reader comments 54 Google is redesigning Chrome malware detections to include password-protected executable files that users can upload for deep scanning, a change the browser maker says will allow it to detect more malicious threats. Google has long allowed users to switch on the Enhanced Mode of its Safe Browsing, a Chrome feature that warns… Read More »
reader comments 23 Google has updated its Chrome browser to patch a high-severity zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code on end user devices. The fix marks the fifth time this year the company has updated the browser to protect users from an existing malicious exploit. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4671, is a… Read More »
Getty Images reader comments 29 with A critical zero-day vulnerability Google reported on Wednesday in its Chrome browser is opening the Internet to a new chapter of Groundhog Day. Like a critical zero-day Google disclosed on September 11, the new exploited vulnerability doesn’t affect just Chrome. Already, Mozilla has said that its Firefox browser is… Read More »
Enlarge / Malware Detected Warning Screen with abstract binary code 3d digital concept Getty Images reader comments 11 with Google has quietly resubmitted a disclosure of a critical code-execution vulnerability affecting thousands of individual apps and software frameworks after its previous submission left readers with the mistaken impression that the threat affected only the Chrome… Read More »
reader comments 39 with End users, admins, and researchers better brace yourselves: The number of apps being patched for zero-day vulnerabilities has skyrocketed this month and is likely to get worse in the following weeks. People have worked overtime in recent weeks to patch a raft of vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild, with offerings… Read More »
Enlarge / When Google, whose Chromium/Chrome-related browsers make up 80% of browser share, says that something has “not enough interest from the entire ecosystem,” what does that mean, exactly? Aurich Lawson reader comments 70 with Share this story Chrome developers’ decision to remove support for a compressed image format that Google helped develop is just… Read More »
Enlarge / Mozilla’s current logo for Firefox. reader comments 129 with 0 posters participating Share this story Companies like Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft have versions of their web browsers on Apple’s iOS and iPadOS App Stores, but these versions come with a big caveat: The App Store rules require them to use Safari’s WebKit rendering… Read More »
reader comments 13 with 0 posters participating Share this story Google researchers said on Wednesday they have linked a Barcelona, Spain-based IT company to the sale of advanced software frameworks that exploit vulnerabilities in Chrome, Firefox, and Windows Defender. Variston IT bills itself as a provider of tailor-made Information security solutions, including technology for embedded… Read More »
Getty Images | NurPhoto reader comments 18 with 17 posters participating Share this story Google engineers have issued an emergency update for the Chrome browser to fix a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited with code that’s already available in the wild. The vulnerability, which Google disclosed on Friday, is the result of “insufficient data… Read More »
Enlarge / It’s a good time to restart or update Chrome—if your tabs love you, they’ll come back. Getty Images reader comments 34 with 26 posters participating Share this story Google announced an update on Wednesday to the Stable channel of its Chrome browser that includes a fix for an exploit that exists in the… Read More »