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Google is planning to add a feature to Chrome that will prevent downloads initiated from the advertising slots on a website. This feature will block drive-by-downloads through ad frames which lack user activation. “Blocking download in ad frames without user gesture will make the web less abusive and more secure,” said Google developers in a Chrome browser status page. Google also […]
It wasn’t very long ago that I revealed that most free VPN services are provided as a front for the big corporations running them to collect user that. Spurred by the findings of that study, I decided to dig deeper to see how much of a threat, especially when it comes to user data, Android VPN […]
Clement Legine from Google’s Threat Analysis Group published a blog post today mentioning the details of the Chrome zero-day bug that affected Chrome browser and put users at a major security risk. Last week, Google released a patch to address Chrome vulnerability (CVE-2019-5786) and the search giant advised users to update their browser immediately to evade any security […]
Google Chrome’s security lead has warned all the Chrome web browser (Windows, Mac, and Linux) users to update their applications to 72.0.3626.121 version immediately to protect themselves from a major security issue. Google also updated its original announcement to include the information that the March 1’s patch was actually a fix for a zero-day under […]
Researcher recently discovered a malicious Fake Browser Update campaign that being delivered a ransomware and banking malware into target computer via fake browser update. Threat actors are spreading this fake browser mostly via compromised websites that are powered by WordPress and also attackers used other hacked CMS websites. Thousands of hacked sites are used for […]
Google is working on a new cache for Chrome which would load web pages faster than before. However, this will be applicable only to the pages you’ve already visited, so revisiting those pages by hitting the back button will take lesser time. Since Chrome caches files that make up a page, so revisiting that page shouldn’t force the browser to retrieve the JavaScripts, CSS […]
These malicious files allow victims’ data collection Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report the discovery of a malicious campaign that uses PDF documents to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in the built-in tool to view these files in Google Chrome to extract information from users. A cybersecurity firm […]
Researchers discovered a new malicious PDF sample that has an ability to exploit the Google Chrome zero-day flaw when victims using Chrome as local PDF viewer. Attackers spreading this weaponized PDF intended to exploit the Chrome zero-day vulnerability to track the users and collect some user’s information when they open this malicious PDF in chrome […]
Google knows that netizens don’t leave any chance of trolling when it comes to Chrome. Yes, the browser is fast but for that, it gobbles down a lot of RAM on your PC. That’s why the company is constantly figuring out ways to improve the performance of Chrome browser. For example, we recently saw Google […]
Windows 10 Timeline, which allows users to track documents and web pages that they have accessed in past, is now available as an extension on Google Chrome. Microsoft has announced Windows 10 Timeline activities is coming to Google Chrome which was previously available only in Microsoft Edge. Dubbed the Web Activities, this extension syncs browsing history between […]
Chrome is working on an exciting feature which will allow you to create a link to a word or phrase on a webpage and share it with your friends. Named as Scroll to Text, this feature will be useful if you want someone to start reading a webpage from a particular word or phrase. This […]
Google is reportedly working on a Reading Mode for its Chrome browser for desktop. It would be another feature after Dark mode and Tab card Previews that Google has recently copied from browsers like Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi. In a bug report published on Chromium.org, Reading Mode was mentioned that would work on different platforms like macOS, Linux, and […]
Turning on the “Do Not Track” option in Google Chrome is like putting up a signboard at your home saying “Please, don’t look into my house” and keeping your windows open at the same time, says DuckDuckGo’s blog post. The privacy-focused browser has bashed Google for its “Do Not Track” settings. When you toggle on the […]
Google has unveiled two new tools today to help you tighten your password security — a Chrome extension called Password Checkup and a feature called Cross Account Protection. Password Checkup Password Checkup extension can automatically identify if your password was exposed in a third-party data breach and alert you. On installing this Chrome extension, any login details you use will be […]
Internet speeds vary all over the world. While developed countries like the United States and the UK are on the cusp of 5G with blazing speeds, users of some countries still experience slow internet speeds. This causes web pages to load slowly, and Google Chrome wants to address this issue with a new “Never Slow” mode. A code […]
Often, we misspell a website’s name in the Google Chrome Omnibox and end up on some weird-looking webpages. And many times, these sting sites are bundled with pop-up ads or hold phishing web pages. But with Google Chrome, it will all be over soon. As first spotted by ZDNet, Google is set to instill a […]
If you’re a regular user of Google Chrome, then your life is going to become a lot easier with the release of Chrome 73. This is because the popular internet browser will add support for the Media Session API. On Windows 10 PCs, the API will allow Chrome to use the native media controls which […]
A three-year-old security vulnerability in Google Chrome for Android has finally been fixed by Google. It is quite surprising that the tech giant took so long to fix a flaw that was identified several years back. The flaw was originally identified at Nightwatch Cybersecurity by white hat hackers in May 2015. It is only now […]
In recent months, we have noticed that Google is very much obsessed with the Dark theme. Apart from the dark mode in the Android Pie launcher, Google is gradually adding the support to all its Google apps. Along the similar lines, we will soon be seeing a dark mode option in Google Chrome for Windows 10 as […]
Google Chrome is already known for slowing down computers, ultimately leading to 100% disk usage. On top of that, we now have a new bug that can actually freeze our Windows 10 PC. The newly discovered tech support scam causes Google Chrome to use 100% disk in an instant. The bug uses a JavaScript code […]
This software is used by thousands of organizations in the world Digital forensics specialists from the International Cyber Security Institute report the discovery of a critical vulnerability in the SQLite software, a widely used database engine; according to reports, the vulnerability could expose millions of implementations to multiple cyberattacks. The SQLite vulnerability, nicknamed “Magellan” by […]