Lee B Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 If you use the Chrome Browser, make sure it's up to date due to several serious current security exploits. "Chrome is up to date Version 94.0.4606.61 (Official Build)" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Thanx for the reminder. I just checked, and Chrome had not finished it's last update for some reason and told me to relaunch. Now it gives the above Version #. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted October 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 Due to several more current serious exploits, Chrome has released an unscheduled update. Chrome is up to date Version 94.0.4606.71 (Official Build) (64-bit) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 Thank you. I'm on ...61 so will update now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 I thought they updated the browser regularly. I just updated mine thanks. I had not seen any news about security issues with it but I am no techie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 I discovered that I do have it set to update. But there was a message that it needed to finish, telling me to reload Chrome. I was a bit surprised, because I exit Chrome each night and reload every morning. The update must've started today and was waiting for my next relaunch. All good now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Neither Chrome nor Edge will update automatically for me, most of the time. I've resorted to putting the installer for both, right on the desktop, so I can update manually, whenever SUMo (Software Update Monitor) tells me there's an update, or whenever I see a news article about either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 I, too, had to start the update manually and was then prompted to restart the browser to finish the install. I find Chrome to be slower and so only use it for a few sites that won't work on Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) I do have Chrome for Android on both my tablet and my phone, and both of those are still on ver *.61 with the notation as being up-to-date. Has anyone read about or seen a more recent version for mobile applications? ETA - never mind, that is the most recent version available for Android. Edited October 4, 2021 by jklcpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanmcq Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 10/4/2021 at 6:36 AM, jklcpa said: I, too, had to start the update manually and was then prompted to restart the browser to finish the install. I find Chrome to be slower and so only use it for a few sites that won't work on Firefox. Me too! Currently only my bank accounts at my credit union & the NV Board of Accountancy. I don’t like all the snooping I’ve read about Chrome doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted October 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Several more active serious security exploits have popped up so there is another unscheduled update! "Chrome is up to date Version 94.0.4606.81 (Official Build) (64-bit)" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted October 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 1:18 PM, joanmcq said: . . . . I don’t like all the snooping I’ve read about Chrome doing. You could make that statement about almost every every tech company with an online presence. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelmars Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 I would never run an update on a deadline week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted October 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Well, since my last tax return's efile was acknowledged on the 6th, I can let it rip. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 19 hours ago, cbslee said: Well, since my last tax return's efile was acknowledged on the 6th, I can let it rip. Go ahead, rub it in, see if we care! (I think all of mine, that are going to be done before the deadline, have been submitted. There are always the one or two who won't send me back sig docs - and in a couple of cases, outstanding data docs - for weeks yet. That's on them, not me.) Guess it's time to break out the work on the longtime nonfilers again. Whee! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted October 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Chrome is up to date Version 95.0.4638.69 (Official Build) (64-bit) There is another unscheduled update to the Chrome Browser due to several more serious active exploits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted November 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Another unscheduled update. Several different tech articles that I have read, say that there has been an unprecedented increase in attacks on all of the major browsers. So which ever browser that you use, check regularly to make sure it's up to date. Chrome is up to date Version 96.0.4664.45 (Official Build) (64-bit 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Another unscheduled Chrome update needed to address 20 active security hacks: "Chrome is up to date Version 96.0.4664.93 (Official Build) (64-bit)" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted December 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Another unscheduled Chrome update needed to address an extremely serious security risk. In the last month Google has announced almost 40 different active security exploits "Chrome is up to date Version 96.0.4664.110 (Official Build) (64-bit)" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbreck Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 How many emergency updates do you have to go through before you think maybe the product itself is the problem? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 I'm just glad that I don't use Chrome. I've been using Firefox for years and am pretty comfortable with it. There are occasional updates but nothing like I've seen with Chrome as reported by cbslee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 I have 3 sites that don't work with Firefox and have been using Chrome for EFTPS, an online pharmacy for husband and mom, and for my own Vanguard accounts. What is everyone using to access EFTPS? MS Edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 I did have to use Chrome once to access E-services when IE no longer was accepted. But I forgot last week and used FF. It worked perfectly! I haven't had to use EFTPS for some time, thankfully. All this stuff is such a pain. Every time something like this comes up, I inch ever closer to Buh Bye. License expires end of 2022, two clients have bid adieu (although I had 6 new ones for 2021!), so all is tempting. I have said for some time that I work to go on exotic dive trips - HAH! Not a good excuse these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted December 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 For years I used Firefox, now I find it more convenient to use Chrome , even though I know they are tracking everything. Unless you are going to use a combination something like Brave and Duck Duck Go, but then that won't work for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 I do use Duck Duck Go. It just seems that FF has fewer issues than the more widely used browsers. I'm good with the less popular things in my life - they tend to draw less attention. I will take a look at Brave, though. Just never heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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