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1. Windows 11 is getting a built-in passkey manager for Windows Hello

   By Karlston, June 26, 2023   

   • windows 11
   • windows hello
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • windows hello
     • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 1,058 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 26, 2023

2. Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites

   By Karlston, September 24, 2022   

   • windows 11
   • 2022 update
   • 0 comments
   • 1,108 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 24, 2022

3. Windows 11 Smart App Control blocks files used to push malware

   By Karlston, August 3, 2022   

   • windows 11
   • 0 comments
   • 656 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 3, 2022

4. Windows 11, Amazon, and Uncomfortable Questions

   By aum, June 27, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 971 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 27, 2021

5. Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver

   By Karlston, March 21, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 962 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 21, 2024

6. Windows 11, Tesla, Ubuntu, and macOS hacked at Pwn2Own 2023

   By alf9872000, March 23, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 647 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 23, 2023

7. Windows 11's new AI feature makes it way too easy to steal everything you viewed or typed

   By Karlston, June 2, 2024   

   • windows 11
   • windows recall
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • windows recall
     • privacy
   • 1 comment
   • 1,100 views
   • 
   • Comment by silentuser12
   • June 3, 2024

8. Windows 11/10 system driver has BSOD-triggering CVE-2024-6768 flaw on fully updated PCs

   By Karlston, August 12, 2024   

   • windows 10
   • windows 11
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 10
     • windows 11
     • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 881 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 12, 2024

9. Windows Defender for home users fails to win any of AV-TEST's best anti-virus 2021 awards

   By Karlston, March 1, 2022   

   • windows defender
   • av-test
   • 0 comments
   • 1,116 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 1, 2022

10. Windows Defender: Vulnerable Driver Blocklist protects against malicious or exploitable drivers

    By Karlston, March 28, 2022   

    • windows defender
    • 0 comments
    • 957 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 28, 2022

11. Windows has an 8-year-old security issue that is exploited and known by Microsoft for some time

    By Karlston, March 19   

    • windows
    • security issue
    • 0 comments
    • 317 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 19

12. Windows Kernel bug fixed last month exploited as zero-day since August

    By Karlston, March 3, 2024   

    • windows
    • 0 comments
    • 983 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 3, 2024

13. Windows Mark of the Web bypass zero-day gets unofficial patch

    By alf9872000, October 17, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 619 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 17, 2022

14. Windows MSHTML zero-day exploits shared on hacking forums

    By Karlston, September 12, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,100 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 12, 2021

15. Windows Phone gets revenge on YouTube from the grave by helping users bypass its ad-blocker-blocker

    By Karlston, October 21, 2023   

    • youtube
    • adblockers
    • 0 comments
    • 1,058 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 21, 2023

16. Windows Phone has one last laugh by letting users bypass YouTube’s ad blocker

    By aum, October 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 966 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 24, 2023

17. Windows XP era unofficial anti-spyware comes to Windows 11 as a fork

    By Karlston, July 3, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 762 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • July 3, 2024

18. Windows zero-day flaw giving admin rights gets unofficial patch, again

    By Karlston, March 21, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 724 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 21, 2022

19. Windows-based ransomware now infects Linux devices as well

    By aum, March 10, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 599 views
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    • Added by aum
    • March 10, 2023

20. WinRAR 7.10 boosts Windows privacy by stripping MoTW data

    By Karlston, February 19   

    • winrar
    • privacy
    • 9 comments
    • 789 views
    • 
    • Comment by mp68terr
    • March 3

21. WinRAR flaw bypasses Windows Mark of the Web security alerts

    By Karlston, April 5   

    • winrar
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 394 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 5

22. WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives

    By Karlston, August 18, 2023   

    • winrar
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,325 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 18, 2023

23. WinRAR SFX archives can run PowerShell without being detected

    By alf9872000, April 4, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 816 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 4, 2023

24. Winter Vivern hackers exploit Zimbra flaw to steal NATO emails

    By alf9872000, March 31, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 569 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 31, 2023

25. Wireless carriers keep your location data for years and provide it to the police

    By aum, August 29, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 647 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 29, 2022