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Google has released yet another emergency security update for the Chrome web browser, the fourth in a strikingly short two week period this month. If you are one of the billions of people using Google ’s Chrome you should see the patch automatically rolling out in the coming days, taking the version number to 125.0.6422.112/.113 for Windows and Mac, 125.0.6422.112 for Linux.
Which browser are you thinking of switching to? This is a serious question, given that the most popular web browsers use the same Chromium engine and are, therefore, vulnerable to the same zero-day exploits. While Google Chrome updates are pushed out automatically and, for most users, immediately, that isn’t always the case with other products, which can sometimes take a few days to get an update out. That’s a few days where the exploit window remains open for potential attackers.
If switching to a non-Chromium browser, will it have the same number of vulnerability-hunting eyes upon it as Chrome et al.? A browser with no security updates does not necessarily mean there are no vulnerabilities; it could simply mean there are none yet discovered. Either wait for the automatic Chrome security update to land and install, which will happen when you next restart your browser client, or force that update if you are a user who doesn’t restart the browser regularly. To force an update, head for the Help|About option in your Google Chrome menu, and if the update is available, it will automatically start downloading.
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