Proxy, Microsoft’s partner website, Minaris Medical America, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia, Ministry of Defence, India, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine, Ministry of Health of Palau, Minnesota Exteriors, Minnesota Orthodontics, Mission, Texas, Missouri Department of Conservation, MITRE Caldera, MNJ Technologies Direct, Monroe Transportation Services, Moodle, Mosley Glick O’Brien, MOVITOOLS MotionStudio, Moxa PT Switches, MTN Group, Muller Insurance, Mundelein Park & Recreation District, My New Jersey Dentist, mySCADA, Naphix, Naples Heritage Golf & Country Club, NASCAR, National AirVibrator, National Presto Industries, Navien, NBA, Neaton Auto Products Manufacturing, Nebraska Irrigation, Nelson & Townsend, CPA’s, Neopoly, Netcom-World, New Era Enterprises, Inc, New Era Life Insurance Companies, Newton & Associates, Next TI, NHS Tayside, NI DAQExpress, Nichino Ryokka Co, NioCorp Developments Ltd, Nippon Steel, Niva Bupa, North American Fire Hose, Northern Management, NorthWest Arkansas Community College, Novi Community School District, NTT Communications Corporation, Numotion, Nuna Baby Essentials, NVIDIA Container Toolkit, NVW Newco, LLC, Oberlin Cable Co-op, Obex Medical, Omni United, Ondunova, Openreso, OpenSSH, Orange Group Romania, Ottawa Family Physicians, Oxidized Web, PACE, Pacific Honda Company, Pacific Rehabilitation Centers, Paddington Bear, PAN-OS firewalls, Paragon Partition Manager, Parallels Desktop, Paratus, Park Place Pediatric Dentistry, payapps.com, Paysera, PDF-XChange Editor, Pebble, Pedensia Graphics Distribution, Penn-Harris-Madison, Perrin Performance, Persante Health Care, Pervedant, Peter Glenn Ski Sport, Petstop, Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Polish Space Agency (POLSA), Portland Schools, PostgreSQL, PostHog ClickHouse, Pound Road Medical Centre, Power Pages, PPS Services Group, Praxis Eins, Precision Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Primary Health-SMMPP & U.S. HEALTHWORKS-SMMPP, Princeton Hydro, PS, Pump.fun X account, QBurst, Quality Home Health Care, Radco Industries, Rainbow District School Board, Ray Fogg Corporate Properties, Raymond Lifestyle, Raymond Limited, RCDPRO, Reading Cooperative Bank, Reddit, Regency Media, Rennes University, Renton School District, Restorix Health, RFA Decor, Riverdale Country School, Rivers Casino Philadelphia, a prominent Riyadh-based real estate and construction firm, RJ IT Solutions, ROCK SOLID Stabilization & Reclamation, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rowe Tactical, Rubrik, Ruby on Rails, RxSight, RZD, S3-Proxy, Safe-Strap Company, Saracen Properties, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Schmiedetechnik Plettenberg GmbH & Co, SCLARC, Scott County, Iowa, Scottish Qualifications Authority, Seabank Group, Semyonishna, Shetland Islands Council, Shields Facilities Maintenance, Shinn Fu Company of America, Siegel Group, Signal, SimonMed Imaging, Sittab, SMC Corporation of America, Soco Systems, Solar Data Systems, SolarWinds, Somnia, SonicWall firewalls, Sorare, Sorbonne University, South African Weather Service, SPEED Co, Spring Management OK, LLC, Spyic, Spyzie, SSK Plastic Surgery, St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors System, Star Solution Services, State Bar of Texas, Stateside Seattle, Sterling BMW, Storenvy, Story Environmental, Stram Center for Integrative Medicine, StubHub, Sublette County, WY, Summit Home Health, Sunflower Medical Group, PA, Sunnking Sustainable Solutions, SushiCo, Synelixis Solutions, System Pavers, T J Machine & Tool, T-Mobile, TensorFlow, Thai Metal Aluminium, The Agency, The Grove at Valhalla Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, The Northwestern Illinois Association, The Pension Specialist, The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, The Siegel Group, The Smeg Group, The Townsley Law Firm, Therma Seal Insulation Systems, Thong Sia, Thornton Engineering, Tie Down Engineering, TikTok, Title 9 Sports, Inc, TOT Mobile, Town Counsel Law & Litigation, TP-Link routers, Transak, Transkid, Trident Maritime Systems LLC, Trimble SketchUp, Tugwell Pump & Supply, Turning Point of Central California, UFCW Local 135, Unimicron, United Community Health Center, US Coast Guard, US Dept Of Defense, US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Utsunomiya Central Clinic, Vector Engineering, VectraRx Mail Pharmacy Services, Vela Server, Vermeer Mexico, Versant Technologies, Via Credit Union, Vicky Foods, Virginia Attorney General’s office, Vičiūnai Group, VMware ESX, Volt, Vue, Wayne County, Michigan, WDNA, Webex for BroadWorks, Weed Man Canada, Wendy Wu Tours, Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics, Wilkinson Rogers, Williamsburg-James City Schools, Window World of Raleigh, WJCC Public Schools, Woman’s Athletic Club of Chicago, WordPress Chaty Pro plugin, WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin, WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin, Workforce Group, Wylie Steel Fabricators, Xactus, Xen hypervisor, Xerox VersaLink C7025, XWiki, Yahoo, Yorke & Curtis, YouTube, Zacks Investment Research, Zimbra, ZITADEL, zkLend, and Zurich Insurance have reported hacking or compromises this month.
Flight Radar 24,Mastercard, Microsoft 365, Outlook.com, X/Twitter, and ZServers/XHost (yay!) have suffered from outages this month.
Last months updates broke AutoCAD 2022, Classic Outlook (again), Microsoft 365, Outlook Drag & Drop, Windows 11 SSH, and Windows Server 2025. Microsoft did release an out-of-cycle BIOS update to fix crash bugs in ASUS devices that has persisted since October.
In other news…
Apple’s AI sucks at transcription. And they’ve disabled end-to-end encryption for users in the UK.
Microsoft is never going to give up trying to get your files into OneDrive so they can use them to feed their AI. After this, their next step will be to “accidentally” turn it on in a month or two then apologize for it later. “Oops.” Microsoft has announced they’re killing off Skype in only a couple months. An ad-supported version of Microsoft Office/365 is currently in beta.
Microsoft accounts are being targeted by an insane “password spraying” attack over the last month or so. Due to the way their authentication works, where all it takes is your email address to send you an email or text with a passcode to log you in, it’s resulting in hundreds or even thousands of messages to Microsoft account holders with these one time pin numbers.
As Microsoft launches their new 24/7 screen capture and content collection service, Recall, they are removing the Location History feature in Windows.
Many websites are now “fingerprinting” your browser to uniquely identify “you” – and the net effect is that it actually allows malicious actors to impersonate you really well.
ReliaQuest has released information about how a “tsunami of phishing messages” followed by a massive deluge of spam in order to allow hackers the cover they needed to hijack their network. It’s a great birds-eye view of how this kind of thing works. The lesson here: Don’t simply ignore a massive uptick in phishing messages or spam.
A series of vulnerabilities exist in undocumented functions in the Espressif bluetooth chips used in over a billion devices.
YouTubers are being targeted with threats of copyright strikes if they don’t spread malware. And you thought the content was bad already.
Now for the good news:
The EFF has released a tool to detect cellular spying.
Let’s Get Busy
Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
Patch Tuesday is relatively minor this month. The typical computer should see roughly 2.5 GB in updates today. Let’s get started.
Microsoft released 39 updates to address 72 vulnerabilities in .NET, ASP.NET Core & Visual Studio, Azure Agent Installer, Azure Arc, Azure CLI, Azure PromptFlow, Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Local Security Authority Server (lsasrv), Microsoft Management Console, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Access, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Streaming Service, Microsoft Windows, Remote Desktop Client, Synaptics, Inc., Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Windows Common Log File System Driver, Windows Cross Device Service, Windows DNS Server, Windows exFAT File System, Windows Fast FAT Driver, Windows File Explorer, Windows Hyper-V, Windows Kernel Memory, Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers, Windows MapUrlToZone, Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW), Windows NTFS, Windows NTLM, Windows Remote Desktop Services, Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows Telephony Server, Windows USB Video Driver, Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem, and MSRT. This includes security updates. A reboot is required.
Apple released updates for iOS 18.3.2, iPadOS 18.3.2, macOS Sequoia 15.3.2, Safari 18.3.1, tvOS 18.3.1, and visionOS 2.3.2. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install the most current versions.
iOS 18.3.2 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.
iPadOS 18.3.2 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.
tvOS 18.3.1 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.
visionOS 2.3.2 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.
Google ChromeOS 133.0.6943.146 and Google ChromeOS LTS 126.0.6478.265 and 132.0.6834.211 are security updates. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.
Don’t forget to check your mobile devices, too! Many updates will also apply to your tablet, phone, kindle or television – so check your device-appropriate App Store and install updates.
Important Notes
Everything above this section should be checked by everyone on every computer. Chances are good that close to every single computer you touch will be affected by those updates. This is not the case with the items below, though you should still check each line item below to see if it applies to software you have installed.
The release of macOS Sequoia (15.x) means that macOS Monterey (12.x) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Ventura (13) on your Mac then you should immediately remove your device from the Internet and use it offline only. It will no longer receive patches or updates and can now no longer be secured.
The now-current — and final — release of the Windows 10 (v22H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. All non-LTS versions of Windows 10 other than v22H2 are now out of support, upgrade to v22H2 now. If you aren’t sure whether you are using LTS, you aren’t. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, this process will kill your Internet performance forever. If you don’t have the bandwidth to download the bits, I’m happy to provide loaner USB drives to our local clients, or, if you prefer to have me mail it to you please contact me for information.
The now-current release of the Windows 11 (v24H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. Windows 11 pushes you to get the latest Windows 11 release every 12 months and only supports any consumer builds for 24 months. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, this process will kill your Internet performance forever. If you don’t have the bandwidth to download the bits, I’m happy to provide loaner USB drives to our local clients, or, if you prefer to have me mail it to you please contact me for information.
Windows 11 is now stable and can be upgraded to if your hardware supports it. If not, switch to Linux (Mint is nice) or replace your computer.
Please remember that while I list many different applications within these updates, most people should ONLY install updates for a program if they already have a previous version of that program installed.
It is essential to maintain all the applications you have installed on your computer, but often you can minimize the time investment and the potential for exploitation simply by uninstalling software you do not need or use, reducing the attack surface. This includes “free” applications like Avast, OpenOffice, and games you do not actually play.
Also note that using the applications own “check for updates” function, when available, will best preserve your current settings, and often avoid any crapware that might come with a fresh installer. Use this option if it’s available to you.
Finally, if you’re sick of doing this all yourself, let me! Call or email me any time, and we can set you up with a SaferPC Subscription and we will install updates each month whenever necessary. Click, call or email for more details:
https://saferpc.info/updates/
209-565-12PD
shawn@12pointdesign.com
Driver Updates
If you’re using this hardware – these updates are for you.
AMD Adrenalin 25.3.1 adds support for new hardware, feature and performance improvements, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.amd.com/en/support
Crucial Storage Executive 11.01 does not provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive
Intel Driver and Support Assistant 25.1.9.6 is a security update.
https://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect
VIISAN OfficeCam 7.2.7.0 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.viisan.com/en/download/type1.html
Browser Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
Brave 1.76.74 is a security update.
https://brave.com/
Google Chrome 134.0.6998.88 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/
Firefox 136.0.1 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Firefox ESR 128.8.0 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/
Vivaldi 7.1.3570.60 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/
Email Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
DavMail Gateway 6.3.0 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://davmail.sourceforge.net/
Spark 3.21.3.100475 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/
Spark (macOS) 3.21.3.100474 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/
Thunderbird 136.0.0 is a security update.
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/
Internet Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
AnyDesk 9.0.4 resolves several crash bugs. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads
AnyDesk (macOS) 9.0.0 is a major update adding several new features and resolves compatibility and stability bugs. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads
curl 8.12.1 improves tests and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://curl.haxx.se/windows/
Dropbox 219.4.4463 resolves several stability bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/
FreeFileSync 14.2 resolves a crash bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php
Google Drive 105.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start
Grocy Desktop 2.13.0 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/grocy/grocy-desktop
MeshCentral 1.1.42 resolves several bugs. Note that this version has conflicts with Windows 7 and 2008R2 so do not enable update on these platforms. This is not a security update.
https://meshcentral.com/info/downloads.html
Microsoft Teams 1.8.00.4966 enables AI by default, feature improvements and now consumes Skype links. Skype is dead. This is not a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads
Nextcloud Server 31.0.0 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/
Npcap 1.81 adds several new features and performance improvements. This is not a security update.
https://nmap.org/npcap/
Rclone 1.69.1 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://rclone.org/
Signal 7.45.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/
Signal (Android) 7.36.2 adds chat history migration support. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/
Technitium DNS Server 13.4.3 improves reliability and performance. This is not a security update.
https://technitium.com/dns/
Telegram 5.12.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/
WinSCP 6.3.7 is a security update.
https://winscp.net/eng/index.php
Zoom 6.3.11.60501 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://zoom.us/
Media Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
3tene 4.0.15 improves clothing and other interactions. This is not a security update.
https://en.3tene.com/
Bitwig Studio 5.3.2 resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.bitwig.com/download/
darktable 5.0.1 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.darktable.org/
Grayjay 285 improves sync and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://grayjay.app/index.html
iTunes 12.13.6.1 adds support for new iOS and iPadOS versions. This does not provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
KaraFun Player 3.5.3 improves offline mode and remote. This is not a security update.
https://www.karafun.com/karaoke-windows/
Plex Desktop 1.108.1.307 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app
Plex Media Server 1.41.5.9522 improves ad detection feature, performance and resolves a bunch of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server
Game Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Minecraft Server (Bedrock) 1.21.62.01 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock
PS5 2025.225 improves performance and stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5/system-software/
Steam 2025.03.10 resolves several bugs and improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110
SteamOS SteamDeck Update 2025.03.04 is a security update.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/
Office Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.
Adobe Illustrator 28.7.5 and 29.3 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb25-17.html
Adobe InDesign 19.5.3 and 20.2 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb25-19.html
Adobe Reader DC 25.001.20432, 24.001.30235 and 20.005.30763 are security updates.
https://get.adobe.com/reader
Adobe Substance 3D Designer 14.1.1 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_designer/apsb25-22.html
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler 1.20.10 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-modeler/apsb25-21.html
Adobe Substance 3D Painter 11.0 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_painter/apsb25-18.html
Adobe Substance 3D Sampler 5.0 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-sampler/apsb25-16.html
Aronium 1.45 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://aronium.com/
Artweaver 8.0.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.artweaver.de/
Audacity 3.7.2 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
Calibre 7.26.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/
Columns++ 1.2 improves parsing and adds additional escapes and search options. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Coises/ColumnsPlusPlus
Kdenlive 24.12.3 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://kdenlive.org/
Kindle for PC 2.7.70978 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.amazon.com/kindleforpc
LibreOffice 24.8.5 resolves over 60 bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
LibreOffice Fresh 25.2.1 resolves over 75 bugs. This is a security update. The “Fresh” line is beta software and should be avoided in favor of the standard release.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
Manager 25.3.11.2151 improves inventory feature. This is not a security update.
https://www.manager.io/
Nextcloud Desktop 3.16.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/
Notepad++ 8.7.8 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Paint.net 5.1.5 adds JPEG XL support, updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.getpaint.net/
PDF-XChange Editor 10.5.2.395 is a security update.
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
Operating System Updates
These are for specific Linux flavors and alternative operating systems and, sadly, are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Tails 6.13 is a security update.
https://tails.net/install/download/index.en.html
Security Software Updates
One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.
IISCrypto 4.0.18 adds support for Windows Server 2025, improved logging, controls, profiles and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.nartac.com/Products/IISCrypto/Download
JShelter 0.20 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://jshelter.org/install/
KeePass 2.58 improves cosmetics, controls and adds several new import and export capabilities. This is not a security update.
https://keepass.info/
MalwareBytes Desktop Security 5.2.7.167 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/
OnionShare 2.6.3 updates libraries, resolves several bugs, improves compatibility, and log capability. This is not a security update.
https://onionshare.org/
OpenSSL 3.4.1 is a security update.
https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html
ProtonVPN 3.5.3 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/ProtonVPN/win-app/releases/latest
RogueKiller 16.1.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/
Stinger 13.0.0.300 adds new detections. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx
Capture Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Open Broadcaster Software 31.0.2 resolves several crash and stability bugs. This is not a security update.
https://obsproject.com/
SnagIt 25.0.0 updates libraries, adds “step capture”, smart redaction, removal of background noise and customizable sharing. Unfortunately, it also now attempts to install SQL Server Compact Edition which has been unsupported for over three years with outstanding security vulnerabilities. It also introduced a crash bug when exporting to PNG format. This is a security update. Kinda sad isn’t it: Fix a few vulnerabilities and intentionally add even more? Sigh.
https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html
Converter Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
DVDFab 13.0.3.7 adds support for new hardware and improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm
HandBrake 1.9.2 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://handbrake.fr/
StreamFab 6.2.2.5 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm
UniFab 3.0.1.0 resolves several bugs and adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/unifab.htm
Education updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.
Zotero 7.0.13 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/
Utility Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
1Password 8.10.64 resolves several bugs and improves default behaviors. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/
balenaEtcher 2.1.0 adds support for new platforms and ability to disable analytics. This is not a security update.
https://etcher.balena.io/
Beyond Compare 5.0.6.30713 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.scootersoftware.com/download
BgInfo 4.33 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/bginfo
Bitwarden 2025.2.1 improves user interface and adds 2FA for unrecognized devices. This is not a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/
Carbonite 6.5.1 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://account.carbonite.com/
CCleaner 6.33.11465 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/
DesktopOK 11.63 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK
dnGrep 4.4.2.0 resolves several bugs and improves console support. This is not a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/
ESEDatabaseView 1.77 improves database reading. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ese_database_view.html
Fing 3.8.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.fing.com/products/fing-desktop-download-windows
GoodSync 12.8.5 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/
grepWin 2.1.8 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stefankueng/grepWin/releases/latest
GSmartControl 2.0.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/
Homedale 2.18 adds Thai language support. This is not a security update.
https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/
HWiNFO 8.22 adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
IsMyHdOK 4.21 improves hardware detection and compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/IsMyHdOK
LessMSI 2.7.0 adds several new translations. This is not a security update.
https://lessmsi.activescott.com/
MultiMonitorTool 2.20 adds scaling capabilities. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
NTLite 2025.03.10344 improves component selection and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/
OSForensics 11.1.1003 improves triage, hash sets, and other improvements. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/download.html
osquery 5.16.0 resolves a couple bugs and improves python, deb and rpm package support. This is not a security update.
https://osquery.io/downloads
PowerToys 0.89.0 adds transcoding to advanced paste, improves stability and resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest
PSAppDeploy 4.0.6 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://psappdeploytoolkit.com/
RoboForm 9.6.5 removes Security Center from installed app and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/
Starwind V2V Converter 9.623 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-v2v-converter
TeamViewer 15.63.5 resolves several bugs and improves logging. This is not a security update.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/download/windows/
Ventoy 1.1.05 improves compatibility and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html
WinGet 1.10.340 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest
WinRAR 7.10 resolves over a dozen bugs and improves MOTW propagation. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.rarlab.com/
WizFile 3.11 improves threading, user interface and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://antibody-software.com/wizfile/
WizTree 4.25 improves CSV import and export and resolves a 32-bit compatibility bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskanalyzer.com/
XnConvert 1.104.0 adds command line file and list options. This is not a security update.
https://www.xnview.com/en/xnconvert/
ZoomText 2025.2502.63.400 adds ARM64 support and live text view. This is not a security update.
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/ZoomText
Developer Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
.NET Runtime 9.0.3 is a security update.
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet
Android Studio 2024.3.1.13 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio
GDevelop 5.5.226 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download
GitHub Desktop 3.4.18 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/
Go 1.24.1 is a security update.
https://go.dev/
Godot 4.4 adds dozens of new features and improvements. This is not a security update.
https://godotengine.org/
Inno Setup 6.4.1 improves autocompletion and tooltips, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable 14.42.34438.0 is a security update.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist
Node.js 18.20.7 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/
Node.js 23.9.0 updates dependencies and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/
Rustup 1.28.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.rust-lang.org/
SQLite 3.49.1 resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html
Visual Studio Code 1.98.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/
Web Package Updates
These are likely to be of interest only to web developers.
Adminer 5.0.4 resolves dozens of bugs and improves various language integrations. This is not a security update.
https://www.adminer.org/en/
Grocy 4.4.2 improves Open Food Facts integration and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/grocy/grocy
HumHub 1.17.1 improves registration controls and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.humhub.com/en
Joomla 4.4.12 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/
Joomla 5.2.5 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/
Piwigo 15.4.0 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://piwigo.org/
bbPress 2.6.12 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/
Conditional Widgets 3.3 updates documentation and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/conditional-widgets/
Contact Form 7 6.0.5 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/
Duplicator 1.5.12 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/#developers
Redirection 5.5.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/
Sucuri Security 1.9.9 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sucuri-scanner/
WP Cerber Security 9.6.7.3 resolves several bugs and improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://wpcerber.com/
That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. 😉
Regards,
Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/