Because al lot of versions of Chrome 圆4 kept installing the sources in Program Files x86. This was an issue that was reported but apparently Google didn’t see it as something to fix right away. The fist thing worth mentioning is that Google Chrome 圆4 installed the sources in Program Files x86 NOT in Program Files where 64 bits programs should install their sources. In this post I will explain what happened and how you can fix the issues if your would run into them. Some shortcuts that we created to open a specific URL with Chrome by default even if the default browsers wasn’t Chrome didn’t work anymore. Users that had set Chrome as their default browser before the upgrade could not open URL’s anymore.

Once installed, this bug uses a PC's processing power to mine cryptocurrency for the attackers.I recently updated Google Chrome Enterprise version. However, as soon as the user clicks the update button, they end up downloading a ZIP file that contains something called a Monero miner. The attack is activated once a Chrome user clicks on a bogus website with an error message instantly appearing which suggests an urgent upgrade is needed. 'The attack campaign has been operational since February 2023 and has a large impact area.' 'Google Chrome users who use the browser regularly should be wary of a new attack campaign that distributes malware by posing as a Google Chrome update error message,' explained Trend Micro.

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Security experts at Trend Micro issued the urgent warning, as it is being disguised as an official Google update in an attempt to trick unsuspecting users, reports the Mirror.

This could also cause your computer to become much slower and less responsive as they hijack the device to be used as a cryptocurrency miner. What may appear to be a legitimate browser update could actually be a malware-filled package which could give criminals access to your vital and private information. Anyone who uses Google's Chrome internet browser has been issued an urgent warning as internet fraudsters are now trying to hack devices with bogus updates.

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