Tag Archives: Chrome

Google Chrome 116.0.5845.187/.188 fixes critical vulnerability

[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome Browser 116 in the Stable and Extended channels for Mac, Linux, and Windows as of September 11, 2023. These are security updates that are being rolled out and are intended to address a … Continue reading

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Google Chrome shows updated privacy policy for ads, what does it mean

[German]As of September 5, 2023, Google has updated the Chrome browser for its platforms (desktop, Android, iOS) (see Google Chrome 116.0.5845.179/.180 security update). In addition to security fixes and stability improvements, users will suddenly see a pop up with privacy … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 116.0.5845.179/.180 security update

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 116 in the stable and extended channels for Mac, Linux and Windows as of September 5, 2023. These are security updates that are rolled out and are intended to eliminate vulnerabilities … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 116.0.5845.140/.141

[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome browser 116 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows as of August 29, 2023. These are security updates that are being rolled out and are intended to eliminate a vulnerability (classified … Continue reading

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Windows 11: Microsoft has stopped aggressive Bing change advertising in Chrome

[German]Microsoft tried it again, and rolled out  a campgaign of aggressive ads for their Bing search engines to Google Chrome users on Windows 11. Could have been the reason why some people contacted me about the  obskure files BGAUpsell.EXE /BGAUpdate.exe … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Chrome browser installs apps/shortcuts on Windows & Linux clients automatically, without user consent

[German]I received yesterday a report from a German blog reader and administrator in an enterprise environment just emailed me about an unpleasant observation. The Google Chrome browser is automatically creating shortcuts or installing its own apps in their Windows environment. … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 116.0.5845.110/.111

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 116 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on August 22, 2023. These are security updates that will be rolled out in the coming weeks and should eliminate 5 … Continue reading

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Chrome warns about malicious applications in the future; extensions as top security risk

[German]Extensions for Google Chrome such as adblockers, price tracking extensions or spell checkers are convenient and quick to install. However, for security reasons, you should keep your hands off them, as the extensions can compromise online security. Google's developers have … Continue reading

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Supermium_ Chrome browser clone, also for Windows 7

[German]Today a little hint for people who are still using Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 / R2. The Chrome browser (and Edge) are no longer supported there in the new builds, but remain stuck on version 109 of … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 115.0.5790.98/99 security updates

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 115 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on July 18, 2023. They are security updates that will be rolled out in the coming weeks and should fix 20 … Continue reading

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