Google wants you to update Chrome right now (ZERO-DAY Exploit in Chrome Browser)

TechSpot ^ | Mar 7, 2019 | Dean Pennington

[dayglored]

Most Chrome installs will update themselves automatically when restarted, so the easiest way to update is just restart the browser.

[dayglored]

Google Chrome Browser ZERO-DAY Exploit ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

[Red Badger]

Don’t have it, even though every ‘free’ app tries to install it.......................

[Reno89519]

I am sure I am like most and have Chrome set to automatically update. Got current version: Version 72.0.3626.121 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[dayglored]

Another good article on this from The Register:

Put down the cat, coffee, beer pint, martini, whatever you're holding, and make sure you've updated Chrome (unless you enjoy being hacked)

[dayglored]

*PING* for your lists...

[Steely Tom]

Yeah I’m going to lt Google, totally government-connected and selling its users info to anyone anywhere, supply me with my internet browser. Right.

[G. W. McLintock]

I just checked, the version of Chrome I am running now is the right (latest) one. Must have updated automatically.

[chris37]

I checked and am up to date.

Thank you for the heads up!

[Carriage Hill]

Done automatically.

[normbal]

Who here’s stupid enough to still be using ANY google-linked program?

I mean, if I want my personal data, web-browsing history, passwords, credit card data and all that to go directly to the NSA/DOJ/INTERPOL I’d just send it to them, why use an intermediary?

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: FileReader is a embedded program in most browsers that allows web apps to read the contents of a user’s local file system ::

Yet, everyone will pass this by and dutifully update their Chrome. Then, they will get the security agreement, never read it and click “I Agree”.

[Leaning Right]

Thanks for posting this. I’m running Chrome. And since yesterday why I try to go to the Verizon website, I get redirected to some fake site. Now maybe I know why.

[MarMema]

Thank you.

[cgbg]

They already have that stuff.

Hopefully they are reading FR—they might learn something!

[Perseverando]

I am sure I am like most and have Chrome set to automatically update. Got current version: Version 72.0.3626.121 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Interesting! I am using the Brave browser. Just checked my version and this is what I got. Looks like Brave has "blended" with Google Chrome a little too closely for my personal comfort level.

Version 0.60.48 Chromium: 72.0.3626.121 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Dayglored, what is your professional opinion?

[bitt]

p

[rockrr]

Gargoyle products are not welcome on my machines so no problems here!

[Reno89519]

Never heard of it. I am stuck using the most popular browsers, so that I can frequently check our company websites to ensure they are working correctly. So I use chrome, which is over 75% of the browser market, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.

[WKUHilltopper]

Google...shove it.