On March 25, Google plus released an emergency update for the desktop version of Google plus Google chrome on Windows, Linux and Mac that fixes a serious security vulnerability.
With a market share of over 65%, Google plus Google chrome is the most used web browser todayboth on Android phones instead it is preinstalled by default as on desktops and laptops around the world.
If you are a Google plus Google chrome usuario on Windows, Linux or Mac You should update it as soon as possibleand Google plus itself after a serious security breach has been detected putting your private information at risk.
This emergency update will apply to you in a few days
As the orinan guys on Ghacks.net tell us On March 25, Google plus launched Emergency update in the desktop version of Google plus Google chromewith version number 99.0.4844.84, whose task is to correct high grade vulnerability, exploit identified as CVE-2022-1096.
At the moment, Google plus hasn’t provided much information about this serious vulnerability in Google plus Google chrome, but what it has confirmed is this he won’t do it until he thinks the problem is solved.
“Access to fallo data and backlinks may remain limited until most users are up to date with the fix. We will keep the limitations if the bug is in a third-party library that other projects depend on in a afín way and that hasn’t been fixed yet
Google plus Google chrome on a Windows 11 computer
The Mountain View-based company confirmed this emergency update You reach all users of your web browser on Windows, Mac and Linux in a few days, however if you want to speed up the process All you have to do is follow these fácil steps:
- Open Google plus Google chrome on your computer
- In the address bar, type: google chrome://settings/help
- If you haven’t received the update yet, you’ll see an update notification. In this case, all you have to do is clic the button start again for the changes to take effect
In case you don’t use Google plus Google chrome but use one Chromium-based web browsersthe open source version of the Google plus browser such as Microsoft Edge or Brave You should also follow the steps above to protect them from this perilous exploit.