Security is another reason why Google Chrome users should consider switching to Google Chrome 4 as soon as possible. Google Chrome 4 stable is also a security update next to general improvements in version 4 which include the support for web browser extensions, improved browser performance and implementation of new technologies.
Google Chrome 4 fixes 13 security vulnerabilities that affect previous versions of the web browser. Six of the vulnerabilities have been rated as high by the security team which usually indicate vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to take control of the computer system.
* [3275] Low Pop-up blocker bypass. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (SkyLined).
* [9877] Medium Cross-domain theft due to CSS design error. Credit to Chris Evans of the Google Security Team.
* [12523] Medium Browser memory error with stale pop-up block menu. Credit to Jacob Balle and Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.
* [20450] Low Prevent XHR to directories. Credit to the Chromium development community.
* [23693] Low Escape more characters in shortcuts. Credit to Michal Zalewski of the Google Security Team and, independently, Inferno of SecureThoughts.com.
* [8864] [24701] [24646] High Renderer memory errors drawing on canvases. Credit to Michal Zalewski of the Google Security Team and Google Chrome Security Team (SkyLined).
* [28566] High Image decoding memory error. Credit to Robert Swiecki of the Google Security Team.
* [29920] Low Corner case failure to strip Referer. Credit to the Chromium development community.
* [30660] High Cross-domain access error. Credit to Tokuji Akamine, Senior Consultant at Symantec Consulting Services.
* [31307] High Bitmap deserialization error. Credit to Mark Dowd, under contract to Google Chrome Security Team.
* [31517] Low Browser crash with nested URL.
Users running a previous version of the Google Chrome web browser – which can either be a release version of a developer version that has not been updated yet – are encouraged to either update to the stable version that has been released by Google to the public or to the latest dev versions that do not contain the security vulnerabilities as well.
The stable version can be downloaded from the official Google Chrome website (only available for the Windows operating system).
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I recently switched from firefox to chrome.
It’s indeed faster.
Thank’s for the info.