Happy Thanksgiving, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for November, 2024.

Hold the line: do not upgrade to 24H2 yet. There have been quite a few issues. Let everyone else be the guinea pigs.

Windows 10 now has only 11 months of support left. If your computer can not be upgraded to Windows 11 either start planning for a switch to Linux or replacing your computer.

There are critical security updates for all supported Apple products and (as is now the norm) new critical security updates for every browser every single week.

QuickBooks Desktop 2025 will be released later this month, and on November 1st all previous versions of QuickBooks Desktop will be end-of-life (EOL).

Windows Server 2025 has been released. And it’s “accidentally” being force-installed on recent Windows Server builds.

Entrust certificates are being disavowed as soon as today. There have been months to prepare, but this will still kill off about 0.1% of active SSL certificates.

There were 645+ major hacks and over 525 application updates this month.
It’s a huge month, with about 5 GB of updates for most users.

This Month in Technology

1st Credentialing, 1StopBedrooms, 1stUnited Credit Union, 20 Canadian government networks, 5.11, Abbott Laboratories Employees Credit Union, Absolute Machine Tools, Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc, Accounting Resource Group, Acko.ru, Action Heating & Cooling, Adguard Home, ADT, Advanced Accounting & Business Advisory, Advanced Recovery Equipment & Supplies, AeoTec Smart Home Hub, AEP, Air Specialists Heating & Air Conditioning, Al Ahly SC, Al Fajer School, Alliance Laundry Systems, AlpineReplay, Altenen, Amazon, Ambica Steels, American Mechanical, Inc, American Medical Billing, American River College, American Water, Amourgis & Associates, Android, ANU Enterprise, Apache Mills, Inc, Apache Solr, Apex, Apple iPhone, Apple macOS, Arango Billboard, Arctrade, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Asheville Arthritis Centre, Aspen Healthcare, Astac, Atlantic Coast Consulting Inc, Atlantic Medical Management, ATSG Inc, AudoCAD, Australian Nursing Home Foundation, Aviva Spain, Axis Health System, Ayurvedic Herbs Online, Azure AI, Bahrain government, Banco Sucredito Regional, Barnes Cohen and Sullivan, Bel-Air Bay Club Ltd, Belle Tire, Berling.gr, Berridge Manufacturing Co, Bethalto School District, Birth Choice of San Marcos, Blackburn College, Bliss Worldwide, BNBuilders, Boart Longyear, Boston Children’s Health Physicians, Brandenburger Plumbing, Brazil’s SAIC, BrightStar Care, BSN Sports, Bucharest’s District 5 City Hall, Buenos Aires, Burgess Kilpatrick, Bury Council, UK, BWD Technology, By Design LLC, Byerly Aviation, C & C Industries, Caleb & Brown, Calgary Public Library, California Department of Social Services, Call of Duty, Campus.gov.il, Canon imageCLASS MF656Cdw, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Cardiology of Virginia, Carolina Arthritis, CAS Software, Casio, Cathexis Holdings LP, Center for Urban Community Services, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Central Tickets, Centreon, CGR Technologies, Cheasapeake Regional Information System for our Patients, Inc, Chicago Cardiology Institute, Children’s Health Ireland, Chimienti & Associates, CIIT Wah, Cisco DevHub, City of Sheboygan, CLAS Information Services, Clay Platte Family Medicine, Clayton Properties Group, Clear Connection, ClickFix, Club Vélez Sarsfield, College of Business – Tanzania, Columbus, OH, Comcast, Community Day School, Community Dental in Portland, Compex Legal Services Inc, Compound, Continental Casualty Company, CoPilot, Cordogan Clark and Associates, Cornerstone Healthcare Group Management Services LLC, Corporate Job Bank, Costa Del Sol Hotels, Cottonwood Union School District, Country Club El Bosque, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, CreaGen Inc, CreditRiskMonitor, Crypto Vеnturе Cаpitаl, CSU Contracting, Cucamonga Valley Water District, CUSO Financial Services, LP, CyberPanel, D-Link routers, Dana Safety Supply, De Rose Lawyers, Delfin Design & Manufacturing, Delta Electronics CNCSoft-G2, Delta Electronics DIAScreen, Delta Electronics InfraSuite, Dennis Kirk, Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Malaysia), Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, Devtron, DieTech North America, Dietzgen Corporation, digiDirect, Diligent Delivery Systems, Directorate for Combating Organised Crime, Disney World, DMEScripts, Doctors Regional Cancer Center, DoctorsToYou, DocuSign, Dohman, Akerlund & Eddy, Dome Construction, Doscast, DR Butler and Associates, Dr.Web, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service, Dstat.cc, Dudley Council, UK, Eagle Industries, Eagle Recovery Associates, Earth 2, Easterseals, EasyPay, Ecovacs, EIGEN Holdings, Elections Nova Scotia, Embody Performance & Recovery, Empower Management Group, English Construction Company, Epicor Software Corporation, Equalize, Equator Worldwide, Ericsson codechecker, ESET, European External Action Service, Evergreen Public Schools, Exeter City Council, Eye Clinic Surgicenter, Fair Vote Canada, Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Falo, Family Medical Center in Mount Airy, Federal Board of Revenue (Pakistan), Fidelity Investments, Firefox, First Nations Health Authority, Fiskars, Fitzgerald, DePietro & Wojnas, FloridaCentral, Floyd County Public Schools, Followmont TransportPty, Food Sciences Corporation, Form I-9 Compliance, Fortinet FortiManager, Fortis, Fractal ID, France’s Ministry of Labour and Employment, Free (ISP), Freedom Home Care, Fromm, Funadmin, Funlab, Fylde Coast Academy Trust, Game Freak, Gandara Mental Health Center, General Physician, PC, German Chamber of Commerce, GitLab, Globe Life, Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers, Google Scholar, Goshen Central School District, Grafana, Granite School District, Gryphon Healthcare, GSR Andrade Architects, Guardian Healthcare, H&R Block Canada, Hafetz and Associates, Harris Personal Injury, Hawaii State Judiciary, Health & Palliative Services of the Treasure Coast, Healthcare Management Systems, Healthfund Solutions, Hemel Hempstead Council, UK, Henry County Schools, Henry Schein, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba OS, Holistix Treatment Center, Hope Valley Recovery, Hot Topic, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Houston Housing Authority, Howell Electric Inc, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3301fdw, Hyundai, IBM Security Verify, Icedrive, IdeaLab, iFocus Consulting, Illumin8 Global, IM Cannabis, Immuno Laboratories, IMPAXX, InCare Technologies, Indian government email, India’s COVID-19 tracking platform, Indonesia’s E-Visa System, Infosys McCamish Systems LLC, Inner City Education Foundation, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Interbank, Interbel, International University of Sarajevo, Internet Archive (three times!), Intesa Sanpaolo Bank of Italy, IrfanView, Iron World Manufacturing, Israeli Ministry of National Security, Israeli Ministry of Welfare, Ivanhoe Club, Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA), Jacksonville Children’s Multispecialty Clinics, Jardine Aviation Services, Jillamy, Johnson & Johnson, Jomar Electrical Contractors, Jordan Ministry of Education, Jordan Public Schools, JS McCarthy Printers, Justice.fr, K&S Tool & Mfg Co, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Permanente, Kansas City Hospice, Karman Inc, KEE Process, Kenana Sugar Company, KMC Controls, Knox Law Center, Konecta Group, Kubernetes Image Builder, Kuhn and Associates, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, L & B Transport, LLC, La Tazza D’oro, Lampard Community School, Landmark Admin, Laravel Reverb, Law Office of Omar O Vargas, Legacy Treatment Services, Lein Law Offices, Levales Solicitors LLP, LevelOne WBR-6012, Lexco, Lexmark CX331adwe, LG Electronics, LifeMine, Lincoln University, Linux Kernel, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, Lorex cameras, Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge, LottieFiles Lotti-Player, Luxwood Software Tools, Magento Open Source, Mainelli Mechanical Contractors, Marisa SA, Maval Industries, Maxxis International, Mazda Connect Connectivity Master Unit (CMU), McElroy, Quirk & Burch, APC, McMillan Electric Company, MCNA Dental, MedElite Group, Memorial Hospital and Manor, GA, Mercury Theatre, Meshworks, Metawin, MiCare Health Center, Michael J Gurfinkel, Microlise, Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft SharePoint, Mid State Electric, Middlesborough Council, UK, Minuteman Senior Services (MSS), MiPC Mexico, MIT Technology Review, Mixfame, Mizuno USA, MMI Services, Inc, MMP Union, Model Die & Mold, Moldova’s parliamentary email servers, MoneyGram, Moodle, Mozilla Firefox, Mr. Winter Wheels, Muah.AI, Muskogee City County Enhanced 911 Trust Authority, MVES, MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc, MySQL Connector/Python, Mystic Valley Elder Services, Nagoya Stock Exchange, NARSTCO, National Financial Services, National Institute of Administration, Native Village of Eyak Ilanka Community Health Center, Navarra & Marzano, Neighbors Credit Union, New Law, New York Plastic Surgery, Newpark Resources, Nidec Precision, Niko Resources Ltd, Nikon NEF, NoBroker, Noida Metro, Nokia, Nor-Well, Northeast Professional Caregivers, Northeast Spine and Sports Medicine, NVIDIA Container Toolkit, NVIDIA GeForce, NVIDIA Onyx, NW Health Porter, Okta, Ollama AI, OMA, Omni, OnePoint Patient Care, Open Range Field Services, Opera Browser, Oracle VirtualBox, ORBCOMM, Orbit Software, Inc, Oregon Department of Corrections, ORM Fertility, Orthopedics Rhode Island, OrthopedicsNY, Osmedeus Web Server, Ottawa Valley Handrailing Company, Over a thousand online shops, OwlTing, OxyHealth, OzarksGo, Pacific Pulmonary Medical Group, PAJ GPS, Palm Hills Developments, Palmisano & Goodman, PA, Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Panda Security Dome, Paragon Plastics, Parkland Health, Parnell Defense, Paul White Company, PayDo, Paystack, pCloud, Peoria Lawyers, Petropolis Pet Resort, Pheim Unit Trusts Berhad, Philadelphia Macaroni, Philips Smart Lighting, Phoenix Contact EV chargers, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center, Planned Parenthood of Montana, PlayBoy, Portsmouth City Council, UK, Positive Business Solutions, Postcard Mania, PostHog, Potomac Medical Aesthetics, PRC-Saltillo, Precision Steel Services, Preferred Travel Group, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, PrestaShop, PriceBlink, Professional Probation Services, Promise Technology, Inc, Protective Industrial Products, PT Haleyora Power, PTZOptics cameras, Pureflow Airdog, qBittorrent, QEMU, QNAP QHora-322, QNAP TS-464, QNQB, Qualcomm chips, Quest Diagnostics Inc, Racing Forensics Inc, Radiant Capital, Radisson’s Country Inn and Suites, Raeyco Lab Equipment, Raimondo Pettit Group, Rancher, RANEPA University, RDC Control Ltd, Redwood Coast Regional Center, Regional Government of Ica, ReliaQuest, RENIEC, Rhode Island Orthopedic Practice, Ridgewood Public School District, Rim Country Health and Rehabilitation, Riverview Health, Rockstar Games, Rockwool, Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology, Rosen Legal, Roundcube Webmail, Royal Thai Police, RRCA Accounts Management, Inc, Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Russell Law Firm, LLC, Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian State TV VGTRK, S & W Kitchens, Sage Automotive Interior, Saint Xavier University, SalesGig, Salford Council, UK, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S24, San Joaquin County Superior Court, Sanglier Limited, Sango Family Dentistry, Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital, Saratoga Liquor, Save Mart Supermarkets, LLC, Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure, Schneider Electric Zelio Soft 2, Schreck Financial Group, Schweiger Transport, Scullion LAW, Seafile, Sector 5, Bucharest, SelectBlinds, SEP, Set Forth, Inc, Seven Counties Services, Shareholders in Hong Kong, Sit & Sleep, Smart Media Group Bulgaria, SmartSource, Smeg, Smile Design Management, Smiles in the Pines, Smitty’s Supply, Smoker’s Choice, Solairus Aviation, LLC, SolarWinds Web Help Desk, Soliant Health, SonicWall firewalls, Sonoma County Superior Court, Sonos Era 300, Sophos Firewall, South China Athletic Association, South West Family Medicine Associates, South-East Technological University Waterford, Spine by Villamil MD, Spirit Lake Community School District, SRS-Stahl GmbH, St Albans Council, UK, St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Stalker Online, Standard Bank, Star Health Insurance, Stark County Criminal Justice Information Systems, Starkweather and Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Steel Art Signs, Strava, StreamCraft, Strike Bowling, Structural and Steel Products, Sumitomo, Summit Pathology and Summit Pathology Laboratories, Inc, Sunrise Express, Suntrust Properties, Superior Quality Insurance Agency, Supply Technologies, Surfnet Communications, Survival Flight, Inc, SVP Worldwide, Swalekha.in, Switch, Symetra Life Insurance Company, Symfony, Sync, Synology BeeStation, Synology DiskStation, Synology TC500, Systems Application & Technologies Inc, T-Space, Tameside Council, UK, TargetMaps, TaxPros of Clermont, TDM Technical Services, TEAM Software, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Spine Consultants, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, The Club Penguin Experience, The Getz Group, The Knesset, The Law Offices of Jed Silverman, The Nolan Financial Group, The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center, PA, The Povman Law Firm, The Strainrite Companies, Therabel Lucien Pharma SAS, TheraCom, ThinkPHP, Thompson Coburn, Tiketek, TNAFlix, Toro Enterprises, Inc, Totally Promotional, Tower Clock Eye Center, TrackMan, Trafford Council, UK, Transak, Trend Micro Cloud Edge, Trend Micro Deep Security, Tresorit, Tri-City Healthcare District, Tri-City Medical Center, Tricon Energy, Trimarc Financial, Trimble SketchUp, True World Group, TrueNAS Mini X, TrueNAS X, Truist Bank, TU Parks, Tungsten Automation Power PDF, TV Guide Magazine, Ubiquiti AI Bullet, UK Ambulance Services, UK Biobank, Ultra Tune, United Sleep Diagnostics, Universal Companies, Universal Health Corporation, Universal Music Group, University Medical Center, University of California, Unlimited Lawn Care, US Customs and Border Protection, Uttarakhand State Data Center, Valleygate Dental Surgery Centers, Value City NJ, Van Wagner Group, LLC, Varsity Brands, VasTopUp, Venezuelan Government, VeriSource Services, Inc, Verizon Wireless, Vermilion Parish Schools, VimeWorld, Visionworks of America, Inc, VMware HCX, VMware vCenter Server, Volkswagen, Volta River Authority, Wacom Center, Washington courts, Wayne County, Webb Institute, Weber Packaging, Weiser Memorial Hospital, Well Chip Group, Wellfleet Group, Wells Fargo, Western Sydney University, Westwood Country Club, Wetherby Town Council, Wexford County, WhatsUp Gold, Whitaker Construction Group, Wichita County, Wilson & Lafleur, Wilson Tarquin, WimCoCorp, Windows Driver Signature, Windows Themes, Winestyle, Winnebago Public School Foundation, WordPress Jetpack, WordPress LiteSpeed Cache, X.Org Server, Youngs Timber Builders Merchants, Z-lib, Zalo.vn, Zamalek Club, Zendesk, ZicroDATA, Zierick Manufacturing Corporation, and Zimbra GraphQL have reported hacking or compromises this month.

Calgary Public Library, DHL, Microsoft, Serco, and The Internet Archive have suffered from outages this month.

Last months updates broke Microsoft 365 Outlook, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft’s “New” Outlook, OpenSSH on Windows Server, Windows 10, and Windows Remote Desktop.

Never again use a third-party charging cord. Treat your USB ports with more concern.

Half of US county websites can be spoofed.

iPhones will now force restart after idle in order to reencrypt data.

Now for the good news:

The Mozilla Foundation has finally dropped their advocacy division. Unfortunately, they’ll be rolling it into their other programs. It still could mean that tech companies might actually start prioritizing their tech instead of politics or other agendas.

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 98 updates to address 88 vulnerabilities in .NET and Visual Studio, airlift.microsoft.com, Azure CycleCloud, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, LightGBM, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft PC Manager, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX), Microsoft Virtual Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows DNS, Microsoft Windows VMSwitch, TorchGeo, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, Windows Active Directory Certificate Services, Windows CSC Service, Windows Defender Application Control, Windows DNS, Windows DWM Core Library, Windows Hyper-V, Windows Kerberos, Windows Kernel, Windows NT OS Kernel, Windows NTLM, Windows Package Library Manager, Windows Registry, Windows Secure Kernel Mode, Windows SMB, Windows SMBv3 Client/Server, Windows Telephony Service, Windows Update Stack, Windows USB Video Driver, Windows VMSwitch, Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem, Winlogon, and MSRT. This includes security updates. A reboot is required.

Oracle released 334 security updates this quarter to address vulnerabilities in 109 applications and service.

Apple released updates for iOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1, iPadOS 17.7.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1, Safari 18.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, and watchOS 11.1. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.

iOS 17.7.1 and 18.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

iPadOS 17.7.1 and 18.1 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.

watchOS 11.1 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.

tvOS 18.1 is a security update. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.

visionOS 2.1 are security updates. Use System, Software Update to install the most current version.

Google Chrome OS 130.0.6723.101 and Google Chrome OS LTS 126.0.6478.257 are security updates. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.

Fedora 41-1.4 is a major update, adding many new features, removing unsupported and deprecated tools and applications, and hardening the operating system. This should be treated as a security update.
https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/

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

Important Notes

Everything above this section should be checked by everyone on every computer. Chances are good that close to every single computer you touch will be affected by those updates. This is not the case with the items below, though you should still check each line item below to see if it applies to software you have installed.

The release of macOS Sequoia (15.x) means that macOS Monterey (12.x) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Ventura (13) on your Mac then you should immediately remove your device from the Internet and use it offline only. It will no longer receive patches or updates and can now no longer be secured.

The now-current — and final — release of the Windows 10 (v22H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. All non-LTS versions of Windows 10 other than v22H2 are now out of support, upgrade to v22H2 now. If you aren’t sure whether you are using LTS, you aren’t. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, this process will kill your Internet performance forever. If you don’t have the bandwidth to download the bits, I’m happy to provide loaner USB drives to our local clients, or, if you prefer to have me mail it to you please contact me for information.

The now-current release of the Windows 11 (v24H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. Windows 11 pushes you to get the latest Windows 11 release every 12 months and only supports any consumer builds for 24 months. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, this process will kill your Internet performance forever. If you don’t have the bandwidth to download the bits, I’m happy to provide loaner USB drives to our local clients, or, if you prefer to have me mail it to you please contact me for information.

Windows 11 is now stable and can be upgraded to if your hardware supports it, 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 a SaferPC Subscription and we will install updates each month whenever necessary. Click, call or email for more details:
https://saferpc.info/updates/
209-565-12PD
shawn@12pointdesign.com

Driver Updates

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

AMD Adrenalin 24.10.1 resolves several bugs and improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.amd.com/en/support

Intel Driver and Support Assistant 24.5.40.11 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect

Nvidia Driver 566.03 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

UniFi AC Professional 6.6.77 resolves several bugs and improves performance, reliability and stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.ui.com/download/software/uap-ac-pro

UniFi airMAX NanoStation 5AC Loco 8.7.14 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ui.com/download/software/loco5ac

UniFi Network Server 8.6.9 improves SIEM integration, dozens of improvements and bug fixes. This is a security update.
https://www.ui.com/download/releases/network-server

UniFi U6 Professional 6.6.77 resolves several bugs and improves performance, reliability and stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.ui.com/download/software/u6-pro

VIISAN OfficeCam 7.2.4.0 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.viisan.com/en/download/type1.html

Xerox Smart Start 2.1.22.0 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/content/143617

Browser Updates

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

Brave 1.71.123 is a security update.
https://brave.com/

Firefox 132.0.2 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Firefox ESR 128.4.0 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/

Google Chrome 130.0.6723.116 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Vivaldi 7.0.3495.6 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/

Email Updates

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

ProtonMail (Android) 4.2.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://proton.me/mail/download

Spark 3.17.11.89740 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Spark (macOS) 3.17.12.90683 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Thunderbird 128.4.2 is a security update.
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/

Internet Updates

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

AnyDesk (macOS) 8.1.4 improves compatibility and requires re-granting persmissions. This is a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads

BrowsingHistoryView 2.59 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/browsing_history_view.html

curl 8.11.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://curl.haxx.se/windows/

Dropbox 211.4.6008 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/

FileZilla Client 3.68.1 resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FileZilla Server 1.9.4 resolves several bugs, including improved Let’s Encrypt compatibility.
https://filezilla-project.org/

FreeFileSync 13.8 adds SFTP support for IPv6, improves copmatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php

Google Drive 99.0 *finally* adds differential uploads, which will save huge amounts of bandwidth for large files with minor changes. This is not a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start

MeshCentral 1.1.33 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://meshcentral.com/info/downloads.html

Microsoft Teams 1.7.00.27855 improves BYOD and audio source detection. This is not a security update.
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads

Nextcloud Server 30.0.2 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Omada Software Controller 5.14.32.3 resolves a dozen bugs and improves the GUI. This is not a security update.
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/omada-software-controller/

Signal 7.32.0 improves performance, bulk downloads, and adds Call Links. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/

Signal (Android) 7.23.1 adds chat folders. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Syncthing 1.28.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/

Technitium DNS Server 13.1.1 resolves several bugs and improves protocol support. This is not a security update.
https://technitium.com/dns/

Telegram 5.7.2 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/

Zoom 6.2.7.49583 is a security update.
https://zoom.us/

Media Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

3tene 4.0.11 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://en.3tene.com/

Bitwig Studio 5.2.5 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.bitwig.com/download/

iTunes 12.13.4.4 is a security update.
https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

KaraFun Player 3.2.2.56 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.karafun.com/karaokeplayer/

Plex Desktop 1.104.0.241 now includes an advertising consent popup.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Plex Media Server 1.41.1.9057 improves hardware-encoding for DVR, media support, and metadata. This is not a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server

Game Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Minecraft Server (Bedrock) 1.21.44.01 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) 1.21.3 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server

Nintendo Switch 19.0.1 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22525/kw/system%20updates/p/989

PS5 2024.101 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5/system-software/

Steam 2024.11.05 adds Steam Game Recording and resolves dozens of bugs. As of this version Windows 7 and 8 are no longer supported. These end-of-life operating systems can continue to use the prior build (for now). https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110

SteamOS SteamDeck Update 2024.11.06 resolves several 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 After Effects 24.6.3 & 25.0 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb24-85.html

Adobe Audition 24.6.3 and 25.0 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb24-83.html

Adobe Bridge 14.1.3 and 15.0 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb24-77.html

Adobe Commerce 3.2.6 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb24-90.html

Adobe Illustrator 28.7.2 and 29.0.0 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb24-87.html

Adobe InDesign 18.5.3, 18.5.4 and 20.0 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb24-88.html

Adobe Photoshop 24.7.4 and 25.12 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb24-89.html

Adobe Reader DC 24.004.20243 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://get.adobe.com/reader

Adobe Substance 3D Painter 10.1.1 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_painter/apsb24-86.html

Audacity 3.7.0 resolves more than a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

Blender 4.2.3 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.blender.org/download/

Calibre 7.21.0 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Columns++ 1.1.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Coises/ColumnsPlusPlus

Inkscape 1.4 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://inkscape.org/release/

Kdenlive 24.08.3 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://kdenlive.org/

LibreOffice 24.2.7 resolves over 50 bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Manager 24.11.11.1937 resolves several bugs and improves inventory support. This is not a security update.
https://www.manager.io/

Nextcloud Desktop 3.14.3 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/

Notepad++ 8.7.1 resolves a couple bugs. This is a security update.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

PDF-XChange Editor 10.4.3.391 resolves almost a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor

QuickBooks Pro 2022 20240726-R17_41 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://downloads.quickbooks.com/app/qbdt/products

QuickBooks Pro 2023 20240726-R14_49 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://downloads.quickbooks.com/app/qbdt/products

Operating System Updates

These are for specific Linux flavors and alternative operating systems and, sadly, are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

Google Chrome OS 130.0.6723.101 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.

Fedora 41-1.4 is a major update, adding many new features, removing unsupported and deprecated tools and applications, and hardening the operating system. This should be treated as a security update.
https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/

iOS 18.1 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204204

iPadOS 18.1 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204204

macOS 15.1 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201541

Tails 6.9 is a security update.
https://tails.net/install/download/index.en.html

tvOS 18.1 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202716

watchOS 11.1 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204641

Security Software Updates

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

Chainsaw 2.10.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/countercept/chainsaw

FRST 2024.11.12 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/dl/82/

FSS 2024.10.30 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-service-scanner/dl/62/

HTTP Toolkit 1.19.1 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://httptoolkit.tech/

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware 5.2.1.144 resolves several bugs and hardens security controls. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

OpenSSL 3.4.0 is a security update.
https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

ProtonVPN (macOS) 4.5.0 improves WireGuard connectivity and improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://protonvpn.com/download

RogueKiller 15.19.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/

Stinger 13.0.0.215 adds support for new detections. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx

uBlock Origin 1.61.0 resolves over a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest

Converter Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

DVDFab 13.0.3.0 adds support for new encodings. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm

PDF Creator 5.3.2 resolves several bugs and updates libraries. This is a security update.
https://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator

StreamFab 6.2.0.4 adds support for new sources and resolves several bugs.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm

UniFab 2.0.3.7 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 7.0.9 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/

Utility Updates

These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.

1Password 8.10.52 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/windows/

AppResourcesUsageView 1.06 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/app_resources_usage_view.html

balenaEtcher 1.19.25 updates SDK. This is not a security update.
https://etcher.balena.io/

Beyond Compare 5.0.3.30258 improves shell menu, updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.scootersoftware.com/download

Bitwarden 2024.10.4 resolves several bugs and improves auth methods and recovery. This is not a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/

CCleaner 6.29.11342 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/

CPU-Z Installer 2.12 adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Dell OS Recovery Tool 2.4.1.2181 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 11.45 improves configuration and language files. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

dnGrep 4.2.95.0 resolves several bugs and updates libraries. This is a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/

email-oauth2-proxy 2024-11-11 improves compatibility and adds a couple new features. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/simonrob/email-oauth2-proxy

ESEDatabaseView 1.75 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ese_database_view.html

Etcher 1.19.25 updates SDK. This is not a security update.
https://www.balena.io/etcher/

ExplorerPatcher 22621.4317.67.1 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/

Fing 3.7.2 improves network insights and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.fing.com/products/fing-desktop-download-windows

FoneTool 2.9.2 adds support for iOS 18 and iPhone 16. This is not a security update.
https://www.fonetool.com/download.html

Free Virtual Serial Ports 6.20.00.1466 adds support for virtual script ports and resolves a compatibility bug. This is not a security update.
https://freevirtualserialports.com/

GoodSync & GoodSync2Go 12.7.7 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/

grepWin 2.1.6 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stefankueng/grepWin/releases/latest

GSmartControl 2.0.0 is a major update, reduces dependencies, improves input/output and scaling support. This is not a security update.
https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/

Homedale 2.14 is a cosmetic change. This is not a security update.
https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/

HWiNFO 8.14 adds support for newer hardware, improves output details, and logging. This is not a security update.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

Memtest86+ 7.20 adds support for new hardware and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.memtest.org/

MultiMonitorTool 2.15 improves compatibility and adds monitor position support. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html

NTLite 2024.11.10163 adds support for new components and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/

OSForensics 11.0.1015 updates libraries, resolves a crash bug and improves clarity for sparse records. This is not a security update.
https://www.osforensics.com/download.html

osquery 5.14.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://osquery.io/downloads

PowerToys 0.86.0 resolves several bugs and improves Advanced Paste, Workspaces, Mouse Jump and more. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest

RoboForm 9.6.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.roboform.com/

Rufus 4.6 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://rufus.ie/en_US/

ScreenConnect 24.3.7.9067 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://screenconnect.connectwise.com/download

Starwind V2V Converter 9.554 adds support for new disk image formats. This is not a security update.
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-v2v-converter

TeamViewer 15.59.3 adds AI log generation, improved address book, reporting and a dozen bug fixes. This is not a security update.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/download/

WhyNotWin11 2.6.1.1 adds TSV, improved logging, and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11

WifiInfoView 2.95 improves error reporting. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wifi_information_view.html

WinGet 1.9.25180 resolves more than 100 bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest

WinScan2PDF 9.11 improves compatibility and resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF

WizTree 4.22 adds MTP/PTP device support, improves compatibility, scaling support 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.

Android Studio 2024.2.1.11 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio

DB Browser for SQLite 3.13.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://sqlitebrowser.org/

GDevelop 5.4.217 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download

GitHub Desktop 3.4.9 resolves several bugs and updates libraries. This is not a security update.
https://desktop.github.com/

Go 1.23.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://go.dev/

Java 8u431 is a security update.
https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable 14.16.27052.0 is a security update.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist

Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable 14.29.30156.0 is a security update.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist

Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable 14.40.33816.0 is a security update.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist

MySQL ConnectorNet 9.1.0 resolves several bugs, including crash bugs. This is not a security update.
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Node.js 22.11.0 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Node.js 23.2.0 is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/

Redemption 6.6.0.6338 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dimastr.com/redemption/

SQLite 3.47.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html

TortoiseGit 2.17.0.2 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://tortoisegit.org/

TortoiseSVN 1.14.8 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html

Visual Studio Code 1.95.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

WinMerge 2.16.44 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 7.1.4 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 4.7.19 is a security update.
https://invisioncommunity.com/

Joomla 5.2.1 is a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/

Piwigo 15.1.0 is a security update.
https://piwigo.org/

Antispam Bee 2.11.7 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/antispam-bee/

BuddyPress 14.2.1 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress/

Contact Form 7 6.0 provides more than a dozen code and feature changes. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/

Duplicator 1.5.11.2 resolves a charset bug. This should be treated as a security update.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/

Interactive World Map 3.4.8 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/interactive-world-map/

Sucuri Security 1.9.6 improves reporting and log behavior. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sucuri-scanner/

WordPress Importer 0.8.3 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-importer/

WP Plugin Update Checker 5.5 resolves a couple bugs and improves debug and ZIP support. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker/releases/latest

WPBakery 8.0 adds new features, improves controls, and resolves several bugs. This is not 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/