Updates 2024-08-13

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Shawn K. Hall

Today is Patch Tuesday for August, 2024.

There were 436+ major hacks, and over 372 application updates this month.
It’s an enormous month, with about 4 GB of updates for most users.

This Month in Technology

1Password, 1Tx.io, 40 French Museums, 5G baseband, A-Line Staffing Solutions, a16z, Acadian Ambulance, Accelon Technologies Private, Acronis, Adreno, ADT, Advance Stores Company, Inc, Advantage Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, LLP, AirAsia Group, AirsoftC3, Al-Karam Textile Mills Pvt, Alabama Cardiovascular Group, Alabama Department Of Education, Allcare Medical Management, Alternate Energy, Amazon India, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AMD (SinkClose), American Golf Corporation, an “undisclosed ISP”, Angel One, AnimeLeague, Ankitects Anki, Anniversary Holding Company, Apache HugeGraph, Apache InLong, Apache OFBiz, Argentina Citizen Data, Arisa Health, Astra Daihatsu Motor, AT&T, Augusta Orthopedic, Aveanna Healthcare, LLC, Aviben, B&G Foods, Bandolier, BangBros, Barrett Eye Care, Bassett Furniture Industries, Bausch Health, Baxter International, Bayhealth, Bazaar, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Betances Health Center, BIND 9, BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy, BlackCat, Bluewater Health, BMW Hong Kong, Bosque Animal Rescue Kennels, Brazil FGTS, Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation, Brownell Travel, Inc, Bunkhouse Group, Business Insider, Cadre Holdings, Calibrated Healthcare, Cambridgeshire schools, Care Vision UK, Cartier, CCM Health, Celcom Axiata Berhad, Cencora, Central Bedfordshire Council, Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, Central Texas 911 service, Change Healthcare Inc, Chilean Government, Chrome, Cisco Small Business SPA 300 and SPA 500, Cisco Smart Install, Cisco Smart Manager software, City of Cold Lake, Alberta, City of Columbus, OH, City of Philadelphia, PA, City of Victorville, CA, Clay County, IN, ClickBalance, Co-op Banks, CoinStats, Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Community Care Alliance, Compex Legal Services Inc, Compound Finance, Condo.com, Congoleum, Convergence, Credible Group, Crescent Point Energy, Crimson Wine Group, Croatia’s Split Airport, CSC ServiceWorks, Cyepro Solutions, Dallas County, DaVita, Deep Sea Electronics DSE855, Dell & Dean PLLC, Delta County Memorial Hospital District (Delta Health), Designed Receivable Solutions, Deye, Digitalstress, Directional Aviation, Disney’s Slack, Docker Engine, Dorset Council, Dough Finance, Dr Bronner’s, Dubai Municipality, dYdX, East Valley Institute of Technology (evit), easySim.global, Econolite, Ecovacs home robots, Edward Flynn, LMHC, EgBill India, Embily Crypto, Embotits Espina, SLU, EMS Department for the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department, Energo, Evening Post Publishing Inc, Everest, Evolution Mining, Evolve Bank & Trust, Exco Solutions, Exim, Explore Talent, FacilityBills, Fairfax Radiological Consultants, Family Dynamics Counseling Services, Inc, FCDG Management LLC, Federacion Española de Padel, Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, FilterBaby, LLC, Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, Inc, Firefox, First Choice Dental, Flexible, Florence Cement Company, Inc, Football Federations of Tenerife and Las Palmas, Fractal ID, Franklin County, Kansas, Fresnillo PLC, Freudenberg Medical, Fujitsu, Gateway Extrusions, GCA Global Cargo Alliance, Gemini, Gendron & Gendron, GeoServer GeoTools, Ghayar, GitLab Community and Enterprise, Glendale Unified School District, Golden Business Machines, Good Smile Company, Google Cloud Platform, Google Quick Share, Google Workspace, Gramercy Surgery Center, Granit Design, Graphic Solutions Group Inc, Greece’s Land Registry, Green Investment Management, Inc, Greenlight Biosciences, Grupo Jal, Guaranteed Supply Company, Guardian Analytics, Guhring, Hair Club for Men, Ltd, Inc, Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Hayden Power Group, HealthCare.gov, Healthed, HealthEquity, Help PDF, Hit Promotional Products, Hokushinko Co, Ltd, Horizon View Medical Center, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, Hotjar, Hyperice, Indian Ministry of Defence, Indonesian government, Infomedika, Ingo Money, Inc, Ingresse, InHouse Physicians, Injectable Therapy Services, Inc, Insula Group, Intelight X-1, iRacing, Iseto Corp, Island Transportation Corp, Israeli Intelligence, Israeli Security Ministry, ISTA International GmbH, Janna Pharmacy LLC, Jefferson County, KY, Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), JG Summit, Jim Ellis Automotive Group, Joe’s Club, Kadokawa, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Karvo Companies, Inc, Kerman Unified, Keytronic, KinetX, KnowBe4, Kofile Technologies, Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), KuiperCompagnons, Kusum Group of Companies, La Salle University, Lago Group Spa, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, LangChain, Laurentian University, Law Office of Omar O Vargas PC, LCS and Partners, Lebanon Ministry of Health, Leicester City Council, Leidos, LI.FI, Life360, Linux Kernel (SLUBStick), LITE-ON, LivaNova USA, Inc, Liverpool Football Club, Loretto, Los Angeles Superior Court, Loumar, LS Networks, LuLu, Lvivteploenergo, L’Oréal, Macau government, Majestic Metals, Mallox, Manila Health Department, MarineMax, Maybank2u, McDowall Affleck, McLaren Health Care (again), MediSecure, Melchers Singapore, Meridian Internal Medicine, PA, Meta Prompt Guard, Microsoft (several times), Microsoft 365, Microsoft BITS, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Windows (Downgrade), Microsoft Windows Update, MIPS Technologies, Mississippi Blood Services, MNGI Digestive Health, Mobex, Mobile Guardian, Monte Nido, Moonly app, mSpy, Multiplayer.it, multiple VPN services, Mykukun/USBank, Nainital Bank, National Curry Awards, National Payments Corporation of India, National Public Data/Jerico Pictures, Neiman Marcus, Netflix, Netgear Orbi, Netgear WiFi 6 routers, NetOne, Netshoes, Neuro Rehab Associates, Inc, New Jersey City University, New Jersey Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, Nexera, Nexperia, Nidec Corporation, Nigerian Cloud Service, Nilorngruppen AB, Nokia, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, North Texas Municipal Water District, Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network, Northern Ireland Department of Education, Northwest Arkansas Community College, NSA SkillTree, NVIDIA GPU, OakBend Medical, Odyssey Fitness Center, OfficeOps, Ohio School Boards Association, Olympus Financial, OneBlood, OpenAI, Oxfam Hong Kong, Pacific Oaks College, Palo Alto Networks Expedition Migration Tool, PAN, Patelco Credit Union, PDF Pro, Peco Foods, Peruvian Government, Peterson Holding Company, Philippine Department of Migrant Workers, Philips Vue PACS, PHL Variable Insurance Company in Rehabilitation, phpBB, Pick n Pay Group, Pinnacle Bank, Piramal Group, Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Services, PlayNow, Port of Tyne, Portuguese Government, Preferred IT Group, PRI, Principal Life Insurance, Proofpoint, Pueblo County School District 70, Pure Storage, Q-Cells, RADIUS, Recology Inc, Recruit Co, Red Art Games, Rencontre-Ados, REPLIGEN, Resolian, Rhode Island Wyatt Detention Facility, RISC-V CPU (GhostWrite), Rite Aid, RiverSoft, Roberts HVAC, Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers, Romanian Government, Ronglian Group, Ronin Network, Roseland Community Hospital Association, Sable International, Samsung Galaxy Secure Vault, SAP AI Core, Saudi FarmGo App, Schlatter Group, Sede Electrónica de la DGT, ServiceNow, SFR, SH Pension, Shadow, Shoe Zone, Shorenstein Realty Services, Sibanye-Stillwater, Singapore Moneylenders Credit Bureau (MLCB), Solarman, SolarWinds Access Rights Manager, Sonic Automotive, South Korean Military, South Suburban College, South Western Communications, Inc, SouthCoast Medical Group, Special Health Resources of Texas, Inc, Splunk, Spytech, Student Transportation of America, Sumter County Sheriff, Sun City Pediatrics, PA, Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City, Surgery Center of Mid Florida, Sutton Dental Arts, SUUMO, Synnovis, Taiyo Kogyo Co, Ltd, TC Capital Asia Limited, Telerik Report Server, TelPro, Texas Alcohol & Drug Testing Service, Texas Electric Cooperatives, The 21st Century Energy Group, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, The Computer Merchant, The Heritage Foundation, The Lutheran Foundation, Therapeutic Health Services, Thompson Creek, Thousands of Ubiquiti cameras and routers, TopNet, Topserve Service Solutions, TPCI, Trello, Tri-Star Display, Trib Total Media, Tribunal Superior de Justicia CDMX, True Blue Environmental, Trump Campaign, TV SAT 364, U Mobile, UAB School of Nursing, uBook, UEFI SecureBoot (PKfail), UK Home Office, United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, United Seating and Mobility LLC, Universitas Indonesia, University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine, US Voter Data, Valisana, Venezuelan Military, Veren Inc, Victoria’s Royal Brighton Yacht Club, Vivamax, Walmart, WazirX, WebTPA Employer Services, LLC, Western Sydney University, Western Wyoming Beverages, WhatsApp, Williams Construction, Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen, Wise US Inc, Woodstock Hospital, WordPress Modern Events Calendar plugin, WordPress Time Capsule plugin, ZB Financial Holdings, Zeroed-In Technologies, Zoppo, and Zotac have reported hacking or compromises this month.

CrowdStrike published a buggy definition file to Windows-based devices, causing literally tens of millions of devices from Microsoft Azure, Airlines, Hospitals, Media, Banks and much more. The damage from this “update” can not be overstated: they released an untested, defective, definition to all devices within a 87 minute window and the “fix” to restore access on modern hardware requires a complex process involving decrypting the drive and removing the defective definition file from a system folder. This is already being called the largest IT outage in history. Locally, it even hit Chicken Ranch Casino.

Delta Air Lines, Google Ads, iCloud Private Relay, iRacing, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft 365 Admin Center have suffered from outages this month.

Last months updates broke signed WDAC policies, Office Click-to-Run updates, tens of millions of computers (CrowdStrike), Google Password Manager, Bitlocker-encrypted devices, Remote Desktop, Microsoft Connected Cache, Microsoft Photos app, Microsoft 365 Defender, and Windows Update.

Stop using Zelle. The fraud risk is too high, and banks don’t care if you’re defrauded. Robots are not your friends. The US Postal Service has been sharing your private information with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap. Microsoft – the organization primarily behind mandating DMARC – is sending Data Breach Notifications that fail their own DMARC rules.

DigiCert is still breaking trust with the world by allowing malicious certificates to be preserved, in the name of ensuring maximum availability…for maliciously created certificates?

Hackers are much faster at exploiting vulnerabilities than vendors are in discovering and patching them. The US federal agency tasked with tracking known vulnerabilities (NIST) is seeing a growing backlog which could exceed 30,000 records in only a few short months.

Let’s Get Busy

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

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

Microsoft released 56 updates to address 102 vulnerabilities in .NET and Visual Studio, Azure Connected Machine Agent, Azure CycleCloud, Azure Health Bot, Azure IoT SDK, Azure Stack, Line Printer Daemon Service (LPD), Microsoft Bluetooth Driver, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Local Security Authority Server (lsasrv), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Project, Microsoft Office Visio, Microsoft Streaming Service, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL, Microsoft Windows DNS, Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST), Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, Windows App Installer, Windows Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension, Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, Windows Common Log File System Driver, Windows Compressed Folder, Windows Deployment Services, Windows DWM Core Library, Windows Initial Machine Configuration, Windows IP Routing Management Snapin, Windows Kerberos, Windows Kernel, Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers, Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver, Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW), Windows Mobile Broadband, Windows Network Address Translation (NAT), Windows Network Virtualization, Windows NT OS Kernel, Windows NTFS, Windows Power Dependency Coordinator, Windows Print Spooler Components, Windows Resource Manager, Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Windows Scripting, Windows Secure Boot, Windows Secure Kernel Mode, Windows Security Center, Windows SmartScreen, Windows TCP/IP, Windows Transport Security Layer (TLS), Windows Update Stack, Windows WLAN Auto Config Service, and MSRT. This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released updates for macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6.1, iOS 16.7.10, iPadOS 17.6.1, iPadOS 16.7.10, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, visionOS 1.3, and Safari 17.6. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

iOS 17.6.1 and 16.7.10 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

iPadOS 17.6.1 and 16.7.10 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

watchOS 10.6 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.

tvOS 17.6 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.

visionOS 1.3 is a security update. Use Settings, General, 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 Sonoma (14.x) means that macOS Big Sur (11.x) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Monterey (12) 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 (v23H2) 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 24.7.1 resolves several bugs and incompatibility issues, improves performance and introduces AntiLag 2. This is not a security update.
https://www.amd.com/en/support

BullZip PDF Printer 14.5.0.2974 is a security update.
https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download

Nearly every Epson ET Series (EcoTank) and WF Series (WorkForce) printer has received an update to their firmware in the last week, with no details on what is included. Instead of listing them all here, assume it applies to your device, too. This should be treated as a security update. Use the Epson Software Updater to install the current firmware on your Epson ET printer.
https://epson.com/Support/Printers/

goxlr-utility 1.1.2 resolves several bugs and improves stability and reliability. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/GoXLR-on-Linux/goxlr-utility/

GSLite 20240711 is a security update.
https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/download.php

MTPdrive 4.4.166 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mtpdrive.com/

UniFi Network Server 8.3.32 adds support for customer NAT rules, feature and control improvements and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ui.com/download/releases/network-server

Browser Updates

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

Brave 1.68.137 is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Google Chrome 127.0.6533.99 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Microsoft Edge 127.0.2651.98 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Firefox 129.0.1 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Vivaldi 6.8.3381.53 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Email Updates

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

ProtonMail (Android) 4.0.17 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://proton.me/mail/download

Spark 3.17.0.82433 introduces Meet with and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Spark (macOS) 3.17.0.82432 introduces Meet with and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Thunderbird 128.1.0 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 8.0.13 fixes a crash bug and improves licensing behavior. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

AnyDesk (macOS) 8.1.1 resolves several bugs and adds heirarchical tag support. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

curl 8.9.1 resolves several bugs and improves input sanitization. This should be treated as a security update.
https://curl.haxx.se/windows/

DNSDataView 1.75 adds support for loading domains from a file. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_records_viewer.html

Dropbox 205.4.5765 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

Facebook Messenger 215.3.0.13.211 is a security update.
https://www.messenger.com/desktop

FileZilla Client 3.67.1 resolves a confirmation dialog bug and updates library. This is not a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

Google Drive 95.0 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start

MeshCentral 1.1.27 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://meshcentral.com/info/downloads.html

Microsoft Teams 1.7.00.19353 implements new virtualization behavior. This should be treated as a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads

Nextcloud Server 29.0.4 resolves dozens of bugs and updates dependencies. This is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Omada Software Controller 5.14.26.1 resolves several bugs and implements new configuration and statistical options. This is not a security update.
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/omada-software-controller/

Pocketnet-Core 0.22.5 implements several network changes for privacy and security. This is a security update.
https://pocketnet.app/

Pocketnet-GUI 0.8.93 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://pocketnet.app/

Signal (Android) 7.13.3 adds landscape support. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Signal 7.19.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/

Syncthing 1.27.10 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/

Telegram 5.3.2 resolves a crash bug. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/

Trillian 6.5.0.42 resolves almost a dozen bugs and updates emoji. This is not a security update.
https://www.trillian.im/

Zoom 6.1.6.43767 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://zoom.us/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Grayjay 253 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://grayjay.app/index.html

3tene 4.0.8 resolves a couple cosmetic bugs. This is not a security update.
https://en.3tene.com/

Bitwig Studio 5.2.1 adds new compression options, EQ improvements and improves keyboard shortcuts, in addition to dozens of resolved bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.bitwig.com/download/

darktable 4.8.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.darktable.org/

Plex Desktop 1.99.0.210 resolves sevveral bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Home Theater 1.65.4.206 updates libraries. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Media Server 1.40.4.8679 improves TVDB support and resolves several 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.

Lego Studio 5.6 resolves a stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd

Minecraft Server (Bedrock) 1.21.20.03 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock

Minecraft Server (Java) 1.21.1 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server

PS5 2024.723 adds option to share links to public games and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5/system-software/

Steam 2024.07.17 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110

SteamOS SteamDeck Update 2024.08.09 improves update engine and resolves over 20 bugs. This is not a security update.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/

Office Updates

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

Adobe Acrobat Reader 24.002.21005 and 24.001.30159 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-57.html

Adobe Bridge 13.0.9 and 14.1.2 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb24-59.html

Adobe Commerce 2.4.7-p2, 2.4.6-p7, 2.4.5-p9, and 2.4.4-p10 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb24-61.html

Magento Open Source 2.4.7-p2, 2.4.6-p7, 2.4.5-p9, and 2.4.4-p10 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb24-61.html

Adobe Dimension 4.0.2 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/dimension/apsb24-47.html

Adobe Illustrator 28.6 and 27.9.5 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb24-45.html

Adobe InCopy 19.5 and 18.5.3 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb24-64.html

Adobe InDesign ID19.5 and ID18.5.3 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb24-56.html

Adobe Photoshop 24.7.4 and 25.11 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb24-49.html

Adobe Substance 3D Designer 14.0 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_designer/apsb24-67.html

Adobe Substance 3D Sampler 4.5.1 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-sampler/apsb24-65.html

Adobe Substance 3D Stager 3.0.3 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_stager/apsb24-60.html

Audacity 3.6.1 adds new themes, FFmpeg 7 support, new compressor, limiter, master effects, improved performance and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

Calibre 7.16.0 is a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Kindle for PC 2.4.70946 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.amazon.com/kindleforpc

LibreOffice Fresh 24.2.5 resolves over 80 bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Manager 24.8.11.1812 adds ability to send emails via HTTP and changes Freight-in behavior. This is not a security update.
https://www.manager.io/

Nextcloud Desktop 3.12.7 resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Notepad++ 8.6.9 improves installer and resolves over 25 bugs. This not a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

PDF Candy Desktop 3.09 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://pdfcandy.com/

QuickBooks Pro 2022 20240529-R16_30 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://downloads.quickbooks.com/app/qbdt/products

QuickBooks Pro 2023 20240529-R13_30 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://downloads.quickbooks.com/app/qbdt/products

Security Software Updates

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

.NET Runtime 8.0.8 is a security update.
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet

Chainsaw 2.9.2 improves amcache hive processing. This should be treated as a security update.
https://github.com/countercept/chainsaw

FSS 2024.8.12 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-service-scanner/dl/62/

Java 8u421 is a security update.
https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

JShelter 0.19 weakens security implementation in order to comply with Manifest v3. This is not a security update.
https://jshelter.org/install/

Microsoft Edge Policy 2024.08.07 adds several new policies and obsoletes two. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Edge-Enterprise/blob/public/edgeenterprise/microsoft-edge-policies.md

QubesOS 4.2.2 is a security update.
https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/

RogueKiller 15.18.0 updates engine and theme platform, resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

SmartSniff 2.30 adds support for the SAPICS geo data. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/smsniff.html

Stinger 13.0.0.155 adds new detections. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx

Tails 6.6 adds support for Dangerzone, updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://tails.net/install/download/index.en.html

uBlock Origin 1.59.0 resolves several bugs and improves perforamnce and reliability. This may be the last version to support Chromium-based browsers due to the Manifest v3 changes that limit much of the very capabilities that uBlock Origin requires. Time for Firefox.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Open Broadcaster Software 30.2.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://obsproject.com/

SnagIt 24.2.1 improves video recorder, performance, automated installation 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 13.0.2.4 resolves several bugs and adds support for new encodings. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

Exact Audio Copy 1.8 resolves a metadata parsing problem. This is not a security update.
https://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/

HandBrake 1.8.2 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://handbrake.fr/

StreamFab 6.1.9.3 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm

UniFab 2.0.3.0 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.

e-Sword 14.1 improves mobile integration and adds ability to convert Topic Notes to a Reference Book and export notes. This is not a security update.
https://www.e-sword.net/

Zotero 7.0 is a major update and adds several new features, performance improvements, cosmetic improvements and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

1Password 8.10.39 resolves a dozen bugs and disables the option to reset settings. This is a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/

7-Zip 24.08 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.7-zip.org/

Beyond Compare 5.0.1.29877 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security updte.
https://www.scootersoftware.com/download

Bitwarden 2024.7.3 improves secrets manager and provider portal controls, and adds vault item keys for each item. This is a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/

CCleaner 6.26.11169 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/

Dell OS Recovery Tool 2.4.0.7813 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.dell.com/support/home/uk/en/ukbsdt1/drivers/osiso/recoverytool

DesktopOK 11.32.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

DMDE 4.2.0.814 adds Btrfs and large cluster NTFS support, increases file limits, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://dmde.com/

dnGrep 4.2.46.0 resolves several bugs, improves display behavior, and updates libraries. This is a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/

DriverView 1.51 adds support for Windows 11 24H2. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/driverview.html

Eraser 6.2.0.2994 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://eraser.heidi.ie/download/

Everything 1.4.1.1026 updates localization. This is not a security update.
https://www.voidtools.com/

Fing 3.7.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.fing.com/products/fing-desktop-download-windows

Free Virtual Serial Ports 6.03.00.1321 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://freevirtualserialports.com/

Git SCM 2.46.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://git-scm.com/

grepWin 2.1.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stefankueng/grepWin/releases/latest

Homedale 2.12 improves cosmetics. This is not a security update.
https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/

HWiNFO 8.06 resolves several bugs and updates hardware support. This is not a security update.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

HWMonitor 1.54 adds support for new hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Inkchip WIC 1.18 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://inkchip.net/wic/

IsMyHdOK 3.99 resolves a couple bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/IsMyHdOK

LessMSI 2.1.1 improves extraction behavior. This is not a security update.
https://lessmsi.activescott.com/

LiveTcpUdpWatch 1.55 adds custom context menu, new columns and resolves a clipboard bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/live_tcp_udp_watch.html

MobileFileSearch 1.49 adds option to export all items. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mobile_device_file_search.html

NetworkOpenedFiles 1.63 adds number of open files to the tray tooltip. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_opened_files.html

NTLite 2024.7.10001 resolves two crash bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

PointerStick 6.41 updates language support and compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/PointerStick

PowerToys 0.83.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest

Process Monitor 4.01 adds process start timestamp and improves cosmetics. This is not a security update.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

QuickSetDNS 1.36 adds an indicator in the tray tooltip for the current DNS service. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/quick_set_dns.html

RoboForm 9.6.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/

ScreenConnect 24.2.8.8987 resolves several bugs, including those that broke instances and prevented interacting with older devices. This is not a security update.
https://screenconnect.connectwise.com/download

Sysmon 15.15 resolves a stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon

TraceRouteOK 3.44 updates language support and compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/TraceRouteOK

WinGet 1.8.1911 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest

WinScan2PDF 8.91 updates language support and compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF

WizTree 4.20 improves performance and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskanalyzer.com/

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

ADB 35.0.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools

Android Studio 2024.1.1.13 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio

cx_Freeze 7.2 resolves dozens of bugs and updates libraries. This is not a security update.
https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

DB Browser for SQLite 3.13.0 adds new features including tab support, updates libraries, and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://sqlitebrowser.org/

GameMaker Studio 2024.06.2.162 resolves a crash bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.yoyogames.com/en/gamemaker

GDevelop 5.4.208 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download

GitHub Desktop 3.4.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/

Go 1.23.0 introduces telemetry, improves env, tidy, and list commands, as well as modifying behavior for several modules and libraries. This is not a security update.
https://go.dev/

Inno Setup 6.3.3 improves support for ASLR. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php

Node.js 20.16.0 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 22.6.0 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Python 3.12.5 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/

SQLite 3.46.1 improves tokenization, query planner, error reporting and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html

Visual Studio Code 1.92.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

WinMerge 2.16.42.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://winmerge.org/

Virtual Machine Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

VirtualBox 7.0.20 improves compatibility and 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.

Invision Community 4.7.18 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://invisioncommunity.com/

Piwigo 14.5.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://piwigo.org/

WordPress 6.6.1 resolves dozens of bugs and adds many new features and cosmetic controls. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/

Autoptimize 3.1.12 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/autoptimize/

BuddyPress 14.0.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress/

Contact Form 7 5.9.8 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/

Duplicator 1.5.10.2 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/#developers

Multisite Enhancements 1.7.1 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multisite-enhancements/

Redirection 5.5.0 adds support for multiple URL and WP page type redirects. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/

My Sticky Bar 2.7.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mystickymenu/

Sucuri Security 1.9.2 improves cosmetics. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sucuri-scanner/

WPBakery 7.8 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://wpbakery.com/

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

Regards,

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

Updates 2023-09-12

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Shawn K. Hall

Welcome back, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for September, 2023.

This month has been insane. There were 223 major hacks, and over 170 application updates this month. Each browser and several other apps released at least weekly security updates. It’s a very big month, with about 5 GB of updates for most users.

This Month in Technology

16shop, A-Family Dental Care Center PC, Absolute Dental Services, Adobe Acrobat & Reader, Alberta Dental Services Corporation, Allison Transmission Inc., AMD CPUs, AmeriBen, American National Group, LLC, Android TV, Anonfiles, Apache’s RocketMQ, Asian national electricity grid, The Associated Press Stylebook, Associates in Pediatric Dentistry, ASUS routers, Atlas VPN, Atmeltomo, a major auction house, Avada WordPress Theme and Plugin, Ayush Jharkhand, AzeroCloud, Baesman Group, Inc., Balancer, Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG), Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, Binance, Bloom Health Centers, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Byju’s, CareSource, CentroMed, CERT Poland, Chicago IVF, Church of England Debenham High School, Church of England St. Augustine Academy, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), Cisco BroadWorks, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), Cisco VPN, Citrix NetScaler, Citrix ShareFile, Cleveland City Schools, Clorox, CloudNordic, Coastal Orthopedics, Cobra DocGuard, CODESYS V3, Coffee Meets Bagel, Coinbase, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, CraftRise, Cummins Behavioral Health Systems, CyberPower PowerPanel, Cypher, Data Media Associates, Dataprobe iBoot, Dell Compellent, Detroit Central City Community Mental Health, Discord, Discord.io, DuoLingo, Dymocks Booksellers, El Salvadoran government, a south African electrical utility, EMS Management and Consultants Inc, Energy One Limited, Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc., Exactly Protocol, Florida Healthy Kids, Ford SYNC3, Forever 21, France’s Pôle emploi, Free Download Manager, Freecycle, Geico, Gemini North Observatory, GitLab, Google Chrome, Google Looker Studio, Harbor Protocol, Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Health Care Service Corporation, Health Employers Association of BC, Highgate Wood School, Illinois Department of Public Health, iMenu360, Indiana University Health, Intel CPUs, iPhone iMessage, Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital, iTrust Wellness Group, Ivacy VPN, Ivanti Avalanche, Ivanti MobileIron, Ivanti Sentry, IXPERTA, Japan’s Cybersecurity Agency (NISC), Jefferson Health, Jobzone, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Juniper EX switches, Juniper SRX firewalls, Jupiter X Core, Just Kids Dental, Kroll (that’s appropriate), Leaseweb, Libbitcoin, Lifeline Health Systems, Lincoln SYNC3, LinkedIn, LogicMonitor, Lolek Bulletproof Hosting, MacOS, Madera County, Magellan Rx Management, Maiden Erlegh Trust, Manipulated Caiman, Maximus Health Services Inc, McAlester Regional Health Center, Mend.io, MGM Resorts International, Microsoft 365 corporate accounts, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft’s PowerShell Gallery, Milan Eye Center, MinIO, Missouri Department of Social Services, Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, Mountain View Family Practice, PC, Nice Pak Products Inc., Norfolk and Suffolk police, Nova Scotia government, NPO Mashinostroyeniya, NVIDIA D3D10 Driver, NXP, O’Neil Digital Solutions, LLC, OAS Engine, Openfire, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Pampling, Paramount Global, PCC Pediatric EHR Solutions, Performance Health Technology, PHPFusion, Pizza Hut Australia, PlayCyberGames, Poland’s PKP railway, Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) — twice, Prime Therapeutics, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Prospect Medical Group, Prospect Medical Holdings, PurFoods/Mom’s Meals, QakBot, Radius Global Solutions, Ranhill Utilities Berhad, Rapattoni, Resort Data Processing, Respublikinė Vilniaus Psichiatrijos Ligoninė, Rightbiz, Rite Aid, Roberto Polizzi, RocketSwap, Sabre, Schneck Medical Center, See Tickets, Seiko, Serco, Inc., SevenRooms, Seville, Spain, Singing River Health System, Sourcegraph, South African National Defence Force, SouthCoast Medical Group, LLC, Sovos Compliance LLC, Spring WebFlux, Sri Lankan Government, St. Paul Public Schools, Stake.com, Starmount Life Insurance Co, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, SysInformation Healthcare Services, LLC, Terra, Tesla, Three Crowns Park, Tift Regional Medical Center, TitleMax, Topgolf Callaway, TP-Link Tapo, TRACT Radiology, TTEC Healthcare Solutions, a UK internet backbone infrastructure provider, UK Metropolitan Police, UK Ministry of Defence, Ukrainian Military, United Bankshares, Inc., United Healthcare Services, Inc., UnitedHealthcare, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, University of Michigan, University of Sydney, University of Utah, UofL Health, US Department of Defense (DoD), US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), US energy company, US Government email servers, Vecino Health Centers, Venus Protocol, Virginia Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, Viva Air, VMware’s Aria Operations for Networks, VNS Health Plans, WebDetetive, WinRAR, Zaun, Zengo, Zimbra Collaboration Suite, Zoom ZTP, and Zunami have reportedly been hacked or compromised this month.

Coffee Meets Bagel, German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Hotmail, Midwest Hospital Group, Rogers, Square, and Toyota have suffered from outages this month.

Last months updates broke Microsoft Exchange, MSI BIOS compatibility, Windows drive partitions, Windows EFI boot loader, Windows Group Policy, Windows LAPS, Windows Search, Windows Time service, and Windows Update for Business.

The new Microsoft Edge for Business release was such a disaster that enterprise customers are moving to Chrome and Firefox.

Facebook Messenger has become a major target of phishing. Again. So is Microsoft Teams.

The fallout from the LastPass hack last year is still coming to light, including repeated hijacks of large cryptocurrency accounts. At the time we were assured that since the data was “strongly encrypted” that there was no chance of accounts being exposed. It seems that faith was misplaced.

Microsoft will finally be eliminating WordPad. This isn’t really that surprising since all supported versions of Windows are now born with MS Office already installed.
What is less surprising is that they’re also killing off Visual Studio for Mac and disabling support for older TLS versions in the next few months, which is likely to prevent many network and automation apps from working.

Another ransomware key decryptor is now available.

The Taliban is working with Huawei to install facial detection cameras. Experian Consumer Services has been caught spamming, to the tune of $650k. The Federal Trade Commission has publicly named 130 healthcare firms sharing user information with third parties through web trackers.

Google has added a new feature in Chrome, “Privacy Sandbox,” to use your browsing history to show ads. Turn it all off.

Now for the good news:

There may finally be a good reason to use Microsoft Paint. It will soon have the ability to remove photo backgrounds. And — this is hard for me to believe — Apple, yes that Apple, is supporting the California State “Right to Repair” bill.

Let’s Get Busy

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Patch Tuesday is huge this month. The typical computer should see roughly 5 GB in updates today. Let’s get started.

Microsoft released updates to address 73 vulnerabilities in .NET, .NET Core, .NET Framework, 3D Builder, 3D Viewer, AMD CPU Branch, Azure DevOps, Azure HDInsights, Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics Finance & Operations, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Identity Linux Broker, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver, Microsoft Streaming Service, Microsoft Windows Codecs Library, Servicing Stack Update, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, Windows Common Log File System Driver, Windows Defender, Windows DHCP Server, Windows GDI, Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), Windows Kernel, Windows Photo Import API, Windows Scripting, Windows TCP/IP, Windows Themes, and MSRT (~1.5 GB). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released updates for macOS Ventura 13.5.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.9, macOS Big Sur 11.7.10, iOS 16.6.1 and 15.7.9, iPadOS 16.6.1 and 15.7.9, watchOS 9.6.2, and tvOS 16.6. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

iOS 16.6.1 and 15.7.9 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

iPadOS 16.6.1 and 15.7.9 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

watchOS 9.6.2 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.

tvOS 16.6 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.

Google Chrome OS 115.0.5790.182 and 108.0.5359.242 are security updates. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.

Don’t forget to check your mobile devices, too! Many updates will also apply to your tablet, phone, kindle or television – so check your device-appropriate App Store and install updates.

Important Notes

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 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.

Driver Updates

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

AMD Adrenalin 23.9.1 resolves a stability bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.amd.com/en/support

BullZip PDF Printer 14.4.0.2963 updates translations. This is not a security update.
https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download

Crucial Storage Executive 9.07 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive

Display Driver Uninstaller 18.0.6.7 improves cleanup and resolves a couple bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu

DS4Windows 3.2.14 adds several new controls and translations. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases/latest

Garmin Express 7.18.3 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/

GSLite 20230809 is a security update.
https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/download.php

TP-Link Archer A6 v3 230828 is a security update.
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-a6/v3/#Firmware

TP-Link Archer AX21 v1.20 230829 is a security update.
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax21/v1.20/#Firmware

Wacom Driver 6.4.3-1 adds support for newer hardware and resolves a couple 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 1.57.62 is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Firefox 117.0.1 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Firefox ESR 115.2.1 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/

Google Chrome 116.0.5845.187 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Iridium 2023.09.116 is a security update.
https://iridiumbrowser.de/

Microsoft Edge 116.0.1938.81 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Vivaldi 6.2.3105.48 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Email Updates

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

NK2Edit 3.46 adds the icon to dialogs and resolves an empty field bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/outlook_nk2_edit.html

ProtonMail (Android) 3.0.16 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://proton.me/mail/download

Spark 3.8.3 resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Thunderbird 115.2.1 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 7.1.16 improves localization. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

BrowsingHistoryView 2.56 improves cosmetics. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/browsing_history_view.html

Dropbox 182.4.6427 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

Facebook Messenger 195.0.0.4.225 is a security update.
https://www.messenger.com/download

FileZilla Server 1.7.3 is a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FreeFileSync 13.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

Google Drive 80.0 improves performance, installation size and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update. Note that Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and 32-bit Windows of all flavors are no longer supported — you can still access your files through Firefox on these devices.
https://drive.google.com/start

Grocy 4.0.3 improves performance and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://grocy.info/

Grocy Desktop 2.7.0 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/grocy/grocy-desktop

IPInfoOffline 1.70 adds support for sapics IP-Location. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ip_country_info_offline.html

jq 1.7 is the first update in 5 years and doesn’t disappoint. This build adds several new functions, logical structures, stability, output formats, and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://jqlang.github.io/jq/

Microsoft Teams 1.6.00.22378 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads

Nextcloud Server 27.0.2 updates dependencies and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

PuTTY 0.79 resolves a dozen bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

Rclone 1.64.0 adds new backends, multithreaded transfers, and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://rclone.org/

Signal 6.30.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/

Signal (Android) 6.31.2 improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Skype 8.102.0.211 expands AI integration and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.skype.com/

Syncthing 1.24.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/

Technitium DNS Server 11.4.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://technitium.com/dns/

Telegram 4.9.5 ads several new bot web-app features and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/

Telegram (Android) 10.0.1 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://telegram.org/apps

Trillian 6.5.0.31 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.trillian.im/

Wget2 2.1.0 adds support for sitemaps, certificate validation, improves recursion, and resolves a dozen bugs. This is a security update.
https://gitlab.com/gnuwget/wget2/-/releases

Zoom 5.15.12.21574 adds several new features (and the ability to disable!) to their integrated AI Companion offering. This is not a security update.
https://zoom.us/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

3tene 3.0.12 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://en.3tene.com/

Picard 2.9.2 resolves a dozen bugs and improves update detection behavior. This is not a security update.
https://picard.musicbrainz.org/

Plex Desktop 1.78.2.3975 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Home Theater 1.47.1.3971 resolves a couple networking bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Game Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

GameMaker Studio 2023.8.0.98 updates libraries and runtimes, improves debugging capabilities, and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.yoyogames.com/en/gamemaker

GDevelop 5.2.172 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download

Lego Studio 2.23.8.1 resolves several bugs and adds new palette controls, tagging and GUI elements. This is not a security update.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd

Minecraft Server (Bedrock) 1.20.15.01 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock

Nintendo Switch 16.1.0 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 PS5 23.01-07.61.00 improves performance. 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 Connect 12.4.1 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb23-33.html

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.18.0 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb23-43.html

Adobe Reader DC 23.006.20320 and 20.005.30524 are security updates.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Blender 3.6.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.blender.org/download/

Calibre 6.26.0 adds support for new hardware, new stylization options, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Ghostscript 10.01.2 is a security update.
https://www.ghostscript.com/releases/gsdnld.html

Kdenlive 23.08.0 adds support for several new formats, improved hardware support and performance, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://kdenlive.org/

Kindle for PC 2.0.70301 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.amazon.com/kindleforpc

LibreOffice 7.5.6 resolves over 50 bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

LibreOffice Fresh 7.6.1 provides over 400 new features and bug fixes. This is not a security update. Remember that the “Fresh” line is beta software and the “Still” line should be used wherever possible.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Nextcloud Desktop 3.9.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Notepad++ 8.5.7 is a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Paint.net 5.0.9 resolves several bugs and improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.getpaint.net/

PDF-XChange Editor 10.1.0.380 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.

.NET Runtime 7.0.11 is a security update.
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet

Chainsaw 2.7.3 updates dependencies, adds new rules, and resolves export data issues. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/countercept/chainsaw

DNSQuerySniffer 1.95 adds support for sapics IP geolocation. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_query_sniffer.html

JShelter 0.14 improves performance, internationalization, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://jshelter.org/install/

Kaspersky Removal Tool 20.0.6.0 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/utility

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware 4.6.2 improves detection, internationalization, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

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

ProtonVPN (macOS) 3.3.2 resolves several bugs and adds B2B WPN support. This is not a security update.
https://protonvpn.com/download

RogueKiller 15.12.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

Tails 5.17 is a short follow-on to a critical security update in 5.16.1. This version adds new printer drivers and enables all drivers by default (which I personally think is a horrible idea) and updates libraries. This is a security update.
https://tails.boum.org/install/dvd/index.en.html

uBlock Origin 1.52.0 improves performance and stability, adds new operators, and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest

Velociraptor 0.7.0 adds several new features and many bug fixes. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/releases/latest

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

SnagIt 23.2.1 updates libraries, improves output options, 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 12.1.1.5 adds support for new encodings. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

PDF Creator 5.1.2 is a security update.
https://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator

StreamFab 6.1.4.1 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm

UniFab 1.0.3.0 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 6.0.27 resolves several bugs and adds support for macOS Sonoma. 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 8.10.13 resolves dozens of bugs and updates libraries. This should be treated as a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

1Password for Windows 8.10.13 resolves dozens of bugs and updates libraries. This should be treated as a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/windows/

Agent Ransack 2022.3406 resolves a compatibility bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download/

Bitwarden 2023.8.3 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/

CCleaner 6.15.10623 adds and updates cleaning rules. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/

CintaNotes 3.14 is *finally* released. This version resolves several stability and reliability bugs. This is not a security update.
https://cintanotes.com/download

CPU-Z Installer 2.07 adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Cygwin 3.4.9 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://cygwin.com/

DesktopOK 11.08 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

DevManView 1.80 adds high DPI support, ability to run unelevated, an elevation switch, and a dark background option. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/device_manager_view.html

dnGrep 4.0.69.0 adds pause/resume support, improved print output, and updates libraries. This is a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/

email-oauth2-proxy 2023-09-06 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is a security update.
https://github.com/simonrob/email-oauth2-proxy

ESEDatabaseView 1.74 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ese_database_view.html

Fido 1.51 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/pbatard/Fido/releases

FileLocator Pro 2022.3406 resolves a compatibility bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/download

FileTypesMan 1.98 adds sort menus and buttons. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html

Git SCM 2.42.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://git-scm.com/

Go 1.21.1 is a security update.
https://go.dev/

GoodSync 12.3.6 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/

HWiNFO 7.62 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

HWMonitor 1.52 adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

IsMyHdOK 3.91 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/IsMyHdOK

Kingston SSD Manager 1.5.3.3 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/ssdmanager

NConvert 7.155 improves HEIC and TIFF support. This is not a security update.
https://www.xnview.com/en/nconvert/

NTLite 2023.8.9408 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

Open-Shell 4.4.191 resolves over a dozen bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu

PointerStick 6.31 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/PointerStick

PowerToys 0.73.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest

QuickSetDNS 1.35 improves high DPI support, adds menu and toolbar controls, and keyboard support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/quick_set_dns.html

RoboForm 9.5.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/

ScreenConnect 23.6.8.8644 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.connectwise.com/software/control/download

TraceRouteOK 3.33 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/TraceRouteOK

Unity 2023.1.12 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive

Ventoy 1.0.95 resolves a couple bugs and adds new distros. This is not a security update.
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

WifiInfoView 2.91 resolves a detection bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wifi_information_view.html

WinGet 1.5.2201 resolves a couple bugs and is now available through the PowerShell Gallery. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest

WizTree 4.15 improves deletion detection and display, TSV support, and updates translations. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskanalyzer.com/

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Android Studio 2022.3.1.19 adds several new features. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio

AutoHotkey 2.0.8 resolves several parsing and key mapping bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.autohotkey.com/download/

GitHub Desktop 3.3.1 adds support for commit signing, repository rules, fixes several bugs and improves output, contrast, and accessibility. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/

Node.js 16.20.2 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 18.17.1 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 20.6.1 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Python 3.11.5 is a security update.
https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/

SQLite 3.43.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html

Visual Studio Code 1.82.1 adds several new features and improves accessibility. This is a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

Virtual Machine Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

PPSSPP 1.16 adds support for new backends, resolves dozens of bugs, and improves reliability. 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.

Grocy 4.0.3 is a major update improving compatibility, adds several new features, improved calculations and field support, and dozens of bug fixes. This should be treated as a security update.
https://github.com/grocy/grocy

Invision Community 4.7.13 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://invisioncommunity.com/

Joomla 3 is now end of life (EOL). *Please* upgrade to Joomla 4 as soon as possible.
https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5894

Joomla 4.3.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

jQuery 3.7.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://code.jquery.com/

ownCloud Server 10.13.1 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://owncloud.com/download-server/

WordPress 6.3.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/

BuddyPress 11.3.1 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress/

Idea Publisher 1.0.9 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/idea-publisher/

Social Post Feed 4.2 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-facebook-feed/

W3 Total Cache 2.4.1 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/

WooCommerce 8.0.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce/

WP Cerber Security 9.5.7 adds and extends 2FA support. This is not a security update.
https://wpcerber.com/

WP Mail SMTP 3.9.0 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/

WP Plugin Update Checker 5.2 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker/releases/latest

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

Regards,

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

Updates 2021-03-09

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Shawn K. Hall

Welcome back, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for March, 2021.

This Month in Technology

Gab has been hacked at least a couple more times. (Would you trust the security of a Gab-owned bank?)

A new form of “supply-chain” attack demonstrating dependency vulnerabilities has been used against many major vendors, including Microsoft, Apple, Tesla, and dozens more.

32red, Accellion, Allergy Partners, Apple, Bombardier, CA DMV, Clubhouse Chats, Covenant HealthCare, CSX, D-Link devices, Ecuador’s Ministry of Finance and Banco Pichincha, the European Banking Authority, EXMO, Experian (again), France’s Ministry of Health, Georgetown County (SC), Hipcam (and other baby monitors), Humana, IBM, over a hundred Italian banks, KeepChange, Kia, Kroger, Lakehead University, Malaysia Airlines, Ness Digital Engineering, Ninja Forms, Ngrok, NurseryCam, Oxford University, RealPage, RIPE NCC accounts, Rockwell Automation PLCs, Maza, a Russian Cybercrime forum, Singtel, SITA (an airline service provider), SolarCity, PayPal, Qualys, Sendgrid accounts (to send spam – how could anyone tell the difference?!), Sequoia Capital, Signal, T-Mobile, TMS, 15 UK schools, Underwriters Laboratories, Universal Health Services, VMWare vCenter Server, Washington State Unemployment Department, Wawa, Apple’s WebKit, and Yandex have been hacked.

According to a study by Bridewell Consulting, 86% of UK critical national infrastructure organizations have experienced cyber-attacks. I think it would be more accurate to present these numbers as, “14% of UKs critical national infrastructure doesn’t have the technology in place to know they were hacked.”

Even more malware related to the SolarWinds hack has been discovered. Since AWS was used for the SolarWinds hack, shouldn’t Amazon shut AWS down, too?

Microsoft is now admitting that Azure and Exchange source code has been compromised by the SolarWinds attackers.

The big news this month is that a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange (coincidence?) has resulted in over thirty thousand servers being hacked. This is huge. So what did Microsoft do? Microsoft has announced it has changed their policy to crack down on hosted email accounts that receive a lot of email. Sigh.

Another interesting new tactic, bitsquatting, has proved far more effective than one would think. The demonstration allowed them to hijack thousands of requests intended for Microsoft. Used maliciously, this method will cause serious damage.

Censorship has finally made it before the Supreme Court, but Dr. Suess is only the latest target, while Facebook allowed actual genocide, but forbade discussion about news articles, Google acknowledges their efforts to perform censorship “better,” and Firefox has released a new extension to aid in censorship, while Streamlabs waited for the payment to clear before censoring one paid user. The Beverly Hills Police Department is using the novel approach of playing copyrighted music to prevent their actions from being observed, and Congress is now violating federal law by demanding censorship of media.

It amazes me that people actually trust “fact checkers.” Censorship doesn’t work!

Poland isn’t taking it anymore. Italy is fining Facebook, too.

Tor was hacked years ago, but new implementations (like that in Brave) are still popping up with their own problems.

Another 21 million VPN users were taught the lesson about the difference between customers and products. If you’re not the customer, you’re the product.

Instagram (like parent Facebook) is sharing everything you do with law enforcement. So is Apple’s iCloud.

The Windows 10 implementation of web fonts can be used to hack you. Apple M1 chips (less than 6 months old) have been targeted with several pieces of malware, but we should trust the MORPHEUS chip, right? BTW, M1 Macs are eating their (soldered in) SSDs, too.

It’s not just Google. Apple can disable all of your accounts and services on a whim, too. Or for your name.

Amazon has been caught duplicating products, can they be trusted to sell your products or host your content?

Is half a billion dollars enough to get you to rethink a bad user interface?

The whole point of unified interfaces and consistent logins is to ensure a familiar experience so you know whether you’re visiting the real site. Attackers take advantage of this to build their own imagekits and forms, even using their own fake security measures to convince you you’re on the “real” site since they are forced to validate that *you* are really you.

The malicious Gootkit Trojan can help the SEO of your websites. Just not for you.

Never reuse passwords. Or hard-code them. And don’t use obvious passwords either. But if you do, don’t blame a fabricated intern.

Apple claims that a new (available since 2019, but only recently launched on iOS) application execution technique will make it more difficult for iPhones to be hacked,
while yet another iPhone bug has demonstrated to successfully jailbreak every active iOS/iPhone line.

North Dakota and Arizona may save the Internet by forbidding the ability for vendors to force the use of their own app stores.

While many treat Google’s lockdown of their data APIs in Chromium as a bad thing, I see it as getting Google further out of Chromium – which can only be a net positive.

AT&T and Frontier have consistently abandoned phone networks in California, but we knew that: AT&T said they were going to do this when Title II passed. Sometimes the only thing to make a company following through is enough bad press.

Deepfakes for everyone! While most focus on Deepfakes are about their potential for evil, they can be used for good.

On patents: Intel owes $2.2 billion for saving power, and Apple has violated several biometric patents.

Dr. Fauci has known all along that the PCR test was useless. The WHO has launched their own COVID-specific version of “we investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong.” The dystopian concept of vaccine passports has been struck down by the Council of Europe. Unfortunately their power is mostly cosmetic.

The CDC inflated “COVID deaths” over 1600% in violation of multiple federal laws. CDS is real though. COVID has been “really good for CNN ratings,” though. Thousands of people have died in the US from the experimental COVID “vaccines,” (and elsewhere) or suffered from other harm. Many more internationally. Quarantine internment camps are a real thing. People are being harmed from the tests (or forcefully vaccinated), too. You can do something about it. (They sure won’t.) BTW, the CDC has had to remove their claim that vaccines don’t cause Autism.

Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Texas have joined in on efforts to end lockdown insanity.

Don’t be selfish! Masks still don’t work, but masks can kill you. (At least they won’t rape you.)

Keep the pedophile, but ban the words.

Green Energy killed Texas. It shouldn’t have been allowed to happen.

Governors Cuomo and Whitmer are finally being taken to task on their “accidental” murder of thousands of nursing home residents. Don’t expect the President to get involved. Genocide is just “different norms” to him. Instead of those in “National Security” investigating this, they’re convinced their time is better used calling half the population terrorists.

Facebook has had more than 20 million child sex abuse incidents, more than 20x greater than any other website, including Google. Nevertheless, the masses aren’t calling for cancelling Facebook. It’s tolerance when “they” do it.

Speaker Pelosi (who is responsible for security at the House) refused National Guard assistance, supposedly over “optics“, before the staged January 6 “riot“. Chris Wray lied to Congress about Antifa dressing as Trump supporters. So did former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. They’ve knowingly falsified FISA warrants. So is it really any surprise there are calls to shut down the FBI?

Some states are finally allowing election audits, with evidence of 6% discrepancies in every single race, others as much as 78%, and other serious math problems, while others refuse to release ballots for inspection, purge election data, or allow the FBI to shred ballots without oversight or inspection. Then they poison the people they are forcing to guard them.

Is it any surprise that their Section 230 “reforms” are designed to completely silence online discourse? After all, the President doesn’t understand what “clandestine” means. (Quick tip: If you announce your intentions on the MSM, it’s not clandestine!)

The Babylon Bee is probably the best news site on the Internet, not because they actually have any news, but because they shine a light on the fraud that passes for news today.

Now for the good news:

California has finally been allowed to implement their own brand of Net Neutrality. I strongly oppose Net Neutrality, as getting government involved in something (even under the auspices of protection) always results in unintended consequences. This is, fortunately, no exception. CA Net Neutrality can now be used by myself and others to target Big Tech to penalize them for their continuous acts of censorship.

Let’s Get Busy

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

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

Microsoft released updates for Windows, Edge, .NET, Servicing Stack, Internet Explorer, and MSRT (~2 GB). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released updates for macOS Big Sur 11.2.3, watchOS 7.3.2, Safari 14.0.3, iOS 14.4.1 and iPadOS 14.4.1. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

iOS 14.4.1 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

iPadOS 14.4.1 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

watchOS 7.3.2 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.

Google Chrome OS 88.0.4324.186 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

The release of macOS Big Sur (11.0) means that macOS High Sierra (10.13) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Mojave (10.14) 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 (v2009) is huge (about 18% larger than v2004, which was 25% larger than any prior build) so will take a long time to download on slower connections. Windows 10 pushes you to get the latest Windows 10 release every 6 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 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.

Driver Updates

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

BullZip PDF Printer 12.2.0.2902 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download

Display Driver Uninstaller 18.0.3.7 improves cleanup and adds network path support. This is not a security update.
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu

DirectX 9.29.1974.1 doesn’t provide a changelog, so should be treated as a security update.

nVidia 461.72 adds support for newer hardware and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

Browser Updates

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

Brave 1.21.74 resolved several bugs. This is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Google Chrome 89.0.4389.82 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Microsoft Edge 89.0.774.48 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Firefox 86.0 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Firefox ESR 78.8.0 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/

Vivaldi 3.6.2165.40 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Email Updates

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

Thunderbird 78.8.0 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.

Mumble 1.2.19 is a security update.
http://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/Main_Page

Prosody 0.11.8 is a security update.
https://prosody.im/download/start

Trillian 6.4.0.5 resolves a settings bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.trillian.im/

Dropbox 117.4.378 does not provide a changelog so should be treated like a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

FreeFileSync 11.8 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

Zoom 5.5.13142.0301 resolves several bugs, improves grid view, and better indicates when content is being shared. This is a security update.
https://zoom.us/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

3tene 2.0.12 adds 3 new types of motion, show/hide shortcut, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://en.3tene.com/

Flickr Downloadr 3.3.4.1 updates the Docker image. This is not a security update.
https://flickrdownloadr.com/downloads/

Office Updates

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

Atom 1.55.0 allows git configuration without a repository. This is not a security update.
https://atom.io/

IcoFX 3.5.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://icofx.ro/

LibreOffice Fresh 7.1.1 resolves almost a hundred bugs. Remember that this is beta software, so should be avoided for the stable version whenever possible. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Nextcloud Desktop 3.1.3 is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Notepad++ 7.9.3 adds new folder features that now prevent it working on Windows XP. If you are still running XP you should really consider switching to Linux, but if you must continue to use XP then use Notepad++ 7.9.2. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?npp32

VideoCleaner 5.8 improves Matrix, Sharpening and Mask features. This is not a security update.
https://videocleaner.com/download.html

Adobe Connect 11.2 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb21-19.html

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application 5.4 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-18.html

Adobe Framemaker 2020.0.2 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb21-14.html

Security Software Updates

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

Tails 4.16 is a security update.
https://tails.boum.org/install/dvd-download/index.en.html

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

RogueKiller 14.8.5 updates core and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

Wireless Network Watcher 2.25 improved compatibility with high-DPI. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_network_watcher.html

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

VideoCacheView 3.06 adds support for the new cache partitioning structure in chromium-based browsers. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/video_cache_view.html

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

MakeMKV 1.16.1 resolves several bugs and adds ARM support. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?makemkv

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

1Password for Mac 7.8 adds native M1 support and resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

1Password for Windows 7.6.793 improves performance and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/windows/

CCleaner 5.77.8521 improves cleaning and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/

ControlMyMonitor 1.28 improves compatibility with high DPI. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/control_my_monitor.html

Coreinfo 3.52 adds reporting for CET (shadow stack). This is not a security update.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/coreinfo

Cygwin 3.1.7 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://cygwin.com/

Dell Command Update 4.1 is a security update.
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln311129/dell-command-update?lang=en

DesktopOK 8.66 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

Eraser 6.2.0.2992 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://eraser.heidi.ie/download/

Everything Toolbar 0.6.2 adds an installer, drag & drop support, elevation support, and more. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar/

Homedale 1.93 adds an option to set the gps baud rate from the command line. This is not a security update.
https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/

IsMyHdOK 3.01 resolves a bug in screenshot generation. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/IsMyHdOK

NTLite 2.0.0.7820 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

OSFMount 3.1.1000 updates drivers and improves CLI support. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/tools/mount-disk-images.html

PointerStick 5.05 updates language files. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/PointerStick

QuickSetDNS 1.31 adds option to start hidden. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/quick_set_dns.html

TeamViewer 15.15.5 was released. The TeamViewer release notes have been unavailable for months now, so while it might be a security update, it would be safer to remove TeamViewer until these issues are resolved.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/windows/

TraceRouteOK 2.42 updates language files. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/TraceRouteOK

WinScan2PDF 6.91 adds support for multi-page TIF and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF

WizTree 3.37 improves compatibility, refresh behavior, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wiztreefree.com/

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

AutoHotkey 1.1.33.05 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.autohotkey.com/download/

Node.js 12.21.0 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 14.16.0 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 15.11.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

TortoiseSVN 1.14.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html

Visual Studio Code 1.54 resolves an extension dependency bug. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

Virtual Machine Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

PPSSPP 1.11.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://ppsspp.org/downloads.html

Web Package Updates

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

Adminer 4.8.0 adds several new features and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.adminer.org/en/

Docker Desktop 3.2.1 updates the Docker Engine. This is not a security update.
https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop

Drupal 9.1.5 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://drupal.org/download

HumHub 1.8.0 adds a bunch of new features, improves permissions, brute force delays, style and administration improvements, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.humhub.com/en/download

Joomla 3.9.25 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

MailEnable 10.32 resolves several bugs and adds LDAP support. This is not a security update.
https://www.mailenable.com/

Nextcloud Server 21.0.0 improves performance (up to 10x!), collaboration, groupware and more. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

OpenPetra 2021.02 adds several new features, improvements, and resolves bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.openpetra.org/

phpList 3.6.1 improves short URLs, PHP8 support, and security improvements. This is a security update.
https://www.phplist.org/

phpMyAdmin 5.1.0 resolves several bugs, improves compatibility, and adds several new options. This is not a security update.
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/

ScreenConnect 21.3.2160.7699 resolves several bugs, renamed End to Delete, and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.connectwise.com/software/control/download

YOURLS 1.8.1 improves IDN, UTF8, time zone, and PHP8 support, removes support for PHP 7.2, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://yourls.org/

WordPress 5.7 resolves several bugs and adds a few new features, improving accessibility, and (finally) adding a feature to update HTTP to HTTPS links throughout your site when you switch to HTTPS. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/

Akismet 4.1.9 improves handling of pingbacks in XML-RPC calls. This is not a security update.

BuddyPress 7.2.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.

Conditional Widgets 3 improves translation support. This is not a security update.

Contact Form 7 5.4 adds Sendinblue support, updates libraries and improves reliability and compatibility. This is not a security update.

Social Post Feed 2.19 improves error handling and reporting, cleanup, resolves several bugs and updates libraries. This is not a security update.

myStickymenu 2.5.1 improves instructions and compatibility. This is not a security update.

Postie 1.9.55 improves compatibility and removes legacy image sizing feature. This is not a security update.

Really Simple CAPTCHA 2.1 improves hash comparison. This is not a security update.

W3 Total Cache 2.1.1 resolves several bugs and adds information links and ogg caching support. This is not a security update.

WooCommerce 5.1.0 is a major update. This version improves compatibility, localization, and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.

WordPress Zero Spam 5.0.9 resolves several bugs and improves spam detection. This is not a security update.

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

Regards,

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

Updates 2019-06-11

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Shawn K. Hall

Hi, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for June 2019 and it’s a big one.

The typical computer should see roughly 1.1 GB in updates today. Let’s get started.

Microsoft released updates for Windows, .NET, Edge, Internet Explorer, Flash, Dynamic Update, POSReady and MSRT (~2 GB). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released updates for iOS 12.3.2, iCloud for Windows 7.12, iTunes for Windows 12.9.5, AirPort Base Station Firmware 7.9.1, and macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Supplemental Update. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install the most current versions.

iOS 12.3.2 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.207 is a security update.
Win: https://12pd.com/click?flash
Win: https://12pd.com/click?flashie
Mac: https://12pd.com/click?flashmac

Google Chrome OS 74.0.3729.159 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

The now-current release of Windows 10 (1903) will cause your computer to feel unusually slow until it is installed. This is a side-effect of the Windows 10 upgrade cycle, which pushes out 3-6 GB through Windows update to get you to the latest Windows 10 release every 6 months. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, it 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.

Driver Updates

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

Display Driver Uninstaller 18.0.1.5 adds support for newer hardware, improves cleanup and stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu

Intel Driver & Support Assistant 19.5.22 resolves several bugs and improves security. This is a security update.
https://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect

nVidia 430.86 adds support for newer hardware and updates game profiles. This is a security update.
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

Browser Updates

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

Google Chrome 75.0.3770.80 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Firefox 67.0.2 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Firefox ESR 60.7.0 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Vivaldi 2.5.1525.48 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Email Updates

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

Thunderbird 60.7.0 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Internet Updates

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

iCloud for Windows 7.12 is a security update. Use Apple Software Update to get the most current version.

Skype 8.45.0.41 adds quick sign out and improves preference persistence. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?skype

IPInfoOffline 1.50 adds GeoLite2 City, Country and ASN database support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ip_country_info_offline.html

MaxMind GeoIP 201906 is a data refresh.
https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/

Technitium DNS Server 3.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://technitium.com/dns/

WinSCP 5.15.2 is a security update.
https://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

FastStone Viewer 7.1 adds HEIC and WEBP support, resolves bugs, and improves stability and security. This is a security update.
https://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

iTunes 12.9.5 is a security update. Use Apple Software Update to get the most current version.

VLC Media Player 3.0.7 improves Blu-ray and MP4 support, and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Game Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

PlayStation PS4 6.71 improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps4/

Office Updates

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

Artweaver 6.0.12 improves stability and resolves a cloning bug. This is not a security update.
http://www.artweaver.de/

LibreOffice Fresh 6.2.4 resolves over a hundred bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Notepad++ 7.7.0 updates Scintilla to 4.1.x and adds code signing. This should be treated as a security update. The first time it is opened after updating from a previous version will take longer. Be patient.
https://12pd.com/click?npp

Atom 1.38.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://atom.io/

Security Software Updates

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

Wireshark 3.0.2 is a security update.
https://www.wireshark.org/

Gpg4win 3.1.8 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.gpg4win.org/download.html

OpenSSL 1.0.2s is a security update.
https://openssl.org/

RogueKiller 13.2.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/softwares/roguekiller/

RouterPassView 1.81 resolves a bug decompressing some binaries. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/router_password_recovery.html

Stinger 12.1.0.3196 adds support for new detections. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?stinger

DNSQuerySniffer 1.80 adds support for GeoLite2 City and Country databases. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_query_sniffer.html

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

SnagIt 2019.1.2 adds support for varying High-DPI displays, resolves several bugs, updates integration. This is not a security update.
https://download.techsmith.com/snagit/enu/snagit.exe

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

CDex 2.18 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://cdex.mu/?q=download

DVDFab 11.0.3.4 improves compatibility, adds support for new encodings, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

MakeMKV 1.14.4 adds support for new encodings and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?makemkv

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

NTLite 1.8.0.6975 adds settings, adds support for Windows 10 v1903, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

1Password for Mac 7.3 improves mini, integration, and drag and drop support. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

8GadgetPack 29.0 improves compatibility with Windows 10 v1903. This is not a security update.
https://8gadgetpack.net/

Beyond Compare 4.2.10.23938 adds support for case-sensitive folders, improves compatibility with OneDrive, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php?zz=dl4

Carbonite 6.3.5 resolves OneDrive compatibility issues. This is not a security update.
https://account.carbonite.com/

CPU-Z Installer 1.89 adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

DesktopOK 6.31 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

GoodSync 10.9.33 improves compatibility, updates libraries, and resolves bugs. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?goodsync

IsMyHdOK 1.71 improves compatibility and performance. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/IsMyHdOK

NetworkInterfacesView 1.15 adds several new fields and automatic elevation support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_interfaces.html

NetworkTrafficView 2.30 adds several new columns. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/network_traffic_view.html

OSFMount 3.0.1004 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/tools/mount-disk-images.html

PointerStick 3.55 removes buggy code signing certificate. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/PointerStick

QuickSetDNS 1.30 adds support for IPv6.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/quick_set_dns.html

RoboForm 8.5.9 adds encryption iteration option and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?rf

SearchMyFiles 2.92 resolves large file size search and adds Explorer context feature. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_my_files.html

TraceRouteOK 1.41 adds Polish language support. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/TraceRouteOK

WinScan2PDF 4.81 removes buggy code signing certificate. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF

WizTree 3.29 resolves stability bugs. This is a security update.
https://antibody-software.com/web/software/software/wiztree-finds-the-files-and-folders-using-the-most-disk-space-on-your-hard-drive/

WSUS Offline 11.7.2 resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
http://download.wsusoffline.net/

Windows 10 Media Creation Tool 1903 allows creating your own Windows 10 installation media for the latest build of Windows.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Node.js 12.4.0 moves several experimental features to stable, and updates several heap capabilities. This is not a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

StrawberryPerl 5.30.0.1 updates Perl core, gcc compiler and libraries. This is a security update.
http://strawberryperl.com/

Visual Studio Code 1.35 improves native semantic behaviors, definition context, breadcrumbs, and better merge conflict display. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

Virtual Machine Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

VirtualBox 6.0.8-130520 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 8.7.3 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://drupal.org/download

Joomla 3.9.7 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

ConnectWise Control 19.1.24050.7079 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog (their site changes have been a pain), so this should be treated as a security update.
https://www.connectwise.com/software/control/download

MailEnable Enterprise 10.24 is a security update.
https://www.mailenable.com/

Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

phpMyAdmin 4.9.0.1 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/news.php

WordPress 5.2.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/

Autoptimize 2.5.1 improves image handling, CSS deferral, and settings interface. This is not a security update.

Contact Form 7 5.1.3 resolves the Mail tab check bug. This is not a security update.

myStickymenu 2.1.6 is a security update.

Postie 1.9.35 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.

Really Simple CAPTCHA 2.0.2 resolves a bug. This is not a security update.

Redirection 4.3.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.

NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster 4.3.7 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.

W3 Total Cache 0.9.7.5 updates libraries, resolves several bugs, and improves default PHP behaviors. This is not a security update.

WooCommerce 3.6.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.

WordPress Zero Spam 3.1.1 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.

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

Regards,

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

Updates 2018-07-10

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Shawn K. Hall

Hi, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday and it’s a big one. The typical computer should see roughly 3gb in updates today. Let’s get started.

Microsoft released updates to Windows, .NET, Internet Explorer, Edge, Flash, and MSRT (~3gb). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Apple released macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, Security Update 2018-004 Sierra, Security Update 2018-004 El Capitan, SwiftNIO 1.8.0, Safari 11.1.2, iCloud for Windows 7.6, iTunes 12.8 for Windows, and Wi-Fi Update for Boot Camp 6.4.0. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

iOS 11.4.1 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current version.

watchOS 4.3.2 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.

tvOS 11.4.1 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.

Google Chrome OS 67.0.3396.101 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.

Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 is a security update.
Win: https://12pd.com/click?flash
Win: https://12pd.com/click?flashie
Mac: https://12pd.com/click?flashmac

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

The now-current release of Windows 10 (1803) will cause your computer to feel unusually slow until it is installed. This is a side-effect of the Windows 10 upgrade cycle, which pushes out 6gb through Windows update to get you to the latest Windows 10 release every 6 months. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, it 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 at The Farmory, or, if you prefer to have me mail it to you please contact me for information.

Driver Updates

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

UniFi Controller 5.8.24 resolved several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ubnt.com/download/

Display Driver Uninstaller 17.0.9.0 improves performance and reliability, removes dependency on Windows SC, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu

Intel Driver Update 3.4.1 improves reliability, adds details for more drivers and hardware, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect

Logitech Options 6.90.135 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://support.logitech.com/en_us/software/options

Browser Updates

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

Google Chrome 67.0.3396.99 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Firefox 61.0.1 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Firefox ESR 52.9.0 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Email Updates

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

NK2Edit 3.36 resolves a display bug in high DPI mode. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/outlook_nk2_edit.html

Thunderbird 52.9.0 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.

Internet Updates

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

DiscordApp 6.21.2018 resolves several bugs, improves colorblind compatibility, adds group DM invites and @everyone warnings. This is not a security update.
https://discordapp.com/download

WinSCP 5.13.3 is a security update.
https://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Evernote 6.13.14.7474 does not provide a changelog, so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.evernote.com/

FileZilla 3.34.0 improves focus. This is not a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FreeFileSync 10.2 improves version control behavior, performance, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

MaxMind GeoIP Data 201807 is a data refresh.
https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/

BrowsingHistoryView 2.16 fixed to work with Firefox 61. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/browsing_history_view.html

DNSDataView 1.55 improves command-line behavior to add additional variable controls. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_records_viewer.html

Npcap 0.99-r7 improves compatibility and restores loopback capture. This is not a security update.
https://nmap.org/npcap/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

iTunes 12.8 is a security update. Use Apple Software Update to install the most current version.

Game Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Battle.net 20180620 does not provide a changelog, so should be treated as a security update.
https://us.battle.net/en/app/

EA Origin 10.5.21.179 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.origin.com/en-us/download

Office Updates

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

LibreOffice Fresh 6.0.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Notepad++ 7.5.7 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?npp

Adobe Acrobat 2017 and Reader 2017 (Acrobat 2017 Track) 2017.011.30096 are security updates. Use Help, Check for updates to get the most current version.

Adobe Acrobat DC and Reader DC (Classic Track) 2015.006.30434 are security updates. Use Help, Check for updates to get the most current version.

Adobe Acrobat DC and Reader DC (Continuous Track) 2018.011.20055 are security updates. Use Help, Check for updates to get the most current version.

Adobe DNG Converter 10.4 is a security update.
Mac: https://supportdownloads.adobe.com/detail.jsp?ftpID=6351
Win: https://supportdownloads.adobe.com/detail.jsp?ftpID=6353

Adobe Experience Manager cumulative fix and hotfix 24289 for all 6+ versions are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb18-23.html

Adobe Connect 9.8.1 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/release-note/adobe-connect-9-8-1-release-notes.html

Security Software Updates

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

Avast! Home Edition 18.5.3931 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update
https://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

Gpg4win 3.1.2 removes support for old and unsupported email clients, improves usability, and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.gpg4win.org/download.html

RogueKiller 12.12.26 resolves compatibility and crash bugs, and adds detections. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/softwares/roguekiller/

Capture Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

XSplit Broadcaster 3.4.1806.2217 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility with various hardware and services. This is not a security update.
https://www.xsplit.com/get/

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

CDex 2.06 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://cdex.mu/?q=download

DVDFab 10.1.0.0 adds support for new encodings, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

IsoBuster 4.2 adds support for several new formats, improves performance, stability, search, and adds dozens of new features. This is not a security update.
https://www.isobuster.com/download.php

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

RoboForm 8.5.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?rf

GoodSync 10.9.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?goodsync

Beyond Compare 4.2.5.23088 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php?zz=dl4

Bitcoin 0.16.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://bitcoin.org/en/download

NTLite 1.6.3.6240 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

DesktopOK 5.44 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

FileLocator Pro 8.4.2840 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/download

QuickSetDNS 1.22 adds quoting to generated command lines. This is a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/quick_set_dns.html

OSForensics 6.0.1003 improves Index controls and case management, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/download.html

PointerStick 3.13 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/PointerStick

ProduKey 1.93 adds Office Product Name Extraction Mode option to control how MS Office names are parsed. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

RapidEE 9.2 build 937 updates third-party libraries and improves compatibility. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.rapidee.com/en/download

Rufus 3.1 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://rufus.akeo.ie/

Sysmon 8.0 adds rule tagging, expands the command-line length logged, fixes a GUID printing bug, and prints friendly registry path names for rename operations. This is not a security update.
http://sysinternals.com/

Autoruns 13.90 adds Runonce Depend keys and GPO logon and logoff locations, as well as fixes a bug in WMI path parsing. This is not a security update.
http://sysinternals.com/

TraceRouteOK 1.33 resolves a bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/TraceRouteOK

WinScan2PDF 4.31 improves hardware detection. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF

WizTree 3.25 adds CSV import, high-DPI support, performance improvements, language improvements, and resolves a crash on some 64-bit PCs. This is not a security update.
https://antibody-software.com/web/software/software/wiztree-finds-the-files-and-folders-using-the-most-disk-space-on-your-hard-drive/

Developer Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

StrawberryPerl 5.28.0.1 is a security update.
http://strawberryperl.com/

Web Package Updates

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

Adminer 4.6.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adminer.org/en/

Drupal 8.5.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://drupal.org/download

phpMyAdmin 4.8.2 is a security update.
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/news.php

Joomla 3.8.10 resolves a bug on Windows servers. This is not a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

WordPress 4.9.7 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/

Akismet 4.0.8 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.

NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster 4.2.6 resolves several bugs, improves stability and compatibility. This is not a security update.

Redirection 3.3.1 adds a PHP check for old versions. This is not a security update.

Sucuri Security 1.8.18 preserves settings when deactivated. This is not a security update.

Theme My Login 7.0.7 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.

WooCommerce 3.4.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.

WP Mail SMTP 1.3.3 doesn’t provide a changelog, so should be treated as a security update.

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

Regards,

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