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MrHalfAsleep
Community elder

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Digital-life/Why-you-need-to-update-your-Browser/ba-p/3529827 

https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/05/chrome_zero_day_update/ 

A zero day threat has been discovered on Chromium based browsers (Edge, Chrome etc).  Go to the three dots, Help,  About <browser> then check for updates.

 


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MrHalfAsleep
Community elder

Avast has sneaked in a couple of updates:

Avast Secure Browser logo
Avast Secure Browser
Nearly up to date! Relaunch Avast Secure Browser to finish updating.
Version 123.0.24730.123 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Current version:

Avast Secure Browser
Avast Secure Browser is up to date
Version 123.0.24828.123 (Official Build) (64-bit)


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

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MrHalfAsleep
Community elder

Edge has an update:

About

Microsoft Edge
Version 124.0.2478.67 (Official build) (64-bit)
Microsoft Edge is up to date.


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

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MrHalfAsleep
Community elder

All browsers have updates:

Avast hits 124:

About Avast Secure Browser
Avast Secure Browser logo
Avast Secure Browser
Avast Secure Browser is up to date
Version 124.0.24900.91 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Chrome has had 2 updates; current version below:

About Chrome
Chrome logo
Google Chrome
Chrome is up to date
Version 124.0.6367.119 (Official Build) (64-bit)

and finally Edge:

About

Microsoft Edge
Version 124.0.2478.80 (Official build) (64-bit)


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

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Google Chrome weekly update security has arrived with two high severity fixes


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

π

NEW Web browser available for Windows called ARC


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

π

A groovy landing page popped just now extolling the virtues of Chrome. Odd.

chrome://whats-new/


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

π

MrHalfAsleep
Community elder

Chrome has an update; not sure what's going on with it,  judging by the version number it looks like they've had a good go at it...

About Chrome
Chrome logo
Google Chrome
Chrome is up to date
Version 124.0.6367.156 (Official Build) (64-bit)


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

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MrHalfAsleep
Community elder

Chrome has had a couple of recent updates:

Nearly up to date! Relaunch Chrome to finish updating.

Version 124.0.6367.158 (Official Build) (64-bit)

There's a pretty big jump in the version number, as below:

About Chrome
Chrome logo
Google Chrome
Chrome is up to date
Version 124.0.6367.202 (Official Build) (64-bit)


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

π

MrHalfAsleep
Community elder

Chrome and Edge have updates; these should be treated as zero day threats.

About Chrome
Chrome logo
Google Chrome
Chrome is up to date
Version 124.0.6367.208 (Official Build) (64-bit)

WARNING Google Chrome important security update fix zero day exploit in the wild released

About

Microsoft Edge
Version 124.0.2478.97 (Official build) (64-bit)
Microsoft Edge is up to date.

Edge can be updated via Microsoft Installer; I noticed this happening in Task Manager.

Microsoft EDGE had its weekly security updates through the weekend


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

π

MrHalfAsleep
Community elder

Edge and Avast have updates that should be treated as zero day:

About Avast Secure Browser
Avast Secure Browser logo
Avast Secure Browser
Avast Secure Browser is up to date
Version 124.0.25039.207 (Official Build) (64-bit)

You may get an error if you use Avast; if that's the case then try again by refreshing the settings page.

About

Microsoft Edge
Version 124.0.2478.105 (Official build) (64-bit)
Microsoft Edge is up to date.

WARNING Microsoft EDGE important update fixes Zero Day security flaw in the wild


The only winning move is not to play.
No system is 100% secure
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of - Adam Ant
The only thing constant - is change. Chris Evans
The internet is a series of tubes
Windows Update isn't rocket science - if it were, it would work.
Unlike Monty Python, spam is never off.
Some video posts may contain swearing/inappropriate content for young children

π