Windows 7 Archives

FBI: Cyberattackers target EOL Windows 7 systems

Configuration Management, Cybersecurity Attacks, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / By Frank Crast / August 6, 2020 / BlueKeep, Cyberattack, EOL, EOS, FBI, Microsoft, WannaCry, Windows 7

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a private industry notification warning that cyberattackers continue to target end of life (EOL) Windows 7 systems.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 versions reach end of support

Configuration Management, Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / By Frank Crast / January 14, 2020 / end of service, EOL, EOS, EOSL, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008

The time has finally arrived. Microsoft Windows 7 and multiple versions of Windows Server 2008 have reached end of support today, January 14, 2020. As a result, customers will no longer receive technical support and software updates for those products as of today.

WannaCry, Petya and Copycat Ransomware Expose Good History Lessons for Small Business and Enterprise Security

Business Continuity & Resiliency, Cybersecurity Articles, Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / By Frank Crast / January 14, 2020 / Backup, encryption, MS17-010, Petya, Ransomware, WannaCry, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP

On May 12, 2017, the now infamous WannaCry ransomware burst onto the worldwide scene. WannaCry infected over 200,000 systems and 150 countries in just 3 days.

Have you upgraded your end-of-support software yet?

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / By Frank Crast / November 7, 2019 / Windows, Windows 2008, Windows 7

Organizations should prioritize getting rid of end-of-support (EOS) software. To assist in that effort, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) has released an EOS software report list.

Security experts urge you to patch Critical “BlueKeep” vulnerability

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / By Frank Crast / May 23, 2019 / BlueKeep, CVE-2019-0708, Windows, Windows 7, Windows XP

Security experts are warning users and organizations to patch a critical Remote Desktop Services vulnerability CVE-2019-0708 dubbed “Bluekeep” affecting Windows systems.

Microsoft patches Critical RCE bug in unsupported OS

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / By Frank Crast / May 20, 2019 / Microsoft, RCE, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003

In case you missed it in the May security updates, Microsoft also provided patches to plug a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in older Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems (OS).

Microsoft to end Windows 7 support in January 2020

Configuration Management, Security Updates & Patches / By Frank Crast / March 22, 2019 / Microsoft, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7

Are you still running Windows 7? If you are, here is another reason to upgrade to Windows 10 as soon as possible. Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020.

Chrome and Windows 0-day vulnerabilities discovered

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / By Frank Crast / March 8, 2019 / Chrome, CVE-2019-5786, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Zero-day

Security researchers at Google have disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities that impact Chrome and Windows 7 OS. Google has provided a patch for Chrome, but no update is yet available for Windows 7.

Total Meltdown vulnerability exploit source code now on GitHub

Application Security, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / By Frank Crast / April 26, 2018 / CVE-2018-1038, GitHub, Meltdown, Microsoft, Total Meltdown, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, XPN

A new vulnerability dubbed “Total Meltdown” was discovered last month after Microsoft issued patches to fix the previous Meltdown vulnerabilities.