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by AJ North
Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks 2023.01.18: Here is what happens when you try to install and run unsupported browsers on Windows 7
Replies: 0
Views: 12358

gHacks 2023.01.18: Here is what happens when you try to install and run unsupported browsers on Windows 7

Here is what happens when you try to install and run unsupported browsers on Windows 7 https://www.ghacks.net/2023/01/18/here-is-what-happens-when-you-try-to-install-and-run-unsupported-browsers-on-windows-7/ This is especially disconcerting for those of us who continue to use Win 7 utilizing the s...
by AJ North
Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks 2023.01.11: Google Chrome 109 launches with 17 security fixes
Replies: 0
Views: 12049

gHacks 2023.01.11: Google Chrome 109 launches with 17 security fixes

Google Chrome 109 launches with 17 security fixes January 11, 2023 Google Chrome 109 is now available for all supported operating systems. The new browser version fixes 17 different security issues and is the last major version release for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Full article: https://www.ghacks...
by AJ North
Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:09 am
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks: Google Chrome 108 security update fixes 8 security issues
Replies: 0
Views: 9247

gHacks: Google Chrome 108 security update fixes 8 security issues

Google Chrome 108 security update fixes 8 security issues 15 December 2022 Google released another point release update for Google Chrome 108 Stable that addresses 8 security issues in the web browser. This is the second security update for Chrome 108, which itself fixed 28 security issues in the b...
by AJ North
Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks: Chrome notification suggests Windows 10 or 11 on Windows 7 and 8.1 devices
Replies: 5
Views: 5525

gHacks: Chrome notification suggests Windows 10 or 11 on Windows 7 and 8.1 devices

Chrome notification suggests Windows 10 or 11 on Windows 7 and 8.1 devices MARTIN BRINKMANN Dec 6, 2022 Updated • Dec 6, 2022 Google Chrome users who use the web browser on Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 devices get a notification at the top of the browser screen th...
by AJ North
Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: SecurityWeek: Google Patches Ninth Chrome Zero-Day of 2022
Replies: 0
Views: 9123

SecurityWeek: Google Patches Ninth Chrome Zero-Day of 2022

Google Patches Ninth Chrome Zero-Day of 2022 5Dec 2022 The high-severity security bug is tracked as CVE-2022-4262 and is described as a type confusion in the browser’s V8 JavaScript engine. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-4262 exists in the wild,” the internet giant says. Full article...
by AJ North
Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks 2022.11.26: Google releases security update for Chrome that is exploited actively
Replies: 0
Views: 7478

gHacks 2022.11.26: Google releases security update for Chrome that is exploited actively

Google releases security update for Chrome that is exploited actively Google published a security update for its Chrome Stable web browser that addresses a security issues that is exploited in the wild. Other browser makers who use Chromium, the core that Chrome uses, have released security updates...
by AJ North
Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks: Google Chrome 107 Stable out with 10 security fixes
Replies: 3
Views: 9897

Re: gHacks: Google Chrome 107 Stable out with 10 security fixes

Thank you; I've been running it since last Wednesday (9 Nov) with no issues.

Cheers,
AJN
by AJ North
Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks: Google Chrome 107 Stable out with 10 security fixes
Replies: 3
Views: 9897

gHacks: Google Chrome 107 Stable out with 10 security fixes

Google Chrome 107 Stable out with 10 security fixes 9 November 2022 Google released a new stable version of the company's Chrome web browser yesterday. The Chrome 107 update patches 10 different security issues in the web browser. https://www.ghacks.net/2022/11/09/google-chrome-107-stable-out-with-...
by AJ North
Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks: Google Chrome 107 update fixes security vulnerability that is exploited in the wild
Replies: 0
Views: 12148

gHacks: Google Chrome 107 update fixes security vulnerability that is exploited in the wild

Google Chrome 107 update fixes security vulnerability that is exploited in the wild 28 Oct 2022 Google released a second security update this week for its Chrome web browser; it patches a security vulnerability that is exploited. Google released Chrome Stable 107 earlier this week and addressed 14 ...
by AJ North
Thu Oct 27, 2022 3:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: gHacks: Google ends Chrome support for Windows 7 and 8.1 in early 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 7063

Re: gHacks: Google ends Chrome support for Windows 7 and 8.1 in early 2023

Indeed. The question, of course, applies to all the various Chromium-based browsers; others that I use are Iridium, SRWare Iron, and UnGoogled Chromium (which, like Slimjet, offer portable builds, which I prefer). As 0Patch have extended their Windows 7 (and Server 2008 R2) patching subscriptions fo...