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Google Chrome is the go-to browser for almost all the Android users. There is, however, one thing that you need to keep in mind when downloading the browsers for your Android phone. Famous for its poor security measures, Google play store has been an example over the past few years and now the IT security […]
Short Bytes: If you ever want to transfer your Google Chrome bookmarks, you can do so by enabling the sync feature using your Google account. But if you want to backup your Chrome bookmarks for offline use or to transfer them to another browser, you can export Chrome bookmarks to an HTML file. Chrome already […]
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera browsers are known for their tight security measures, yet they are often targeted by malicious actors because of the fact that these are the most used browsers worldwide. As a result of the tight security measures, hackers have come up with a new technique to target users with a highly […]
Google’s Chrome browser has remained the apple of every hacker’s eyes for more than one reasons, the most important being that it is very commonly used. Therefore, the more visitors on Chrome, the higher will be the number of victims of these hacking and scam campaigns. This is why every other week we notice a […]
It is a fact that lately, malware attacks against Mac devices are on the rise. Chrome users are being targeted rather continuously even on macOS systems; therefore, Google has now decided to broaden the security measures for macOS devices. The primary objective behind this decision is to ensure that users enjoy well-guarded and safe browsing […]
Chrome has remained the eye-candy of cyber-criminals lately and the latest hacking campaign is a clear proof of that. NeoSmart Technologies, a renowned cyber-security firm, has identified the presence of a new hacking campaign using JavaScript to manipulate the text on a compromised WordPress website. This way, the malicious code is disguised and as the […]
You might be privy to websites, banks, shops, and advertisers tracking your on-line sports using one-of-a-kind net “fingerprinting” strategies even in incognito/private mode, but now sites can music you everywhere on line — even though you switch browsers it track user activity. A group of researchers has lately advanced a move-browser fingerprinting technique — the […]
Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers out there in the wild. It has created its special place in the hearts of the Internet users, and you might be using it as your primary browser. One of the reasons for Chrome to be popular among all kinds of users, whether consumers or developers, […]
Short Bytes: When one hits a link (anchor tag) on a web page, and it opens in a new browser tab, there are chances that a hacker might have taken control over your original tab web page. This is caused because of the absence of an important HTML element attribute rel=”noopener”. And it has some serious performance benefits […]
Google Chrome is the world’s most used browser followed by Firefox. We use Chrome every day to open countless web pages in multiple tabs and do our work. Having the ability to open more than one tab is a great feature that makes it far easy for us to switch between websites and work effectively. But, the more […]
Did you notice the Google Chrome Extension for Adobe Acrobat when you opened Chrome today? If you did and you clicked on Remove button, you are probably safe but if you chose to let the extension be added to your browser, you might be in trouble. On Tuesday, Adobe released latest updates to fix security issues […]
Autofill profiles in browsers are open to phishing vector that permit attackers to gather data from users through the hidden fields, which the browsers consequently loads with preset individual data and which the user unwittingly sends to the attacker when he submits a form. These autofill profiles are the latest addition to modern browsers used […]
Google Chrome is one of the most used Internet browsers but lately, it is being used by cybercriminals and scammers to infect users with adware, malware and other malicious programs due to the low level of scrutiny on its web store. Recently, an Internet security firm Cyren discovered a malicious Chrome extension spreading nude celebrity PDFs all […]
Google always bring exciting products and features. Recently, the Internet giant announced that next Google Chrome update for PC will make it consume less RAM. The company also added alerts against visiting malicious sites, fake play, close, download buttons and misleading ads to tackle spam. Now, after making YouTube and GoogleMaps accessible in offline mode the official […]
Short Bytes: There are different extensions like ImprovedTube, FlashStopper, and YouTube Plus using which you can disable autoplay functionality and set default video on streaming website YouTube. Watching YouTube videos is a nightmare if you have a slow connection. As soon as you open a video, it automatically selects a quality and starts downloading the […]
Banking Trojans usually look for and exploit unidentified or overlooked vulnerabilities in web browsers. That’s because web browsers let these trojans infect a larger number of devices by expanding their exposure across the globe. The same has happened in this particular case where an Android banking Trojan codenamed as Svpeng used Chrome browser’s vulnerability to […]
Short Bytes: Google told Microsoft about a critical vulnerability in the Windows kernel which can be used to escape security sandbox. After waiting for around 10 days, Google finally told people about the existence of the previously unknown vulnerability. Microsoft is yet to release a fix for the same. Google has disclosed an active vulnerability […]
Google Chrome’s next update will make the browser consume less RAM than it usually does. We all know and we all use the all-great Google Chrome. What we also know that as web technologies become more advanced day by day, the burden on our not so advanced RAMs becomes greater and greater. To address this issue […]
Eko Malware Threatening Facebook Users in France but it’s about time it starts targeting users worldwide — If you receive a message from your friend with a suspicious link DON’T click on it. This Eko malware somehow lands onto the private conversations of Facebook users that they have started using Facebook Messenger and appears to be […]
For Chrome newbies, consider this your extensions starter pack. If you’re a Chrome power user, you’ll no doubt be familiar with some of these, but you might learn about some you’ve never heard of before. Once you try any one of these extensions, you won’t know how you lived without them. 1. The Great Suspender […]
The Pirate Bay is under the radar again! Chrome and FireFox now show ThePirateBay domain as a malicious site to visit while Comodo’s secure DNS shows TPB is a hacking website. In May 2016 when ThePirateBay was still on .SE, the extensions in Google Chrome, FireF0x and Safari browsers marked the domain as potentially dangerous to visit. Their […]