A security researcher has published proof-of-concept code showing Google Chrome is vulnerable to an attack targeting an old version of WebKit and a Java bug. News of the flaw came Sept. 2, not long after Google officials announced the launch of the Chrome browser's beta program. A security researcher has discovered a flaw in the beta version of Google’s Chrome browser that can lead to Windows users downloading malicious Java files.According to the ZDNET security blog, Israeli security researcher Aviv Raff has released proof-of-concept code that targets a vulnerability in an old version of WebKit being used by the Google browser as well as a Java bug. With a little social engineering, users can be tricked into downloading malware onto Windows desktops.
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Wow, already with the Google Blinders I see. Google fan boys seem to be even more naive than Apple's.
Wow, already with the Google Blinders I see. Google fan boys seem to be even more naive than Apple's.
That really doesn't classify him as a fanboy at all, this browser is in beta and they can't stick with that tag in the "final version"
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/09/03/g...easons-to-avoid
But... but... it's Google, lolz.
All it takes is for Firefox and Internet Explorer to take
the nice threading and sandboxing principles of Google Chrome
into the next versions.
(With the exception of IE8, where each Tab belongs to a separate process already)
Browser stinks!!
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