{"id":132168,"date":"2019-03-08T22:49:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T21:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=132168"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:15:23","slug":"update-google-chrome-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/update-google-chrome-now\/","title":{"rendered":"You need to update Google Chrome right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a very serious problem<\/strong> with Google Chrome\u2019s security protocols right now. The problem is so serious that it has led to the Chrome\u2019s lead security officer calling on all users to update their Google Chrome immediately<\/strong>, to avoid being vulnerable to attack. You need to update Chrome now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Google has released a patch that fixes a dangerous zero-day exploit in Google Chrome<\/h2>\n

\"security<\/p>\n

Justin Schuh, who is Google Chrome\u2019s leading Security and Desktop engineer<\/a>, took to Twitter to educate Chrome users about a brand-new vulnerability that has been discovered in the browser. The exploit is present both on Chrome for desktop<\/a> and Chrome for Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Also, seriously, update your Chrome installs… like right this minute. #PSA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Schuh ? (@justinschuh) March 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The problem relates to Chrome\u2019s FileReader API. File Reader is there to allow sites and web services to read files stored on the user\u2019s device. Unfortunately, however, the bug also allows web sites to break out of their quarantined sandbox and even execute malicious code.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What makes this vulnerability more dangerous than others is that it hasn\u2019t merely been discovered in a closed lab environment, like many of the other bugs we report on<\/a>. Rather than being discovered by security consultants, this bug is already known to be being used in attacks by hackers. This is why Schuh took the specialist action of publishing the problem and advising users to update to the latest version of Chrome immediately. This is why you have to update Google Chrome now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To discover if you are running the latest version of Google Chrome you need open the Chrome settings menu by clicking on the three dots in the top right of Chrome on your desktop. From here, you\u2019ll need to click Help<\/strong> and then About Google Chrome<\/strong>. Here you will see which version of Google Chrome you have running on your PC.<\/p>\n

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The latest version, which includes the patch is Google Chrome version 72.0.3626.121. If your version of Google Chrome is lower than the above version, you need to update it. You\u2019ll be able to do so on this screen, if Chrome doesn\u2019t update itself automatically when you first open the About Chrome page.<\/p>\n

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