Chrome

Google completes ban of extensions not in the Chrome Web Store

May 15, 2015

Google is slowly but surely working on preventing developers of malicious Chrome extensions from delivering their wares to users.First, in May 2014, they made it so that …

WinYahoo adware changes your Chrome secure preferences

May 14, 2015

“Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) might not be as dangerous as malware, but can often lead to unexpected perils. Take for example WinYahoo. Despite it’s name …

Researcher neutralizes Google’s Password Alert with a few lines of code

May 1, 2015

Google’s Password Alert extension for Chrome, which was released on Wednesday, has received its first critical security update less than 24 hours later, as infosec …

Google blocks Java plugin in new Chrome by default

April 15, 2015

Google has released Chrome 42 to the stable channel, and among the changes announced is one that will automatically block Oracle’s Java plugin and other plugins that use …

Google boots unwanted ad injector extensions from Chrome Web Store

April 2, 2015

Google is done with tolerating sneaky ad injectors and, following the results of a study they recently conducted, they removed from the Chrome Web Store 192 deceptive Chrome …

Google scraps Pwnium, invites researchers to submit Chrome bugs year-round

February 26, 2015

Google is scrapping its annual Pwnium hacking competition which has been held for four years in a row at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada, but that doesn’t …

Google ups efforts to protect users against unwanted software

February 24, 2015

Google is looking to minimize its users’ exposure to potentially unwanted software, and to that end they have announced a few changes. For one, Chrome users will now see …

Beware of emails pushing Google Chrome updates!

February 3, 2015

Google Chrome users are being actively targeted with a spam email campaign impersonating the Internet giant, urging them to download a newer version of the popular browser …

WhiteHat Aviator browser is not secure, says Google developer

January 12, 2015

Late last week WhiteHat Security open sourced Aviator, its Chromium-based browser that has been marketed as “the most secure browser online.” The browser offers …

Google triples Chrome bug bounties

October 1, 2014

Google has announced another change in its Chrome bug bounty: the maximum reward per bug has been tripled, and now stands at $15,000. “Due in part to our collaboration …

Critical SSL flaw patched in Firefox, Thunderbird, Chrome

September 25, 2014

If you are a Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird or Seamonkey user, you should implement the latest patches issued by the company as soon as possible, as they fix a critical bug …

Researchers find malicious extensions in Chrome Web Store

September 11, 2014

Earlier this year, Google has made it so that extension that are not hosted on the Chrome Web Store can’t be installed and used by users of its popular browser. This …