Microsoft’s May 13, 2025 hotpatch for Windows PowerShell, released as KB5061096, is a narrowly scoped security update aimed at reducing immediate exposure for hotpatch‑eligible systems while preserving uptime for high‑availability deployments; it applies only to devices enrolled in Microsoft’s...
A compact but sophisticated campaign tracked as GhostRedirector has infected at least 65 Internet‑facing Windows IIS servers and paired a stealthy native backdoor with an in‑process IIS module to run a covert, profitable SEO fraud operation that pushes third‑party gambling sites while leaving...
ESET Research has uncovered a previously undocumented threat actor it calls GhostRedirector, which in June 2025 was found to have compromised at least 65 Windows servers across multiple countries and deployed two custom tools — a C++ backdoor named Rungan and a native IIS module named Gamshen...
Microsoft’s April 2025 Kerberos protections — delivered to close CVE‑2025‑26647 — introduced a new operational knob, AllowNtAuthPolicyBypass, that was intended to let administrators audit then enforce stricter certificate-based authentication behavior on domain controllers; the rollout fixed a...
Microsoft’s long-running Kerberos hardening campaign is entering its final, non-reversible phase: the temporary registry workarounds that allowed administrators to keep weak certificate mappings and “Compatibility” behavior will be removed with the September 2025 servicing wave, forcing everyone...
Microsoft released emergency updates on August 12, 2025 to fix a high-severity flaw in Windows Remote Desktop Services that allows unauthenticated, network-based denial-of-service attacks against a wide range of Windows servers and desktops, tracked as CVE-2025-53722.
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Remote Desktop...
Microsoft has announced a definitive end to an era: Windows PowerShell 2.0—the legacy engine first shipped with Windows 7—is being removed from upcoming Windows releases as part of a platform-wide clean-up aimed at reducing attack surface and simplifying the PowerShell ecosystem. This removal is...
Cloud Hosting a Windows Server on Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS - A Beginner's Tutorial
Introduction
Cloud hosting a Windows Server means running the Windows Server operating system on virtual machines provided by a cloud provider. This tutorial will guide you through setting up a Windows Server...
The Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) has recently been identified as vulnerable to a critical security flaw, designated as CVE-2025-49672. This vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow that allows unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary code over a network, posing...
Windows 11 users and IT administrators received a wave of new system updates this week, signaling Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to refining its flagship operating system ahead of future releases. On June 26, 2025, Microsoft rolled out a series of non-security preview dynamic updates for Windows...
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When an error message reading "An unexpected error occurred in the WSUS Snap-in" appears on a Windows Server, it often signals a storm brewing beneath seemingly calm admin waters. For IT professionals, encountering a malfunction in the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) management console can...
We have an Dell server, 15 years old, running Windows Server 2008r2 that has hardware issues. I have created a HyperV virtual machine for this server on a industrial workstation running Server 2022. Surprisingly, the performance of the virtual machine server is much slower than the old Dell...
A quiet Windows setup screen—that ritual blue void—has long been the modern shaman’s cave for IT pros, a sanctuary for existential questions like, “How long will this spinning circle last?” and “Will Cortana awaken from her slumber to haunt me, again?” With KB5059093, Microsoft attempts to...
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I have several error messages in System Erreiginis of windows server 2016 essentials
- Error 4015 DNS server has detected a critical AD error make sure that Active Directory is working properly
- Error 1054 Could not get the name of a domain controller while processing group policy.
- The...
Idk wth is going on but its getting extremely annoying...
I have a folder "neard" in c:\ so its c:\neard\ and its a lamp stack.
every time I try to delete a folder/file in c:\neard\www it get a administrator required and then it still fails.
I've tried setting the permissions and they all show...