- Jan 28, 2017
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Use Chrome? Update Your Browser Immediately
Two high severity zero-day vulnerabilities allow the Chrome browser to be hijacked, but Google released a software update today to close the security holes.
Update your Chrome NOW!
- Thread starter TL1096r
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It still baffles me how Chrome is still the most widely used web browser currently on the market, haha
Why is that?
Several reasons include, high memory usage (resulting in tabs to frequently crash), malware in some extensions / add-ons, certain software bugs that can result in data loss, providing updates that are not in the user's interest, but Google's interest and so on and so forth. The fact that @TL1096r brought this notice to us a good thing. Google should have prompted users immediately. The auto-updates again should clearly inform users on-screen (shouldn't have to notice an update in progress when going into settings). Again, cannot rely on the cloud. Many people use Google's ecosystem to the fullest and though Google chrome ties in nicely with the rest of Google's cloud computing products, they should allow the integration of other ecosystems as well as a fail-safe.
I still prefer Firefox- it's gotten better over the years. Thank you for the update though!
looney2ns
IPCT Contributor
I've never found Chrome to be far behind at all when new updates are released. It updates itself pretty quickly after a release.