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Red teams have a new trick up their sleeve. In an era when Microsoft fortifies credential theft defenses and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems evolve at breakneck speed, attackers are shifting away from classic payload-based methods. Enter RemoteMonologue—a highly innovative...

Unveiling a Fileless Attack: Weaponizing DCOM for NTLM Authentication Coercions In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, attackers are continuously refining their tactics to breach networks stealthily. A prime example is the recent research on weaponizing Distributed Component Object...

On July 18, 2024, Microsoft updated its records concerning CVE-2024-38061, a security vulnerability known as the "DCOM Remote Cross-Session Activation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." Although the addition to their acknowledgments indicates an informational change only, it is essential for...

I see it relates to DCOM Default Authentication Level, which has in total, 7 fields in the Component Services Windows admin tool. That is in this order, from top of the list to the bottom as it appears; Default, None, Call, Connect, Packet, Packet integrity and Packet Privacy. I only see one...

Microsoft has released a security update for Windows 11 version 22H2, which addresses various security vulnerabilities present in the operating system. The update, named KB5023706 (OS Build 22621.1413), includes improvements to Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) hardening, Active...

Hello, Occasionally, when watching a video* through Google Chrome, I notice CPU usage goes way up. Resource Monitor shows it's due to a svchost process in charge of "DComLaunch, PlugPlay, Power". For one, Sysinternals' psservice.exe says that the PlugPlay service is...

Hello WindowsForum.com members, Microsoft has just announced the release of Windows 11 Build 22000.1041 (KB 5017383) for Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. This latest build includes a variety of improvements, new features, and vital fixes aimed at enhancing the overall user experience...

Hello WindowsForum Community, Exciting news for Windows 10 users! Microsoft has released Windows 10 21H2 Build 19044.2192 (KB 5018482) to the Release Preview Channel. This update is packed with several fixes and improvements that enhance the overall performance and stability of the system. Key...

Hello Experts, Looking for some guidance on how to make a user or service account a member of local administrator, DCOM, and Performance Monitoring group. Thanks!

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10, version 21H1 Build 19043.1200 (KB5005101) to the Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on Windows 10, version 21H1. This update includes the following improvements: We fixed an issue that prevents users from tracking...

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Hi, I'm seeing the following errors in Event Viewer. I have disabled Cortana via gpedit but that does not help. However, that did not help either. Already tried. 1. SFC /scannow 2. DISM 3. Delete "TileDataLayer" folder 4. Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage...

So i know WMI Diagnosis Utility -Version 2.2 is no longer supported and theres not a lot of overlapping when it comes to similairities, or at least thats what I read. But i ran the program anyways. Im having trouble with VSS and creating system restore points, back ups, and recover. I get...

OK so a few weeks ago my PC screen would go off and the oc would reboot. There is no rhyme or reason to it. I am not watching videos or doing anything that would cause it to crash. I am getting an event error 10016 The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation...

This process is using all available cpu resources and freezes the sessions for users This is on server 2012r2 terminal server vm's. Is it safe to stop this process and not screw things up for users?

hi, my OS is windows 7 ultimate x32 on PC. I was visiting a paid-to-click website on my PC during which I had a power cut. When I switched on the PC after the power came, the networking and sharing tray icon hqs disappeared. Volume button has a cross mark over it, displaying "The Audio Service...

Hi there guys was just checking event logs and found alot of Service Control Manager and DCOM errors. What is the cause and how to get rid of this?

Cannot correctly set the COM server runas password on Windows 2003 from Windows Server 2008 R2. The existing modified DCOMPerm sample that works between Windows 2003 doesn't work any more from Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows 2003. This is... Link Removed - Invalid URL

Cannot correctly set the COM server runas password on Windows 2003 from Windows Server 2008 R2. The existing modified DCOMPerm sample that works between Windows 2003 doesn't work any more from Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows 2003. This is... Link Removed

Fixes the issues that occur in operations that are related to the DCOM permission or to the deployment of update packages. These issues occur after you select the "Allow helpers to remotely control the computer" option on a computer that is running... Link Removed