Updates 2023-07-11

Welcome back, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for July, 2023.

This month has actually been pretty quiet. There were only 140 major hacks, and over 145 application updates this month. There are only about 4 GB of updates for most users.

This Month in Technology

1st Source Bank, Activate Healthcare LLC, Advanced Medical Management, LLC, American Airlines, American Board of Internal Medicine, Apple iOS, Arris devices, ARx Patient Solutions, ASUS routers, Atlantic General Hospital, Atomic Wallet, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Bangladesh government web portal, Barracuda ESG, Barrow County, Georgia, Beacon Ridge, BORN Ontario, BreachForums Clone, Bristol Myers Squibb, CalPERS, ChatGPT, Chilean Army, Cisco data center switches, City of San Luis, ClearMedi, Commonwealth Health Physician Network-Cardiology, Community Research Foundation, Core Recovery, LLC, D-Link devices, Des Moines Public Schools, Desert Physicians Management, Deutsche Bank AG, Dozor-Teleport, D’Youville University, EncroChat, Extreme Networks, Floating Point Group, FortiGate firewalls, G7 summit, Genworth, GlobalHealth Holdings, LLC, Grafana, Great Valley Cardiology, Hashflow, HCA Healthcare, Henrietta Johnson Medical Center, Illinois, Imagine360, Indonesian passport system, iOttie, Itasca County Health & Human Services, Jones Lang LaSalle, JumpCloud, K&L Gates, Kannact, Inc., Kinmax, Kirkland & Ellis, Lansing Community College, LetMeSpy, Limbach Facility Services LLC Group Benefit Plan, Locally, Louisiana OMV, Lumberton ISD, Maimonides Medical Center, Mastodon, MediaTek devices, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft, Missouri, Mondelez International, Mount Desert Island Hospital, MOVEit Transfer, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter, National Student Clearinghouse, Nebraska, Netgear devices, New Horizons Medical, Inc, New York City Department of Education, Nickelodeon, Nova Scotia, nuclear weapons experts, Ofcom, ONIX Group, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon DMV, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Paris High School, Parker Drilling Company Group Health and Flexible Benefit Plan, PBI Research Services, Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A., Pennsylvania, Petro-Canada Gas Stations, Poly Network, Port of Nagoya, Japan, Proskauer Rose, Radisson, Razer, Realm IDX, Recovery Centers of America, Senior Choice, Inc, Shell Oil, Siemens Energy, Solar Energy Monitoring Systems, SolarView Systems, South Carolina, South Dakota, South Suburban Surgical Suites, LLC, Southwest Airlines, Sturdy Finance, Suncor Energy, Tenda devices, Texas, The Atrium, The Patriot, The Williamsport Home, Tidewater Diagnostic Imaging, Ltd., TomTom, TP-Link devices, TSMC, U.S. Department of Energy, Ukrainian Government FaceBook Page, Ultimate Member WordPress Plug-In, University of Colorado, University of Illinois, University of Manchester, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UofL Health, UPMC, UPS, US Federal agencies, USPTO, Vermillion, Vincera Core Physicians, Vincera Imaging LLC, Vincera Rehab LLC, Vincera Surgery Center, Vitra Home Care, LLC, Zellis, Zyxel devices, and Zyxel NAS have reportedly been hacked or compromised this month.

The state of Alaska, Taos, Azure, Microsoft 365 (multiple times), Outlook.com, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook for the web have suffered from outages this month.

Last months updates broke .NET WebApps, default browser GPO, Apple Safari on mobile, Windows Start Menu, and Windows File Explorer.

The US Federal government is still using unsecured devices across 50 different agencies. Sweden is fining companies that use Google Analytics. Microsoft is going to be permanently storing all the AI interactions with Bing to “better serve you.” Facebook parent company Meta says the only way to delete your account from their defective Threads service is to delete your Instagram account.

Now for the good news:

A federal judge has blocked the federal government from orchestrating censorship with private tech companies.

Let’s Get Busy

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Patch Tuesday is huge this month. The typical computer should see roughly 4 GB in updates today. Let’s get started.

Windows 10 and Windows 11 versions 22H2 should now be installed. Sadly, the new “Moments” features on Windows 11 will insert advertisements in the Start menu and Control Panel. Just another sign of the continuing decline of Windows.

Microsoft released updates to address 132 vulnerabilities in .NET and Visual Studio, ASP.NET and .NET, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft Media-Wiki Extensions, Microsoft Office Access, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Printer Drivers, Microsoft Windows Codecs Library, Mono Authenticode, Paint 3D, Role: DNS Server, Service Fabric, Visual Studio Code, Windows Active Directory Certificate Services, Windows Active Template Library, Windows Admin Center, Windows App Store, Windows Authentication Methods, Windows CDP User Components, Windows Certificates, Windows Clip Service, Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, Windows Cluster Server, Windows CNG Key Isolation Service, Windows Common Log File System Driver, Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry, Windows CryptoAPI, Windows Cryptographic Services, Windows Defender, Windows Deployment Services, Windows EFI Partition, Windows Error Reporting, Windows Failover Cluster, Windows Geolocation Service, Windows HTTP.sys, Windows Image Acquisition, Windows Installer, Windows Kernel, Windows Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver, Windows Local Security Authority (LSA), Windows Media, Windows Message Queuing, Windows MSHTML Platform, Windows Netlogon, Windows Network Load Balancing, Windows NT OS Kernel, Windows ODBC Driver, Windows OLE, Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) SnapIn, Windows Partition Management Driver, Windows Peer Name Resolution Protocol, Windows PGM, Windows Print Spooler Components, Windows Remote Desktop, Windows Remote Procedure Call, Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Windows Server Update Service, Windows SmartScreen, Windows SPNEGO Extended Negotiation, Windows Transaction Manager, Windows Update Orchestrator Service, Windows VOLSNAP.SYS, Windows Volume Shadow Copy, Windows Win32K, and MSRT (~ 3 GB). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released updates for iOS 15.7.7, iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 15.7.7, iPadOS 16.5.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.7, macOS Ventura 13.4.1, Rapid Security Responses for iOS 16.5.1, Rapid Security Responses for iPadOS 16.5.1, Rapid Security Responses for macOS Ventura 13.4.1, Safari 16.5.1, Safari 16.5.2, watchOS 8.8.1, and watchOS 9.5.2. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

iOS 15.7.7 and 16.5.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

iPadOS 15.7.7 and 16.5.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

watchOS 8.8.1 and 9.5.2 are security updates. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.

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 Ventura (13.x) means that macOS Catalina (10.15) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Big Sur (11) on your Mac then you should immediately remove it 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 (v22H2) 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, but I recommend you continue to use Windows 10 until early 2025 before you consider switching to it.

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 subscription SaferPC updates which will be installed 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 23.7.1 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.amd.com/en/support

Crucial Storage Executive 9.04 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive

DS4Windows 3.2.12 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases/latest

Garmin Express 7.17.3 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/

Nvidia Driver 474.44 is a security update.
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

Xerox Smart Start 1.9.12.0 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/content/143617

Browser Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

Brave 1.52.130 is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Google Chrome 114.0.5735.198 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Microsoft Edge 114.0.1823.79 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Firefox 115.0.2 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Firefox ESR 115.0.2 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/

Vivaldi 6.1.3035.84 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Microsoft Edge WebView2 114.0.1823.79 is a security update.
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/

Email Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

Spark 3.6.5.51733 resolves several bugs and improves mail collections. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Spark (macOS) 3.6.5.51732 resolves several bugs and improves mail collections. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Thunderbird 102.13.0 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.

Dropbox 177.4.5399 resolves a reliability bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

Facebook Messenger 190.0.0.9.106 is a security update.
https://www.messenger.com/download

FileZilla Client 3.65.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FreeFileSync 12.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

Google Drive 77.0 is a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start

Microsoft Teams 1.6.00.16472 resolves a couple bugs and adds user feedback. This is not a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads

Pocketnet-Core 0.21.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://pocketnet.app/

PushBullet 502 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.pushbullet.com/

Rclone 1.63.0 adds several new features and resolves dozens of bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://rclone.org/

Signal 6.24.0 adds search to mentions. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/

Signal (Android) 6.24.4 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Syncthing 1.23.6 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/

Technitium DNS Server 11.3 adds new record types and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://technitium.com/dns/

Telegram 4.8.4 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/

WinSCP 6.1.1 is a security update.
https://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Zoom 5.15.3.18551 is a security update.
https://zoom.us/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

3tene 3.0.10 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://en.3tene.com/

Bitwig Studio 5.0 is a major update add over a hundred new features, objects, object controls, and resolves over 20 bugs.
https://www.bitwig.com/download/

darktable 4.4.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.darktable.org/

Kodi 20.2 resolves almost 40 bugs. This is not a security update.
https://kodi.tv/

Plex Desktop 1.73.1.3905 improves the Discover feature. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Home Theater 1.42.0.3898 resolves a couple bugs with Live TV. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Media Server 1.32.4.7195 resolves several bugs. This is 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.

GameMaker Studio 2023.6.0.89 resolves over 60 bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.yoyogames.com/en/gamemaker

GDevelop 5.2.166 enables 3D editing for all users, adds 3D models to the asset store and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download

Lego Studio 2.23.6.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd

Steam 2023.06.14 resolves over a hundred bugs and improves the notification and in-game chat experience. This is not a security update.
https://www.steampowered.com/platform/update_history/index.php?skin=0&id=0

Office Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.

Adobe ColdFusion 2018u17, 2021u7, and 2023u1 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html

Adobe InDesign 18.4 and 17.4.2 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-38.html

Adobe Reader DC 23.003.20244 is a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Blender 3.6 vastly improves performance and adds several new features, including cache, UI, text and selection improvements, new Simulation abilities and UV improvements. This is not a security update.
https://www.blender.org/download/

Calibre 6.22.0 adds support for new hardware and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/

ImageMagick 7.1.1-12 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://imagemagick.org/

Kdenlive 23.04.2 improves timeline and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://kdenlive.org/

Notepad++ 8.5.4 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Paint.net 5.0.7 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.getpaint.net/

PDF-XChange Editor 10.0.1.371 is a security update.
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor

Security Software Updates

One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.

Chainsaw 2.7.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/countercept/chainsaw

HTTP Toolkit 1.12.8 doesn’t provide a changelog so should betreated as a security update.
https://httptoolkit.tech/

Microsoft Edge Policy 2023.07.05 adds new policies.
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Edge-Enterprise/blob/public/edgeenterprise/microsoft-edge-policies.md

PureOS 10.3 improves security and management. THis is a security update.
https://pureos.net/download/

RogueKiller 15.11.0 is a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

Stinger 12.2.0.641 adds several new detections. This is not a security update.
https://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx

SuperAntiSpyware 10.0.1254 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.superantispyware.com/download.html

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Camtasia 23.1.0 adds variable speed playback, reflections, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html

Open Broadcaster Software 29.1.3 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://obsproject.com/

ScreenToGif 2.38.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/releases/latest

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

DVDFab 12.1.1.0 adds support for new encodings. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

IsoBuster 5.2 doesn’t adds support for spanned archives, new file type support, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.isobuster.com/download.php

StreamFab 6.1.3.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm

UniFab 1.0.2.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/unifab.htm

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

1Password for Mac 8.10.8 vastly improves LastPass import, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

1Password for Windows 8.10.8 vastly improves LastPass import, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/windows/

7-Zip 23.01 improves translation details and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.7-zip.org/

Agent Ransack 2022.3405 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download/

Autoruns 14.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns

Bitwarden 2023.5.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/

CCleaner 6.13.10517 resolves several bugs and adds cleanup support for a dozen more applications. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/

Cygwin 3.4.7 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://cygwin.com/

DesktopOK 10.88 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

dnGrep 4.0.26.0 switches underlying .NET support to v7, which significantly improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/

ESEDatabaseView 1.73 adds full screen support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ese_database_view.html

Etcher 1.18.8 fixes the support link. This is not a security update.
https://www.balena.io/etcher/

FileLocator Pro 2022.3405 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/download

Fing 3.4.0 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.fing.com/products/fing-desktop-download-windows

Go 1.20.6 is a security update.
https://go.dev/

Homedale 2.07 adds cosmetic changes for local MAC addresses. This is not a security update.
https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/

HWiNFO 7.50 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

Kingston SSD Manager 1.5.3.2 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/ssdmanager

ManageWirelessNetworks 1.12 adds a sort-by toolbar button. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/manage_wireless_networks.html

MobileFileSearch 1.46 adds a sort-by toolbar button. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mobile_device_file_search.html

MPAM 1.393.60.0 adds support for new detections. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/defenderupdates

NetworkTrafficView 2.50 adds support for the sapics geo-IP databases. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_traffic_view.html

NTLite 2023.6.9292 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

OSForensics 10.0.1014 adds new filesto detection. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/download.html

AOMEI Partition Assistant 10.1.0 adds interactive UEFI BIOS import and export support. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskpart.com/

PowerToys 0.71.0 resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest

ProcessMonitor 3.95 resolves a crash bug. This is not a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

RoboForm 9.4.9 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/

ScreenConnect 23.5.5.8587 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.connectwise.com/software/control/download

SimpleWMIView 1.55 resolves a bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/simple_wmi_view.html

Sysmon 15.0 is a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon

TaskSchedulerView 1.73 adds a sort-by button to the toolbar and resolves a cosmetic bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/task_scheduler_view.html

Unity 2023.1.3 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive

Ventoy 1.0.93 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

WinGet 1.5.1881 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest

ZoomText 2023 2023.2306.21.400 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/ZoomText

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

GitHub Desktop 3.2.6 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/

Godot 4.1 resolves dozens of bugs and adds several new features. This is not a security update.
https://godotengine.org/

GitHub includefragment 6.3.0 adds a customelements manifest. This is not a security update.
https://github.github.io/include-fragment-element/

Node.js 20.4.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 16.20.1 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 18.16.1 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Redemption 6.4.0.6234 adds several new features and resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dimastr.com/redemption/

Visual Studio Code 1.80 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.

Invision Community 4.7.11.1 is a security update.
https://invisioncommunity.com/

Drupal 9.5.10 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://drupal.org/download

Joomla 4.3.3 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

OpenCart 4.0.2.2 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.opencart.com/

ownCloud Client 4.1.0.11250 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/

Piwigo 13.8.0 is a security update.
https://piwigo.org/

Akismet 5.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/

Autoptimize 3.1.8.1 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/autoptimize/

Duplicator 1.5.5 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/

myStickymenu 2.6.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mystickymenu/

W3 Total Cache 2.3.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/

Widgets on Pages 1.8.1 resolves a compatibility bug. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widgets-on-pages/

WooCommerce 7.8.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce/

That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. 😉

Regards,

Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/

 

Updates 2023-06-13

Welcome back, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for June, 2023.

This month brings critical security updates for all supported Apple products, the end of all non-LTS versions of Windows 10 other than v22H2 (if you aren’t sure whether you are using LTS, you aren’t), and new security updates for every browser every single week since last month. That’s on top of the 180+ major hacks, and over 220 application updates this month.

Prepare yourself, there will be about 4.5 GB of updates for most devices this month.

This Month in Technology

Accellion FTA, Aer Lingus, airBaltic, Albany ENT & Allergy Services, Alvaria, Inc., Android, 60,000 malicious Android apps, millions of Android-based devices have been  pre-infected, Apria Healthcare, ASAS Health, Ascension Providence, Ascension Seton, Asian Health Services, Atomic Wallet, Augusta, Georgia, Bank Syariah Indonesia, Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances (since 2022), BBC, Bluefield University, Boots, Brightline, Inc., Brightly Software SchoolDude, British Airways, Builders FirstSource Flex Plan, Bukkit and CurseForge Minecraft mods, Burton Snowboards, Capita, Casepoint (used by SEC, DOD and Pentagon), Celer, Children’s Health Insurance Program, Chilean army, Cisco Secure Client (formerly AnyConnect), Cisco Small Business Series Switches, City of Dallas, Texas, Clarke County Hospital, Credit Control Corp, Culbertson Memorial Hospital, D-Link D-View 8, Discord, Earlens Corporation, thousands of eCommerce sites, Eisai, Elgon Information Systems, Emby, Enzo Biochem, Essen Medical Associates, Extreme Networks, Farmalink, Fertility Specialists Medical Group, FortiOS, Franklin Templeton Canada, Franklin, Tennessee, GIGABYTE PCs, GitLab, Globalcaja, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern NJ, Inc., Google Chrome, over 30 Chrome extensions, Grant Regional Health Center, Great Expressions Dental Centers, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Hillsborough County Supervisors of Elections Office, Honda, HWL Ebsworth, Idaho Falls Community Hospital, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Illinois Department of Human Services, IMA Financial Group, Inc., Infotel JSC, Intellihartx, iOS, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (again!), iPhones, iSpace, Inc., Israeli organizations, ITx Companies, JD Group, Jimbos Protocol, Kaspersky, KeePass, Kiddowares Parental Control – Kids Place, L3Harris, Lacroix, Lancaster Orthopedic Group, Latitude Financial Services, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Luxottica, macOS, Madhya Pradesh Power Management Co, Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental, Marshall Information Services, LLC dba Primary Solutions, Martinique, MedInform, Inc., MEO, Mercy Home, Mercy Medical Center – Clinton, Inc., Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Visual Studio, Minnesota Department of Education, Mountain View Hospital, Mountain View RediCare, MOVEit Transfer (since 2021 – and more coming almost daily), MSI, NextGen Healthcare, North Shore Medical Labs, Norton Healthcare, Nova Scotia government, Onix Group LLC, Orbiter Finance, Oyate Health Center, Pacific Union College, thousands of PaperCut servers, PartsSource, Inc. Welfare Benefit Plan, Pearland ISD, Texas, PharMerica, Amazon PillPack, Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants, PC, 30 Portuguese financial institutions, R&B Corporation of Virginia, the defunct RaidForums, RenderDoc, RentoMojo, ReportLab, Rheinmetall AG, Ruckus Wireless Admin, Sacramento County, Salesforce ‘Ghost Sites’, Samsung mobile devices, Scandinavian Airlines, ScanSource, Seoul National University Hospital, Sesame, Inc., Shell Recharge, SimpleTire, Skolkovo Foundation, Solutran, South and Southeast Asia government, aviation, and telecommunication organizations, South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, Sparta Community Hospital District, State of Illinois, Strava, Swiss government, Synergy Hematology Oncology Medical Associates, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, The CSC Generation Holdings, Inc. Health and Welfare Plan, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Topcon Healthcare Solutions, Inc., Tornado Cash, Toyota Motor Corporation (over a decade), TP-Link routers, Trezor T Hardware Wallet, Tron, UI Community Home Care, Uintah Basin Healthcare, United Healthcare Services, Inc. Single Affiliated Covered Entity, University of Manchester, University of Rochester, Uranium Finance, “critical US infrastructure” since 2021, US communications infrastructure, US Department of Transportation, US government contractor ABB, Valley Orthopaedic Specialists, Vascular Center of Intervention, VMware Aria Operations for Networks, VMware ESXi servers, WhizComms, Windows 10 WordPad, Windows Internet Information Services, Windows XP activation, WordPress Advanced Custom Fields, WordPress Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner, WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor, WordPress Gravity Forms, WordPress Jetpack, Zacks Investment Research, Zellis, Zimbra, and Zyxel have reportedly been hacked or compromised this month.

ASUS routers, ChatGPT, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure Portal, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft’s Outlook.com, Reddit, and ScanSource have suffered from outages this month.

Last months updates broke HP Office Jet printers, Surface laptop cameras, VPN performance, Windows Defender, Windows file copy, and Windows printing and audio playback.

30% of all internet traffic is malicious. Is anyone really surprised? Facebook has actually made progress against phishing by suing a registrar used primarily to create phishing domains.  The .zip TLD was released this month and it is already being used for malicious purposesMozilla was pushing full-screen ads for their VPN service. Google Ads remain one of the most common sources for malware.

Amazon has been fined $30 million over Ring and Alexa privacy violations. Microsoft will pay a mere $20 million for illegally collecting data on children in violation of COPPA. Meta (Facebook) has been fined $1.3 billion for moving data to US servers.

Call of Duty players can be identified on any platform violating their privacy. The American Hospital Association (AHA) doesn’t respect your privacy. People are sacrificing their tech, crypto and privacy in hopes of 15 minutes of fame.

Ford is so concerned about their spontaneous combustion issues, they’re advising owners of their vehicles to park outside.

While I’m not a big fan of Reddit, their new API rates and policies are going to be the death of many subreddits, since they’ll result in less automation by the good guys while not reducing the automation used by the bad guys.

Apple introduced Rapid Security Response (fast patching for security issues) last month, and have already caused panic among users.

The FDA has once-again expanded its own authority in what can only result in shrinking the food supply.

As expected, OAuth provides a fancy new “watering hole” target for attackers.

Now for the good news:

Microsoft will be killing Cortana later this year.

Let’s Get Busy

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Patch Tuesday is huge this month. The typical computer should see roughly 4.5 GB in updates today. Let’s get started.

Windows 10 and Windows 11 versions 22H2 should now be installed on all supported hardware as all prior non-LTS versions are no longer supported.

Microsoft released updates to address 1,378 bugs including 73 vulnerabilities in .NET and Visual Studio, .NET Core, .NET Framework, ASP .NET, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office OneNote, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Printer Drivers, Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL, Microsoft Windows Codecs Library, NuGet Client, Remote Desktop Client, Role: DNS Server, SysInternals, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Windows Authentication Methods, Windows Bus Filter Driver, Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, Windows Collaborative Translation Framework, Windows Container Manager Service, Windows CryptoAPI, Windows DHCP Server, Windows Filtering, Windows GDI, Windows Geolocation Service, Windows Group Policy, Windows Hello, Windows Hyper-V, Windows Installer, Windows iSCSI, Windows Kernel, Windows NTFS, Windows ODBC Driver, Windows OLE, Windows PGM, Windows Remote Procedure Call Runtime, Windows Resilient File System (ReFS), Windows Server Service, Windows SMB, Windows TPM Device Driver, Windows Win32K, and MSRT (~2 GB). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released updates for macOS Ventura 13.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, iOS 15.7.6, iOS 16.5, iPadOS 15.7.6, iPadOS 16.5, tvOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5.1, Safari 16.5, iTunes 12.12.9 for Windows, and Pro Video Formats 2.2.5. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

iOS 15.7.6 and 16.5 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

iPadOS 15.7.6 and 16.5 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

watchOS 9.5.1 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.

tvOS 16.5 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.

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 Ventura (13.x) means that macOS Catalina (10.15) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Big Sur (11) on your Mac then you should immediately remove it 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 (v22H2) 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, but I recommend you continue to use Windows 10 until early 2025 before you consider switching to it.

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 subscription SaferPC updates which will be installed each month whenever necessary. Click, call or email for more details:
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Driver Updates

If you’re using this hardware – these updates are for you.

AMD Adrenalin 23.5.2 resolves several bugs and improves reliability. This is not a security update.
https://www.amd.com/en/support

Crucial Storage Executive 9.01 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive

Display Driver Uninstaller 18.0.6.4 adds command-line arguments to optimize removal and improves cleanup for AMD. This is not a security update.
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu

DS4Windows 3.2.11 resolves several bugs and updates libraries. This should be treated as a security update.
https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases/latest

Garmin Express 7.17.2 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/

Wacom Driver 6.4.2-3 adds training, help bar tips, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.wacom.com/en-us/support/product-support/drivers

Browser Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

Brave 1.52.122 is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Google Chrome 114.0.5735.133 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Google Chrome 109.0.5414.149 (for Windows Server 2012) is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Microsoft Edge 113.0.1774.57 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Microsoft Edge 109.0.1518.100 (for Windows Server 2012) is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Microsoft Edge WebView2 114.0.1823.43 is a security update.
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/

Firefox 114.0.1 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Vivaldi 6.1.3035.75 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Email Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

ProtonMail (Android) 3.0.15 is a security update.
https://proton.me/mail/download

Spark 3.6.0.50235 improves stability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Spark (macOS) 3.6.0.50236 improves stability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Thunderbird 102.12.0 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 7.1.12 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

AnyDesk (macOS) 7.1.0 adds User Account support. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

curl 8.1.2 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://curl.haxx.se/windows/

DNSDataView 1.71 resolves a cosmetic bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_records_viewer.html

Dropbox 175.4.5569 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

Facebook Messenger 188.0.11.164 is a security update.
https://www.messenger.com/download

FileZilla Server 1.7.2 resolves several bugs and improves Let’s Encrypt compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FreeFileSync 12.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

Google Drive 76.0 is a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start

IPInfoOffline 1.70 adds support for additional IP location databases. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ip_country_info_offline.html

MailEnable 10.46 is a security update.
https://www.mailenable.com/

MeshCentral 2.11.7849.20089 resolves several bugs and updates libraries. This is not a security update.
https://meshcentral.com/info/downloads.html

Microsoft Teams 1.6.00.12455 resolves several bugs and adds lobby bypass, virtual front desk, and QR code sign-in for hotdesks. This is not a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads

Nextcloud Server 27.0 is a major update, with updates to libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Nmap 7.94 resolves several bugs, updates libraries, and adds dozens of new signatures. This is a security update.
https://nmap.org/

Pocketnet-GUI 0.8.49 improves IPFS support, adds option to purge local storage, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://pocketnet.app/

PushBullet 501 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.pushbullet.com/

Signal 6.20.2 improves stability and adds scroll-to for mentions. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/
https://signal.org/download/macos/

Signal (Android) 6.22.8 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Skype 8.97.0.204 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.skype.com/

Syncthing 1.23.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/

Technitium DNS Server 11.2 adds support for SVCB and HTTPS and unknown record types, PTR App, Weighted Round Robin App and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://technitium.com/dns/

Telegram 4.8.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/

USB Drive Log 1.12 adds sort-by. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_drive_log.html

Wget 1.21.4 is a security update.
https://eternallybored.org/misc/wget/

WinSCP 6.1 is a major update. This adds many features and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Zoom 5.14.11.17466 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 3.0.9 resolves several bugs and improves tracking and interaction controls. This is not a security update.
https://en.3tene.com/

iTunes 12.12.9.4 is a security update.
https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Plex Desktop 1.70.2.3845 resolves several bugs and adds discover together. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Home Theater 1.39.2.3822 adds sign-out and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Media Server 1.32.3.7192 adds support for new hardware and resolves several bugs. This is 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.

GDevelop 5.1.164 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download

Lego Studio 2.23.5.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd

PS5 23.01-07.40.00 resolves several bugs and improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5/system-software/

Office Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.

Adobe Animate 22.0.10 and 23.0.2 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb23-36.html

Adobe Commerce and Magento Commerce 2.3.7-p4-ext-3, 2.4.0-ext-3, 2.4.1-ext-3, 2.4.2-ext-3, 2.4.3-ext-3, 2.4.4-p4, 2.4.5-p3, and 2.4.6-p1 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb23-35.html

Adobe Experience Manager 2023.4 and 6.5.17.0 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb23-31.html

Adobe Substance 3D Designer 13.0.0 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_designer/apsb23-39.html

Audacity 3.3.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

ImageMagick 7.1.1-11 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://imagemagick.org/

Kdenlive 23.04.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://kdenlive.org/

LibreOffice Fresh 7.5.4 resolves 80 bugs. This is not a security update. Remember that the “Fresh” line is beta software so should be avoided by most users.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

LibreOffice 7.4.7 resolves over 50 bugs. While the 7.4 “Still” branch is now end of life, this should be used for the next 6 weeks before 7.5 is released as “Still.”
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Nextcloud Desktop 3.9.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Notepad++ 8.5.3 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Paint.net 5.0.6 improves cosmetics and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.getpaint.net/

Calibre 6.21.0 resolves several bugs and adds output formats. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Adobe Reader DC 23.003.20201 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Adobe Reader DC Patch 23.001.20174 resolves a stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Adobe Reader DC Patch (Mac) 23.001.20177 resolves a stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Security Software Updates

One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.

Chainsaw 2.6.2 resolves a rule parsing bug. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/countercept/chainsaw

KeePass 2.54 adds triggers, global URL overrides, password generator profiles, improvements to exports and reporting, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://keepass.info/

OpenSSL 3.1.1 is a security update.
https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

OpenSSL 1.1.1u is a security update.
https://www.openssl.org/source/

ProtonVPN (macOS) 3.1.4 resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://protonvpn.com/download

Radmin VPN 1.3.4570.5 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.radmin-vpn.com/

RogueKiller 15.10.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

SuperAntiSpyware 10.0.1252 is a security update.
https://www.superantispyware.com/download.html

Stinger 12.2.0.614 should be treated as a security update.
https://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx

Tails 5.14 is a security update.
https://tails.boum.org/install/dvd/index.en.html

uBlock Origin 1.50.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest

Velociraptor 0.6.9 should be treated as a security update.
https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/releases/latest

YARA 4.3.2 is a security update.
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Open Broadcaster Software 29.1.2 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://obsproject.com/

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

DVDFab 12.1.0.8 adds support for new encodings. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

iMazing HEIC Converter 2.0.9 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://imazing.com/heic

MakeMKV 1.17.4 adds support for new encodings and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.makemkv.com/download/

PDF Creator 5.1.1 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator

StreamFab 6.1.2.6 adds support for new sources and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm

UniFab 1.0.2.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/unifab.htm

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

1Password for Mac 8.10.7 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

1Password for Windows 8.10.7 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/windows/

7-Zip 23.00 resolves several bugs and improves performance in some situations. This is not a security update.
https://www.7-zip.org/

AppResourcesUsageView 1.05 adds sort-by option. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/app_resources_usage_view.html

BatteryHistoryView 1.05 adds sort-by option. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/battery_history_view.html

Bitwarden 2023.5.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/

CCleaner 6.12.10490 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/

ControlMyMonitor 1.37 adds support for abbreviated IDs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/control_my_monitor.html

CurrPorts 2.75 adds support for additional IP location databases. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

Dell Command Update 4.9.0 resolves several bugs and improves stability. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln311129/dell-command-update?lang=en

Dell OS Recovery Tool 2.3.7515 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.dell.com/support/home/uk/en/ukbsdt1/drivers/osiso/recoverytool

dnGrep 3.2.330.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/

email-oauth2-proxy 2023-05-18 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/simonrob/email-oauth2-proxy

ESEDatabaseView 1.72 adds sort-by and open recent file support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ese_database_view.html

Everything 1.4.1.1024 is a security update.
https://www.voidtools.com/

Everything Toolbar 1.1.1 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar/

Fido 1.50 removes inactive downloads and adds UEFI Shell 2.2 23H1. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/pbatard/Fido/releases

FileTypesMan 1.97 resolves a support annoyance. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html

Fing 3.3.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.fing.com/products/fing-desktop-download-windows

FullEventLogView 1.78 adds full screen mode. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/full_event_log_view.html

Git SCM 2.41.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://git-scm.com/

Go 1.20.5 is a security update.
https://go.dev/

GoodSync 12.2.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/

grepWin 2.0.15 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stefankueng/grepWin/releases/latest

GUIPropView 1.25 adds sort-by and black background support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/gui_prop_view.html

Homedale 2.06 resolves a crash bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/

HWiNFO 7.46 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

InstalledAppView 1.07 adds sort-by support and resolves a high-DPI bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/installed_app_view.html

LastActivityView 1.37 resolves a stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/computer_activity_view.html

LiveTcpUdpWatch 1.50 adds ASN and Organization columns, and support for additional IP location databases. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/live_tcp_udp_watch.html

ManageWirelessNetworks 1.11 adds sort by support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/manage_wireless_networks.html

MobileFileSearch 1.45 adds the ability to cancel search with Esc. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mobile_device_file_search.html

MultiMonitorTool 2.10 adds abbreviated ID support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html

NetRouteView 1.40 adds several new columns and option to copy as route. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_route_view.html

NetworkOpenedFiles 1.60 adds support for folder, user and computer filters. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_opened_files.html

NTLite 2023.5.9257 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

OpenToonz 1.7.1 resolves a stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/

OSForensics 10.0.1013 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/download.html

AOMEI Partition Assistant 10.0 is a major update with cosmetic and functional changes. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskpart.com/

PingInfoView 2.30 adds high-resolution ping time support and the ability to hide disabled items. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multiple_ping_tool.html

PointerStick 6.26 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/PointerStick

PowerToys 0.70.1 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest

Process Monitor 3.94 resolves a stability bug and restores Copy All functionality. This is not a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

PropertySystemView 1.20 adds CopyProperty command-line support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/windows_property_system_view.html

Recuva 1.53.2096 resolves a detection bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva

RoboForm 9.4.8 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/

Rufus 4.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://rufus.ie/en_US/

SimpleWMIView 1.54 adds full screen and sort-by support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/simple_wmi_view.html

TeamViewer 15.42.7 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/download/windows/

Unity 2022.3.1 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive

WakeMeOnLan 1.91 updates the internal MAC addresses database. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wake_on_lan.html

WhyNotWin11 2.5.0.5 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11

WinGet 1.4.11071 resolves dozens of bugs and updates libraries. This is a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest

WinRAR 6.22 improves reliability and resolves stability bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.rarlab.com/

WizTree 4.14.0.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskanalyzer.com/

ZoomIt 7.0 adds several new features including screen recording, annotation and editing. This is not a security update.
https://learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Android Studio 2022.2.1.20 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio

cx_Freeze 6.15 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

Get-IMAPAccessToken 2023.5.22 resolves a bug. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/DanijelkMSFT/ThisandThat/blob/main/Get-IMAPAccessToken.ps1

GitHub Desktop 3.2.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/

Godot 4.0.3 provides resolution for hundreds of bugs and feature issues. This is not a security update.
https://godotengine.org/

Node.js 20.3.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Python 3.11.4 is a security update.
https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/

SQLite 3.42.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html

Unreal Engine 5.2 adds dozens of new features and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://unrealengine.com/en-US/

Visual Studio Code 1.79.1 adds read-only, automatic copy, Git branch naming, and several other features. This is a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

Virtual Machine Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

PPSSPP 1.15.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ppsspp.org/download/

Web Package Updates

These are likely to be of interest only to web developers.

Invision Community 4.7.10 adds Courses, improved email bounce handling, and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://invisioncommunity.com/

HumHub 1.14.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.humhub.com/en

ISPConfig 3.2.10p1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ispconfig.org/ispconfig/download/

Joomla 4.3.2 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

jQuery 3.7.0 resolves several bugs and integrates Sizzle directly into jQuery. This is not a security update.
https://code.jquery.com/

ownCloud Client 4.0.0.10896 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/

phpList 3.6.13 improves updater process and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.phplist.org/

Piwigo 13.7.0 is a security update.
https://piwigo.org/

SMF 2.1.4 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.simplemachines.org/

WordPress 6.2.2 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/

BuddyPress 11.2.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress/

Contact Form 7 5.7.7 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/

myStickymenu 2.6.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mystickymenu/

Really Simple CAPTCHA 2.2 updates minimum requirements and Apache directives. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-captcha/

WooCommerce 7.7.2 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce/

WP Plugin Update Checker 5.1 improves GitHub and GitLab parsing and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker/releases/latest

WPBakery 6.13.0 is a security update.
https://wpbakery.com/

WPtouch 4.3.53 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/

That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. 😉

Regards,

Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/

Updates 2023-03-14

Welcome back, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for March, 2023.

This month brings a (mere) 104 major hacks and over 169 application updates. It’s the lightest month we’ve seen in a while with about 2 GB of updates for most users.

This Month in Technology

AASP, Acer, Activision, Albanian Government, Algodex, Aloha Nursing Rehab Centre, Andrade Gutierrez, AT&T, Atlassian, Bahrain International Airport, Booking.com, Boost Mobile, Burton Snowboards, California Northstate University, Cardiovascular Associates, CentraState, Cerebral Inc, Chick-fil-A, Codman Square Health Center, Coinbase, Community Health Systems, Convex, Danish Hospital websites, Dental Health Management Solutions, Denver Public Schools, Dish Network, Dole, Edgepark Medical Supplies, eMDs, Inc, Essendant, Euler Finance, Eye4Fraud, Fasecolda, the FBI, Flutterwave, Fonasa, Fortinet FortiOS, GDS Holdings, GoDaddy, GSC Game World, GunAuction.com, Hatch Bank, Hawai’i Department of Health, HDB Financial Services, HDFC Bank, Health Link, Henrico Doctors Hospital, Hope Finance, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Hutchinson Clinic, Hyundai and Kia, iD Tech, Integrative Dentistry, Jump Crypto, LastPass, Lawrence General Hospital, LBB, Lehigh Valley Health Network, LimeVPN, Long Son Petrochemicals, Los Angeles Unified School District, Minneapolis Public Schools, News Corporation, Northeast Surgical Group, PC, Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crimes, Oakland, CA, PayPal, PetroVietnam, Pierce Transit, Platypus, POSCO Engineering & Construction, RealDudesInc, Reventics, LLC, Ring, Rosarito, San Juan Regional Medical Center, Scandinavian Airlines, Sentara Healthcare, Sharp Healthcare, Shopper+, Southeastern Louisiana University, SpaceX, ST Telemedia Global Data Centers, Stanford University, Technion, TELUS, Tender.fi, Tennessee State University, The Good Guys, Tusla, U.S. Marshals Service, Uranium Finance, Veeam, VGTRK, over 2,800 VMware hosts, Weee, West Cecil Health Center, WH Smith, White Bird Clinic, Wichita Urology Group, PA, Zoll Medical Corp, ZOLL Medical, and Zurcal have reportedly been hacked or compromised this month.

Twitter (twice), Russian state media, Microsoft Exchange Online, and Gmail IMAP have had major outages this month.

Two of the three largest bank failures in US history happened this week. Silicon Valley Bank was (briefly) shut down by regulators after mishandling billions of dollars.
Only days after Silvergate Capital Corp‘s collapse, and Signature Bank followed days later. Roku, for example, was set to lose over 99.9% of their deposits at SVB, almost 26% of their total cash. AcuityAds Holding, BlockFi, Rocket Lab, Roblox, and others were also at risk of major losses. Unfortunately, the federal government is going to bail them out, allowing bad business decisions to avoid any negative repercussions and giving way to cheap investments by larger banks to effectively stack the dominoes higher.

Last months updates broke IIS for Alliance.

Now for the good news:

 

Let’s Get Busy

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Patch Tuesday is small this month. The typical computer should see roughly 2 GB in updates today. Let’s get started.

Microsoft released updates to address 98 vulnerabilities in Azure, Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS), Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Microsoft Bluetooth Driver, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver, Microsoft Printer Drivers, Microsoft Windows Codecs Library, Office for Android, Remote Access Service Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, Role: DNS Server, Role: Windows Hyper-V, Service Fabric, Visual Studio, Windows Accounts Control, Windows Bluetooth Service, Windows Central Resource Manager, Windows Cryptographic Services, Windows Defender, Windows HTTP Protocol Stack, Windows HTTP.sys, Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol, Windows Kernel, Windows Partition Management Driver, Windows Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), Windows Remote Procedure Call, Windows Remote Procedure Call Runtime, Windows Resilient File System (ReFS), Windows Secure Channel, Windows SmartScreen, Windows TPM, Windows Win32K and MSRT (~ 1 GB). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released updates for GarageBand for macOS 10.4.8, tvOS 16.3.3, and macOS Big Sur 11.7.4. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

tvOS 16.3.3 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.

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 Ventura (13.x) means that macOS Catalina (10.15) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Big Sur (11) on your Mac then you should immediately remove it 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 release of the Windows 10 (v22H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. Windows 10 pushes you to get the latest Windows 10 release every 12 months and only supports any consumer builds for 18 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.

The now-current release of the Windows 11 (v22H2) 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 still very young so I encourage you to wait a few more months before you consider switching to it.

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 subscription SaferPC updates which will be installed 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 23.3.1 improves performance and reliability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.amd.com/en/support

BullZip PDF Printer 14.2.0.2955 resolves the PrintToPrinter bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download

Crucial Storage Executive 9.01 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive

Display Driver Uninstaller 18.0.6.1 introduces a new installer, improves Intel cleanup and improves user interface. This is not a security update.
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu

DS4Windows 3.2.9 adds DualSense Edge support and resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security udpate.
https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases/latest

Garmin Express 7.16.3 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/

Samsung DeX 2.4.1.11 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/dex/

Browser Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

Brave 1.49.120 is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Firefox 111.0 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Google Chrome 111.0.5563.64 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Google Chrome 109.0.5414.129 is a security update. Chrome v109 is being maintained until October 2023 to support Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Microsoft Edge 110.0.1587.69 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Vivaldi 5.7.2921.63 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Email Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

ProtonMail (Android) 3.0.12 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://proton.me/mail/download

Spark 3.3.4.44396 resolves several bugs and adds zoom and message dragging. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Spark (macOS) 3.3.4.44394 resolves several bugs and adds zoom and message dragging. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Thunderbird 102.8.0 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.

curl 7.88.1 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://curl.haxx.se/windows/

Dropbox 169.4.5684 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

Facebook Messenger 182.0.0.9.73 is a security update.
https://www.messenger.com/download

FileZilla Client 3.63.2.1 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FileZilla Server 1.6.7 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FreeFileSync 12.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

Microsoft Teams 1.6.00.4472 improves caption and rich call support. This is not a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads

Nextcloud Server 25.0.4 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Omada Software Controller 5.9.9 resolves a couple bugs and adds several new features. This is not a security update.
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/omada-software-controller/

Pocketnet-GUI 0.8.41 adds audio upload and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://pocketnet.app/

Prosody 0.12.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://prosody.im/download/start

Rclone 1.62.0 adds several new features and fixes dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://rclone.org/

Signal 6.9.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/

Signal (Android) 6.13.7 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Skype 8.94.0.428 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.skype.com/

Syncthing 1.23.2 updates libraries and resolves a relay bug. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/

Technitium DNS Server 11.0.3 is a security update. This version is no longer compatible with operating systems older than Windows 10.
https://technitium.com/dns/

Telegram 4.6.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/

Zoom 5.13.11.13434 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://zoom.us/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Bitwig Studio 4.4.8 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.bitwig.com/download/

darktable 4.2.1 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.darktable.org/

Kodi 20.1 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://kodi.tv/

Plex Desktop 1.65.1.3596 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Home Theater 1.35.1.3614 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Media Server 1.31.2.6810 resolves several bugs including crash 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.

GameMaker Studio 2023.2.0.71 resolves dozeens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.yoyogames.com/en/gamemaker

GDevelop 5.1.158 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download

Lego Studio 2.23.2.1 now displays the color of bricks in the tooltip. This is not a security update.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd

Nintendo Switch 16.0.0 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22525/kw/system%20updates/p/989

PlayStation PS3 4.90 improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/

PlayStation PS4 10.50 provides several cosmetic updates. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4/system-software/

PlayStation PS5 23.01-07.01.00 improves stability and adds several cosmetic and voice features. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5/system-software/

Office Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.

Adobe Reader DC 23.001.20064 is a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Adobe Commerce 2.4.6, 2.4.5-p2, and 2.4.4-p3 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb23-17.html

Adobe Experience Manager 2023.1 and 6.5.16.0 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb23-18.html

Adobe Illustrator 27.3.1 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb23-19.html

Adobe Dimension 3.4.8 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/dimension/apsb23-20.html

Adobe Creative Cloud 5.10 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb23-21.html

Adobe Substance 3D Stager 2.0.1 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_stager/apsb23-22.html

Adobe Photoshop 23.5.4 and 24.2.1 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb23-23.html

Adobe ColdFusion 2018.16 and 2021.6 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.html

Audacity 3.2.5 resolves a reliability bug with third-party auth. This is not a security update.
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

Calibre 6.14.0 improves metadata controls and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/

GIMP 2.10.34 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.gimp.org/

ImageMagick 7.1.1-3 adds support for HEIC and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://imagemagick.org/

Kindle for PC 1.40.65535 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.amazon.com/kindleforpc

LibreOffice 7.4.6 resolves over 70 bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

LibreOffice Fresh 7.5.1 resolves 90 bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Nextcloud Desktop 3.7.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Notepad++ 8.5 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

OpenOffice 4.1.14 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.openoffice.org/download/

Paint.net 5.0.2 adds ability to invert Alpha channel, performance improvements, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.getpaint.net/

PDF-XChange Editor 9.5.367.0 is a security update.
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor

Security Software Updates

One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.

Chainsaw 2.5.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/countercept/chainsaw

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware 4.5.23 is a security update.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

OpenSSL 3.1.0 is a security update.
https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

ProtonVPN 3.0.14 improves user interface. This is not a security update.
https://protonvpn.com/download

RogueKiller 15.8.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

SanDisk PrivateAccess 6.3.12 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/48025

Tails 5.10 is a security update.
https://tails.boum.org/install/dvd/index.en.html

TinyWall 3.3.1 resolves a couple bugs and releases it open source. This is not a security update.
https://tinywall.pados.hu/

uBlock Origin 1.47.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest

VT-CLI 0.13.0 adds a couple new features. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/VirusTotal/vt-cli/releases/latest

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Camtasia 22.5.1 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html

SnagIt 23.1.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

DVDFab 12.1.0.1 adds support for new encodings. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

StreamFab 6.1.1.2 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm

UniFab 1.0.1.5 adds conversion sampling and resolves several bugs. 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 6.0.23 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

1Password for Mac 8.10.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

1Password for Windows 8.10.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/windows/

Agent Ransack 2022.3367 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download/

AOMEI Partition Assistant 9.15.0 adds ability to reset Windows password and recover data. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskpart.com/

Beyond Compare 4.4.6.27483 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php?zz=dl4

Bitwarden 2023.2.0 adds several new security and feature controls, adds new encryption options and adds desktop validation for new devices. This is not a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/

CPU-Z Installer 2.05 adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

CurrPorts 2.70 adds dark mode and several new sort options. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

DesktopOK 10.71 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

dnGrep 3.2.279.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/

Etcher 1.18.5 updates libraries. This is not a security update.
https://www.balena.io/etcher/

Everything Toolbar 1.0.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar/

Fido 1.44 now prevents operation on non-Windows platforms. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/pbatard/Fido/releases

FileLocator Pro 2022.3367 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/download

Git SCM 2.40.0 is a security update.
https://git-scm.com/

Go 1.20.2 is a security update.
https://go.dev/

GoodSync 12.1.9 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/

HWMonitor 1.50 adds support for new hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

NetworkInterfacesView 1.27 adds a new column for Metric. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_interfaces.html

NTLite 2023.3.9160 adds support for new features and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

OSForensics 10.0.1009 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/download.html

osquery 5.8.1 is a security update.
https://osquery.io/downloads

PowerToys 0.68.1 adds Paste as Plain Text, Mouse Jump, new GPO policies, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest

ProcessMonitor 3.93 resolves several user interface and log file bugs. This is not a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

RoboForm 9.4.4 is a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/

Seagate DiscWizard 25.0.1.39868 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/discwizard-master-dl/

SimpleWMIView 1.53 adds Sort By option to the toolbar. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/simple_wmi_view.html

TcpLogView 1.37 adds several sorting options and resolves a bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/tcp_log_view.html

TeamViewer 15.39.6 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/download/windows/

Unity 2022.2.10 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive

Ventoy 1.0.89 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

WifiInfoView 2.78 adds new sorting options and updates the internal MAC address database. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wifi_information_view.html

WinRAR 6.21 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.rarlab.com/

WizFile 3.09 adds support for RegExp search, DrivePool, Storage Spaces, virtual drives, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://antibody-software.com/wizfile/

ZoomText 2023 2023.2302.8.400 improves stability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/ZoomText

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

ADB 34.0.1 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools

Android Studio 2022.1.1.21 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio

GitHub Desktop 3.2.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/

Inno Setup 6.2.2 is a security update.
https://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php

Node.js 19.7.0 updates dependencies and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 14.21.3 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 16.19.1 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 18.15.0 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

SQLite 3.41.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html

Visual Studio Code 1.76.1 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.

Coppermine Gallery 1.6.22 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://coppermine-gallery.net/

Drupal 9.5.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://drupal.org/download

Joomla 4.2.9 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

jQuery 3.6.4 adds selector forgiveness. This is not a security update.
https://code.jquery.com/

MailEnable Enterprise 10.45 is a security update.
https://www.mailenable.com/

MailEnable Enterprise 9.87 is a security update.
https://www.mailenable.com/

OpenPetra 2023.02 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.openpetra.org/

ownCloud Client 3.2.1.10355 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/

Piwigo 13.6.0 is a security update.
https://piwigo.org/

YOURLS 1.9.2 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://yourls.org/

BuddyPress 11.1.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress/

Contact Form 7 5.7.4 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/

Social Post Feed 4.1.8 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-facebook-feed/

Sucuri Security 1.8.37 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sucuri-scanner/

WooCommerce 7.5.0 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce/

WP Cerber Security 9.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wpcerber.com/

WPtouch 4.3.51 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/

That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. 😉

Regards,

Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/

Updates 2023-02-14

Happy Valentine’s Day, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for February, 2023.

There are a whopping 150+ major hacks and 200+ application updates this month. It’s a big one, with about 6 GB of updates for most users. Microsoft is also pushing out Windows 22H2 (Win10 and Win11) for all supported devices. If you’re not already on the latest builds, expect to be “upgraded” automatically in the coming days.

This Month in Technology

1020 South Main Street Operations LLC, 1st Franklin Financial Corporation Master Welfare Benefit Plan, 225 Evergreen Road Operations LLC, 90 Degree Benefits, Inc., A10 Networks, Aflac, Alkomprar Technology, AmerisourceBergen, an unnamed medical research company, Arizona Health Advantage, Inc., Arnold Clark, Aspire Surgical, Atlassian’s Jira Service Management Server and Data Center, Audifarma, Autotrader, Bahrain’s international airport, Benefit Administrative Systems, LLC, BonqDAO, Brazilian Government, British PM Stewart McDonald, Cacti, Cardiovascular Associates, Casa Ley, Cedar Oaks Surgery Center, Centro Médico Virgen De La Caridad, CircleCi, Cisco IOx, City Council of Durango, City of London, City of Oakland, Community Health Systems, CommuteAir – exposing the TSA no-fly list, Control Web Panel, Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Court of Justice of the State of Pará, Datadog, Diligent Corp, DNV (impacting over 1000 ships worldwide), DotHouse Health Incorporated, DPP II, LLC, Dr. Keith Rundle & Dr. Herman Rundle, Edmonds School District, Eurostar, Exclu, FortiOS SSL-VPN, General Treasury of the Republic of Chile, Git, GitHub Atom, GitHub Desktop, GoAnywhere MFT, 130 organizations using GoAnywhere, Google Fi, GoTo, Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online, Harmony Horizon, Health Plan of San Mateo, Heritage Provider Network, Hive, Home Care Providers of Texas, Howard Memorial Hospital, Indigo Books & Music, Instituto Federal Do Pará, Intelligent Business Solutions, ION Group, iOS, IT Servicios, Italy, Jackson & Joyce Family Dentistry, JD Sports, Jefferson County Health Center, KeePass, KomplettFritid, Kroger, LastPass, League of Legends, LearnPress, Lexmark firmware, LimeVPN, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Los Angeles Unified School District, Luaces Asesores, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, macOS, MailChimp, Maternal and Family Health Services, Microsoft-Verified OAuth Apps, a Midwest specialty medical care clinic, Mindpath Health, Minuteman Senior Services, MKS Instruments, Morgan Hill Unified School District, multiple federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agenciesNamecheap, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Nissan North America, Norton LifeLock (including their password manager), ODIN Intelligence, One Brooklyn Health System, Packman anti-cheat software, PayPal, Pennsburg Manor, PeopleConnect (TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate), Pepsi, Pharma Gestao, Pitt Meadows School District 42, Planet Ice, Politriz, Puma, QNAP NAS, Qualys, Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office, Qulliq Energy Corporation, Reddit, Regal Medical Group, Rise Interactive Media & Analytics, LLC, Rostelecom, Royal Mail, Rundle Eye Care, Samsung Galaxy App Store, San Francisco Transit Police, Seguros Equinoccial S.A, Sharp HealthCare, Shell, Sistema Integral De Control Alimentario, Skyview Networks, Solaris, Southeast Colorado Hospital District, St. Rose Hospital, Stanford Medicine, Stroke Scan Inc, T-Mobile, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Teijin Automotive Technologies Welfare Plan, The Guardian, Ticketmaster, Toyota’s GSPIMS, Tucson, Arizona, Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team, Ukrinform, University of California, University of Colorado Hospital Authority, University of Colorado, University of Duisburg-Essen, University of Maryland Baltimore, University of Miami, UScellular, VMware OpenSLP, VMware vRealize Log Insight, Weee!, Yum! Brands, Zacks Investment Research, and Zurich have reportedly been hacked or compromised this month.

Most federal agencies ignore the GAO cybersecurity recommendations.

Bankdata, Bermuda, The FAA’s NOTAM, Instagram, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Outlook, Tor, Twitter, Verizon, YouTube, and Zelle suffered from significant outages.

Cloudflare managed to prevent an insane 71 million requests per second attack.

Last months updates broke the Windows Start menu, Windows 10 (if a 365 trial was active), and almost 300 MSI motherboard models.

A whopping 12% (minimum) of online stores expose private data or backups. A new strain of point-of-sale malware prevents contactless payments in order to ensure that the skimmer operates unhindered.

Now for the good news:

Impossible Foods are being hit with patent problems across the globe. Hopefully this will lead to a financial incentive to grow real foods again.

Let’s Get Busy

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Patch Tuesday is huge this month. The typical computer should see roughly
6 GB in updates today. Let’s get started.

Like it or not, Windows 10 and Windows 11 versions 22H2 are now being pushed out onto all supported devices, so expect it to be installed in the coming days.

Microsoft released updates to address 72 vulnerabilities in .NET and Visual Studio, .NET Framework, 3D Builder, Azure App Service, Azure Data Box Gateway, Azure DevOps, Azure Machine Learning, HoloLens, Internet Storage Name Service, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office OneNote, Microsoft Office Publisher, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver, Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL, Microsoft Windows Codecs Library, Power BI, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Windows Active Directory, Windows ALPC, Windows Common Log File System Driver, Windows Cryptographic Services, Windows Distributed File System (DFS), Windows Fax and Scan Service, Windows HTTP.sys, Windows Installer, Windows iSCSI, Windows Kerberos, Windows MSHTML Platform, Windows ODBC Driver, Windows Protected EAP (PEAP), Windows SChannel, Windows Win32K, and MSRT (~2 GB). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released updates for macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, iOS 12.5.7, iOS 15.7.3, iOS 16.3.1, iPadOS 15.7.3, iPadOS 16.3.1, Safari 16.3.1, tvOS 16.3.2 and watchOS 9.3.1. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

iOS 12.5.7, 15.7.3, and 16.3.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

iPadOS 15.7.3 and 16.3.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

watchOS 9.3.1 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.

tvOS 16.3.2 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.

Google Chrome OS 109.0.5414.125 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.

elementary OS 7.0 is a new major version of elementary OS improving app management, controls, defaults, and many other bug fixes. This is not a security update.
https://elementary.io/

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 Ventura (13.x) means that macOS Catalina (10.15) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Big Sur (11) on your Mac then you should immediately remove it 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 release of the Windows 10 (v22H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. Windows 10 pushes you to get the latest Windows 10 release every 12 months and only supports any consumer builds for 18 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.

The now-current release of the Windows 11 (v22H2) 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 still very young so I encourage you to wait a few more months before you consider switching to it.

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 subscription SaferPC updates which will be installed 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.

Display Driver Uninstaller 18.0.6.0 updates installer, adds option to update driver source to default, and improves cleanup. This is not a security update.
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu

DS4Windows 3.2.8 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases/latest

Garmin Express 7.16.1 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/

JACK2 1.9.22 improves compatibility, removes example tools, updates dependencies, and resolves a couple bugs. This is a security update.
https://jackaudio.org/downloads/

NVcleanstall 1.15.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/

Drivers by Seagull 2023.1 adds support for over 200 new printer models from 20 vendors, RFID unique serial numbers (TID), and updates the license.
https://www.seagullscientific.com/support/downloads/drivers/

Wacom Driver 6.4.1-3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.wacom.com/en-us/support/product-support/drivers

Xerox Smart Start 1.8.10.0 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/content/143617

Browser Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

Brave 1.48.158 is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Google Chrome 110.0.5481.100 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Microsoft Edge 110.0.1587.41 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Firefox 110.0 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

SeaMonkey 2.53.15 is a security update.
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Vivaldi 5.6.2867.62 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Email Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

ProtonMail (Android) 3.0.11 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://proton.me/mail/download

Spark 3.3.3.42970 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Spark (macOS) 3.3.3.42968 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Thunderbird 102.7.2 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 7.1.8 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

AnyDesk (macOS) 7.0.1 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

BrowsingHistoryView 2.54 adds whitespace around the QR codes. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/browsing_history_view.html

Dropbox 167.4.4719 resolves several bugs and improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

Facebook Messenger 176.0.0.12.101 is a security update.
https://www.messenger.com/download

FileZilla Client 3.63.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FileZilla Server 1.6.6 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FreeFileSync 12.0 is a major update and adds several new security profiles, improves timeouts, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

Google Drive 71.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start

IPInfoOffline 1.61 resolves a crash bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ip_country_info_offline.html

Java 8u361 is a security update.
https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Microsoft Teams 1.6.00.376 adds several new features. This is not a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads

Nextcloud Server 25.0.3 is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Omada Software Controller 5.8.4 adds global view, mapping, and adds several other features. This is not a security update.
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/omada-software-controller/

Pocketnet-GUI 0.8.39 adds P2P audio and video calls, improved GUI confirmations, and resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://pocketnet.app/

Signal 6.5.1 resolves a crash bug. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/

Signal (Android) 6.10.9 improves display of activity. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Skype 8.93.0.404 improves translator, color schemes, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.skype.com/

Syncthing 1.23.1 resolves an upgrade bug. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/

Telegram 4.6.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/

Telegram (Android) 9.4.0 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://telegram.org/apps

WinSCP 5.21.7 updates Batch Rename extension and resolves a settings change bug. This is not a security update.
https://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Zoom 5.13.7.12602 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://zoom.us/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

BasicSR 1.4.2 adds torch and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/XPixelGroup/BasicSR/releases/latest

Kodi 20.0 implements over 500 changes. This is a security update.
https://kodi.tv/

Plex Desktop 1.63.3.3523 resolves audio passthrough. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Home Theater 1.33.2.3525 resolves audio passthrough. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Media Server 1.31.0.6654 improves season and episode detection, end credit marker detection, scanner, and resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server

Real-ESRGAN-ncnn-vulkan 0.2.0 is a security update.
https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN-ncnn-vulkan/releases/latest

TuneIn 1.26.0 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://tunein.com/radio/home/

Game Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

GameMaker Studio 2023.1.0.58 improves installation experience, performance and image editing. This is not a security update.
https://www.yoyogames.com/en/gamemaker

GDevelop 5.1.157 adds new objects, improves GDevelop banner behavior, asynchronous objects, updates libraries and extensions. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download

Lego Studio 2.23.1.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd

Playstation PS5 22.02-06.50.00 adds support for the DualSense Edge wireless controller and improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5/system-software/

Steam 2023.02.10 resolves dozens of bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.steampowered.com/platform/update_history/index.php?skin=0&id=0

Office Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.

Adobe Reader DC 22.003.20314 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Adobe After Effects 23.2 and 22.6.4 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb23-02.html

Adobe Connect 11.4.6 and 12.2 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb23-05.html

Adobe FrameMaker 2020.5 and 2022.1 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb23-06.html

Adobe Bridge 12.0.4 and 13.0.2 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb23-09.html

Adobe Photoshop 23.5.4 and 24.1.1 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb23-11.html

Adobe InDesign 18.2 and 17.4.1 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-12.html

Adobe Premiere Rush 2.7 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_rush/apsb23-14.html

Adobe Animate 22.0.9 and 23.0.1 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb23-15.html

Adobe Substance 3D Stager 2.0.0 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_stager/apsb23-16.html

Audacity 3.2.4 resolves a functional bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

LibreOffice 7.4.5 resolves a stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

LibreOffice Fresh 7.5.0 resolves over 250 bugs. This is a security update. Be aware that the Fresh line is beta software and should be avoided in favor of the Still line above.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Nextcloud Desktop 3.7.3 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Notepad++ 8.4.9 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Paint.net 5.0.1 is a major update to Paint.net, adds several features, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.getpaint.net/

Calibre 6.12.0 adds read-aloud, updates libraries, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Kindle for PC 1.40.65415 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.amazon.com/kindleforpc

Security Software Updates

One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.

Chainsaw 2.3.1 resolves a panic bug. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/countercept/chainsaw

DNSQuerySniffer 1.91 resolves stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_query_sniffer.html

HTTP Toolkit 1.12.3 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://httptoolkit.tech/

KeePass 2.53.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://keepass.info/

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware 4.5.22 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware Mac 4.18.11 resolves a couple bugs and removes the built-in browser. This is a security update.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/

OpenSSL 1.1.1t is a security update.
https://www.openssl.org/source/

OpenSSL 3.0.8 is a security update.
https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

ProtonVPN (macOS) 3.0.13 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://protonvpn.com/download

RogueKiller 15.8.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

Tails 5.9 is a security update.
https://tails.boum.org/install/dvd/index.en.html

uBlock Origin 1.47.0 resolves several bugs and improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Camtasia 22.5.0 adds several new transitions, improved recorder, and several other tools. This is not a security update.
https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html

Open Broadcaster Software 29.0.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://obsproject.com/

ScreenToGif 2.37.2 adds translations. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/releases/latest

SnagIt 23.0.3 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

DVDFab 12.0.9.9 adds support for new encodings, improves compatibility and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

HandBrake 1.6.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://handbrake.fr/

iMazing HEIC Converter 2.0.5 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://imazing.com/heic

MakeMKV 1.17.3 adds support for new encodings and improves reliability. This is not a security update.
https://www.makemkv.com/download/

StreamFab 6.1.0.7 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm

UniFab 1.0.1.2 resolves a couple bugs and adds support to merge. 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 6.0.20 improves performance and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/

Zotero (macOS) 6.0.21 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

1Password for Mac 8.9.15 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

1Password for Windows 8.9.14 adds support to import directly from LastPass. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/windows/

8GadgetPack 36.0 updates outdated gadgets. This is not a security update.
https://8gadgetpack.net/

Agent Ransack 2022.3366 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download/

Beyond Compare 4.4.5.27371 improves performance and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php?zz=dl4

Bitwarden 2023.1.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/

CCleaner 6.09.10300 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/

CPU-Z Installer 2.04 adds support for new hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

CurrPorts 2.66 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

Cygwin 3.4.6 improves compatibility and stability. This should be treated as a security update.
https://cygwin.com/

Dell Command Update 4.8.0 improves BIOS update, self-update, and toast behaviors. This is a security update.
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln311129/dell-command-update?lang=en

DesktopOK 10.66 improves auto save icons feature. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

Etcher 1.14.3 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.balena.io/etcher/

Everything Toolbar 1.0.2 improves performance, reliability and cosmetics. This is a security update.
https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar/

Fido 1.43 adds BITS transfer support. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/pbatard/Fido/releases

FileLocator Pro 2022.3366 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/download

Git SCM 2.39.1 is a security update.
https://git-scm.com/

Go 1.20.1 updates the toolchain and improves performance. This is a security update.
https://go.dev/

GoodSync 12.1.7 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/

grepWin 2.0.13 adds ability to copy column content, and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stefankueng/grepWin/releases/latest

HWMonitor 1.49 adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Memtest86+ 6.10 adds support for Secure Boot signing, headless EFI, various command line options, new hardware and resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.memtest.org/

NetworkTrafficView 2.43 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_traffic_view.html

NTLite 2.3.9.9039 updates components and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

OSForensics 10.0.1007 improves case management, VM reporting, and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/download.html

AOMEI Partition Assistant 9.14.0 improves safety of move/resize, resolves several bugs, and improves reliability. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskpart.com/

PointerStick 6.22 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/PointerStick

PowerToys 0.67.1 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest

PSAppDeploy 3.9.2 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://psappdeploytoolkit.com/

ScreenConnect 23.1.1.8423 improves compatibility, adds several cosmetic changes, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.connectwise.com/software/control/download

SearchMyFiles 3.23 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_my_files.html

Sysmon 14.14 resolves a timeout detected deleted files. This is not a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon

TeamViewer 15.38.3 resolves a file resume bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/download/windows/

Unified Remote Server 3.13.0.2501 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.unifiedremote.com/

Unity 2022.2.6 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive

Ventoy 1.0.88 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

WhyNotWin11 2.5.0.4 updates hardware compatibility lists. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11

WinGet 1.4.10173 resolves over a hundred bugs and improves stability. This is a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest

WinRAR 6.20 resolves over 20 bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.rarlab.com/

ZoomIt 6.12 resolves a cosmetic artifact bug when zooming. This is not a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

ADB 34.0.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools

Android Studio 2022.1.1.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio

GitHub Desktop 3.1.6 updates libraries, resolves several bugs, and improves compatibility. This is a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/

GitHub includefragment 6.1.1 adds refetch API. This is not a security update.
https://github.github.io/include-fragment-element/

MySQL Server 8.0.32 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/

MySQL ConnectorNet 8.0.32 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Node.js 19.6.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 18.14.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Redemption 6.3.0.6164 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dimastr.com/redemption/

Rustup 1.25.2 adds SHA-1 support again. This is not a security update.
https://www.rust-lang.org/

TortoiseGit 2.14.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://tortoisegit.org/

Visual Studio Code 1.75.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

Virtual Machine Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

VirtualBox 7.0.6 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Web Package Updates

These are likely to be of interest only to web developers.

Drupal 9.4.11 is a security update.
https://drupal.org/download

Joomla 4.2.7 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

ownCloud Client 3.1.0.9872 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/

phpList 3.6.12 updates dependencies and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.phplist.org/

phpMyAdmin 5.2.1 is a security update.
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/

Piwigo 13.5.0 is a security update.
https://piwigo.org/

Antispam Bee 2.11.2 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/antispam-bee/

Autoptimize 3.1.5 improves compatibility and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/autoptimize/

Contact Form 7 5.7.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/

Duplicator 1.5.2.1 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/#developers

myStickymenu 2.6.2 improves flow. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mystickymenu/

Postie 1.9.65 removes uname support. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/postie/

Redirection 5.3.9 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/

W3 Total Cache 2.3.0 improves compatibility and resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/

WooCommerce 7.3.0 resolves almost 100 bugs. This is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce/

WPtouch 4.3.48 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/

That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. 😉

Regards,

Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/

Updates 2023-01-10

Happy New Year, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for January, 2023.

This month brings over 200 application updates and over 100 major hacks. It’s the lightest month we’ve seen in a while, with only about 3 GB of updates for most users.

This Month in Technology

3Commas, Aetna ACE, Antwerp, Belgium, Argonne (ANL), Astro, Avem Health Partners, Azienda Ospedaliera di Alessandria hospital, Bay City Health & Rehabilitation Center, Benchmark, BetMGM, BitKeep crypto wallet users, BMW, Bosselman Energy, Inc. Employee Health Benefits Plan, Brookhaven (BNL), BTC.com, CA Department of Finance, Captify Health, Careportal, Chick-fil-A, CircleCI, Citrix ADC and Gateway, CoinTracker, Comcast Xfinity, Consulate Health Care, Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, Cott Systems, Deezer, Degroof Petercam, Digipolis, DoorDash, Empresas Públicas de Medellín, FBI’s InfraGard, Fitzgibbon Hospital, Five Guys, Flying Blue, Foundcare, Inc., FuboTV, Gemini crypto exchange, Ghost CMS, GitHub auth, Google Home smart speaker, Grupo Estrategas EMM, H-Hotels, Hawaiian Eye Center, Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp, Intrado, John F. Kennedy International Airport taxi dispatch system, JsonWebToken, Kubernetes clusters, L. Knife & Son, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan, Lake Charles Memorial Health System, LastPass (“most” data was encrypted), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL), Legacy Hospice, LEGO BrickLink, Live Oak Surgery Center, Louis A. Johnson Veterans’ Administration Medical Center, Mango Markets, Maternal & Family Health Services, Maybank, Medicare, MedStar Mobile Healthcare, Mercedes, 60,000+ Microsoft Exchange servers, Midwest Orthopaedic Consultants, S.C., Monarch, Netgear WiFi routers, New Vision Dental, Okta, Port of Lisbon Administration, Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, PyTorch, Quality Behavioral Health, Queensland University of Technology, Rackspace, SAIF Corp, Sargent & Lundy, SevenRooms, Shibuya Ward office in Tokyo, Slack, SlideTeam, Social Blade, Synology, Telas Palo Grande, The Elizabeth Hospice, The Guardian, The Malaysian Election Commission, Three Rivers Provider Network, Toyota, TPG Telecom Ltd, Twitter, Uber, UK Schools, UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Ukrainian Government (because they pirated Windows), Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Universidad De La Salle, University of Havana, University of Miami, Verisma Systems, Inc., VSCode Marketplace, Wabtec Corporation, Windows Problem Reporting, YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium, and Zoho ManageEngine have reportedly been hacked or compromised this month.

ChatGPT, the latest AI designed to make humanity obsolete, is already being used to develop malwareAdobe is using your content to train their AI. 

Microsoft still hasn’t gone all-in on Windows 11. Google Chrome (and all other Chromium-based browsers – Edge, Brave, Vivaldi and so on) will no longer support Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or Server 2012/2012 R2 in only a month. The latest build of iTunes is not compatible with the end-to-end encryption feature on iOS/iPadOS.

The only government caught bombing people not party to the Russo-Ukrainian war says cyberattacks should be considered war crimes. The FTC is planning to kill the US economy, while the FCC has decided to regulate space.

Now for the good news:

Almost every ‘conspiracy theory‘ that people had about twitter turned out to be true. The FBI has seized domains involved in DDoS attacks.

John Deere will finally allow farmers to repair their own equipment. This is a major movement in conjunction with the Right to Repair, and could save farmers millions on production expenses.

Let’s Get Busy

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Patch Tuesday is huge this month. The typical computer should see roughly 3
GB in updates today. Let’s get started.

Windows 11 22H2 still isn’t ready for prime time, so hold off for at least another month.

Microsoft released updates to address 90 vulnerabilities in .NET Core, 3D Builder, Azure Service Fabric Container, Microsoft Bluetooth Driver, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft Local Security Authority Server (lsasrv), Microsoft Message Queuing, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office Visio, Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL, Visual Studio Code, Windows ALPC, Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, Windows Authentication Methods, Windows Backup Engine, Windows Bind Filter Driver, Windows BitLocker, Windows Boot Manager, Windows Credential Manager, Windows Cryptographic Services, Windows DWM Core Library, Windows Error Reporting, Windows Event Tracing, Windows IKE Extension, Windows Installer, Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol, Windows iSCSI, Windows Kernel, Windows Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Windows LDAP – Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, Windows Local Security Authority (LSA), Windows Local Session Manager (LSM), Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, Windows Management Instrumentation, Windows MSCryptDImportKey, Windows NTLM, Windows ODBC Driver, Windows Overlay Filter, Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, Windows Print Spooler Components, Windows Remote Access Service L2TP Driver, Windows RPC API, Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP), Windows Smart Card, Windows Task Scheduler, Windows Virtual Registry Provider, Windows Workstation Service and MSRT (~1.5 GB). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Google Chrome OS 108.0.5359.172 is a security update. 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 Ventura (13.x) means that macOS Catalina (10.15) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Big Sur (11) on your Mac then you should immediately remove it 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 release of the Windows 10 (v22H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. Windows 10 pushes you to get the latest Windows 10 release every 12 months and only supports any consumer builds for 18 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.

The now-current release of the Windows 11 (v22H2) 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 still very young so I encourage you to wait a few more months before you consider switching to it.

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 subscription SaferPC updates which will be installed 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.

DS4Windows 3.2.3 resolves a bug with the Shift Modifier trigger. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases/latest

Nvidia Driver 474.11 is a security update.
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

Xerox Smart Start 1.7.71.0 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/content/143617

Browser Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

Brave 1.46.153 is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Google Chrome 108.0.5359.124 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Microsoft Edge 108.0.1462.76 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Firefox 108.0.2 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Vivaldi 5.6.2867.50 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Email Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.

Mailspring 1.10.8 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://getmailspring.com/

Spark 3.2.2.40861 improves stability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Spark (macOS) 3.2.2.40859 improves stability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Thunderbird 102.6.1 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 7.1.7 improves command-line controls and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

curl 7.87.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://curl.haxx.se/windows/

Dropbox 164.4.7914 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

Facebook Messenger 172.0.0.28.215 is a security update.
https://www.messenger.com/download

FreeFileSync 11.29 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

Google Drive 69.0 is a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start

Npcap 1.72 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nmap.org/npcap/

Prosody 0.12.2 is a security update.
https://prosody.im/download/start

Rclone 1.61.1 adds several new features and resolves many bugs. This is not a security update.
https://rclone.org/

Signal (Android) 6.6.3 doesn’t provide a public changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Signal 6.1.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/

Skype 8.91.0.404 adds automatic audio translation. Really. This is not a security update.
https://www.skype.com/

Syncthing 1.23.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/

Telegram 4.5.3 resolves a bug. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/

Zoom 5.13.4.11835 is a security update.
https://zoom.us/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Bitwig Studio 4.4.6 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.bitwig.com/download/

darktable 4.2.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.darktable.org/

iTunes 12.12.7.1 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Kodi 19.5 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://kodi.tv/

Plex Desktop 1.60.1.3413 improves album art and Discover behavior, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Home Theater 1.31.1.3412 improves album art and adds an option to dismiss Discover What to Watch. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Unreal Media Server 15.0 improves streaming capabilities. This is a security update.
http://www.umediaserver.net/umediaserver/download.html

Winamp 5.9.1.10029 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.winamp.com/player/

Game Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

GameMaker Studio 2022.11.1.56 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.yoyogames.com/en/gamemaker

GDevelop 5.1.155 integrates direct access to the Asset Store and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download

Steam 2023.12.01 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.steampowered.com/platform/update_history/index.php?skin=0&id=0

Office Updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.

Adobe Reader DC 22.003.20310 is a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Adobe Acrobat 22.003.20310 and 20.005.30436 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html

Adobe InDesign 18.1 and 17.4.1 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-07.html

Adobe InCopy 18.0 and 17.4 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb23-08.html

Adobe Dimension 3.4.7 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/dimension/apsb23-10.html

Audacity 3.2.3 adds support for audio.com and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

Calibre 6.11.0 adds automatic editing of CSS and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Krita 5.1.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://krita.org/en/download/krita-desktop/

Notepad++ 8.4.8 updates libraries and resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Security Software Updates

One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.

DNSQuerySniffer 1.90 adds Show High Resolution Duration option. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_query_sniffer.html

Gpg4win 4.1.0 improves certificate handling and resolve several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.gpg4win.org/download.html

HTTP Toolkit 1.12.2 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://httptoolkit.tech/

KeePass 2.53 adds keyboard controls and history and filter improvements. This is not a security update.
https://keepass.info/

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware 4.5.19 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

ProtonVPN 2.3.2 adds new languages. This is not a security update.
https://protonvpn.com/download

ProtonVPN (macOS) 3.0.11 adds new languages. This is not a security update.
https://protonvpn.com/download

RogueKiller 15.6.5 resolves several bugs and improves reliability. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

Tails 5.8 is a security update.
https://tails.boum.org/install/dvd/index.en.html

uBlock Origin 1.46.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Open Broadcaster Software 29.0.0 adds several new encoders and decoders, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://obsproject.com/

SnagIt 23.0.2 improves Grab Text feature and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

DVDFab 12.0.9.6 adds support for new encodings. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

HandBrake 1.6.0 adds several transcoding options, updates libraries, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://handbrake.fr/

StreamFab 6.1.0.2 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm

Education updates

One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.

Zotero 6.0.19 adds automatic relinking of Mendeley citations, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

1Password for Mac 8.9.12 improves reliability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

1Password for Windows 8.9.12 improves reliability and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/windows/

AOMEI Partition Assistant 9.13.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskpart.com/

Bitwarden 2022.12.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/

CCleaner 6.07.10191 improves startup speed and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/

Cygwin 3.4.3 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://cygwin.com/

Dell Command Update 4.7.1 doesn’t provide release notes for this build, so it should be treated as a security update.
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln311129/dell-command-update?lang=en

DesktopOK 10.61 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

dnGrep 3.2.242.0 adds a portable version, improves extension support, syntax highlighting, selection keys, and updates libraries. This is not a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/

DMDE 4.0.2.804 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://dmde.com/

Etcher 1.13.2 resolves several bugs and updates dependencies. This is not a security update.
https://www.balena.io/etcher/

Fido 1.40 improves error handling. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/pbatard/Fido/releases

Go 1.19.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://go.dev/

GoodSync 12.1.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/

grepWin 2.0.12 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stefankueng/grepWin/releases/latest

Homedale 2.05 improves logging and SSID reporting. This is not a security update.
https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/

Memtest86+ 6.01 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.memtest.org/

NetworkInterfacesView 1.26 add Interface Index column. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_interfaces.html

NTLite 2.3.9.9020 updates languages and components. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

osquery 5.7.0 provides several table updates, introduces security_profile_info, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://osquery.io/downloads

PowerToys 0.66.0 improves installer and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest

RoboForm 9.4.1 imposes new licensing restrictions for free accounts. This is not a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/

ScreenConnect 22.10.10924.8404 adds several new security features and controls, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.connectwise.com/software/control/download

Superpaper 2.2.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/hhannine/superpaper/

TeamViewer 15.37.3 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/download/windows/

Unity 2022.2.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive

Ventoy 1.0.87 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

WinScan2PDF 8.41 updates language files. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF

ZoomText 2023 2023.2212.21.400 adds Freeze View and Early Adopter support. This is not a security update.
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/ZoomText

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

GitHub Desktop 3.1.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/

NASM 2.16.01 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.nasm.us/index.php

Node.js 19.4.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 18.13.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

SQLite 3.40.1 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html

Visual Studio Code 1.74.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

Virtual Machine Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

PPSSPP 1.14.4 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://ppsspp.org/downloads.html

VMware Workstation Player 17.0.0 improves TPM, adds support for newer operating systems, adds encryption, and updates OpenGL 4.3 and WDDM 1.2. This is a security update.
https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/#all_products

Web Package Updates

These are likely to be of interest only to web developers.

Coppermine Gallery 1.6.21 corrects a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://coppermine-gallery.net/

Drupal 9.5.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://drupal.org/download

HumHub 1.13.0 improves module integration, Spaces, adds Open Graph, diagnostics and several other features. This is not a security update.
https://www.humhub.com/en/download

ISPConfig 3.2.9 adds 2FA and support for latest Ubuntu, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ispconfig.org/ispconfig/download/

jQuery 3.6.3 resolves the CSS.supports selector bug. This is not a security update.
https://code.jquery.com/

Piwigo 13.4.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://piwigo.org/

SpamAssassin 4.0.0 is a major update adding full Unicode support, parsing for many more URL forms and TLDs, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://spamassassin.apache.org/downloads.cgi

BuddyPress 11.0.0 improves performance, adds webp support, and resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress/

Contact Form 7 5.7.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/

Social Post Feed 4.1.6 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-facebook-feed/

Postie 1.9.63 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/postie/

Raw HTML 1.6.4 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/raw-html/

Register IP – Multisite 1.9.1 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/register-ip-multisite/

WooCommerce 7.2.2 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce/

WP Mail SMTP 3.7.0 improves cleanup and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/

WP Update Server 2.0.1 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/YahnisElsts/wp-update-server

That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. 😉

Regards,

Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/