Chrome Stable Channel Update

guest · Dec 18, 2019

Google Chrome Portable 79.0.3945.88 Stable (web browser) Released (December 18, 2019) (PortableApps.com)

Minimalist · Jan 4, 2020

Google's Chrome 79 Puts Heavy Emphasis on Security

Google on Tuesday released an update to its Chrome browser with a slew of new features that are heavy on security.

Chrome 79.0.3945.79 has 51 security fixes. It offers improved password protection over earlier versions, real-time phishing protection, and predictive phishing tools.
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https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/security/86411.html

anon · Jan 7, 2020

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
The stable channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.117 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

guest · Jan 7, 2020

Google Chrome 79.0.3945.117 Stable Offline Installers
Consumer version

Code:

x64 (55.8 MB)
https://dl.google.com/release2/chrome/AN0kCN51Kg-If3S2B1bArI4_79.0.3945.117/79.0.3945.117_chrome_installer.exe
x86 (54.8 MB)
https://dl.google.com/release2/chrome/AKu9QZ2skiHbmJYStv-n9Ug_79.0.3945.117/79.0.3945.117_chrome_installer.exe

Enterprise version (msi installers)

Code:

x64 (58.1 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi
x86 (57.1 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise.msi

Linux

Code:

x64 (59.3 MB)
https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
x86 (59.5 MB)
https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

Mac

Code:

(80.3 MB)
https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/stable/GGRO/googlechrome.dmg

Chrome Cleanup Tool

Code:

(12.8 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/softwareremovaltool/win/chrome_cleanup_tool.exe

Page42 · Jan 7, 2020

anon said: ↑

The stable channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.117 for Windows, Mac, and Linux
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Thank you, anon! This update contains 3 security fixes, with 1 rated as High.

anon · Jan 8, 2020

Google Chrome 80 introduces quieter notifications
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/01/08/google-chrome-80-introduces-quieter-notifications/

Note: the change lands in Chrome 80 (the next stable version of Chrome scheduled for February 4, 2020) and is not available in previous versions. Chrome users who run development versions may enable the flag chrome://flags/#quiet-notification-prompts to make use of the feature right now.
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guest · Jan 8, 2020

Google Chrome Portable 79.0.3945.117 Stable (web browser) Released (January 8, 2020) (PortableApps.com)

JRViejo · Jan 9, 2020

With the release of Chrome 80 in February, users will see "a new, quieter notification permission UI" that reduces interruptions of notification requests.
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Chrome to follow Firefox, stifle site notification appeals in version 80 by Gregg Keizer.

Osaban · Jan 16, 2020

Google Chrome updated to v.79.0.3945.130

guest · Jan 16, 2020

Google Chrome v79.0.3945.130 Released (January 16, 2020)

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
Thursday, January 16, 2020

The stable channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.130 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.
This update includes 11 security fixes.
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guest · Jan 16, 2020

Google Chrome 79.0.3945.130 Stable Offline Installers
Consumer version

Code:

x64 (55.8 MB)
https://dl.google.com/release2/chrome/AOFcCn7v4s5kyNCzVX1rxsQ_79.0.3945.130/79.0.3945.130_chrome_installer.exe
x86 (54.8 MB)
https://dl.google.com/release2/chrome/AJoRC3apjJZJ9fkkOPNhdro_79.0.3945.130/79.0.3945.130_chrome_installer.exe

Enterprise version (msi installers)

Code:

x64 (58.0 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi
x86 (57.0 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise.msi

Linux

Code:

x64 (59.3 MB)
https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
x86 (59.5 MB)
https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

Mac

Code:

(80.3 MB)
https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/stable/GGRO/googlechrome.dmg

Chrome Cleanup Tool

Code:

(12.8 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/softwareremovaltool/win/chrome_cleanup_tool.exe

Page42 · Jan 16, 2020

Osaban said: ↑

Google Chrome updated to v.79.0.3945.130
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mood said: ↑

Google Chrome v79.0.3945.130 Released (January 16, 2020)
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Thank you folks for the Chrome update heads up!

guest · Jan 16, 2020

mood said: ↑

Google Chrome v79.0.3945.130 Released (January 16, 2020)
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Google Chrome Adds Protection for NSA's Windows CryptoAPI Flaw
January 16, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...s-protection-for-nsas-windows-cryptoapi-flaw/

Google just released Chrome 79.0.3945.130, which will now detect certificates that attempt to exploit the NSA discovered CVE-2020-0601 CryptoAPI Windows vulnerability.

This vulnerability allows attackers to create TLS and code-signing certificates that spoof, or impersonate, other companies to perform man-in-the-middle attacks or create phishing sites.
The new version of Chrome blocks spoofed certificates
Today, Google released Chrome 79.0.3945.130, which adds new code by Google's Ryan Sleevi to further check the integrity of a web site's certificate before allowing a visitor to access the site.

To show the new protections work, using Kudelski Security's CVE-2020-0601 test site wen can see the vulnerability being exploited on an unpatched Windows 10 PC using an older version of Google Chrome.
On the same unpatched Windows 10 machine using Google Chrome 79.0.3945.130, when you visit the site again the browser now warns that "Attackers might be trying to steal your information".
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guest · Jan 18, 2020

Google Chrome Portable 79.0.3945.130 Stable (web browser) Released (January 18, 2020) (PortableApps.com)

guest · Jan 29, 2020

mood said: ↑

Google Wants to Kill the URL
September 4, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/google-wants-to-kill-the-url/
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Google Chrome Tests Replacing URLs With Search Queries in Address Bar
January 29, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...cing-urls-with-search-queries-in-address-bar/

Google has started testing a feature that will display the search query in the Chrome address bar rather than the actual page's URL when performing searches on Google.
This experimental feature is called "Query in Omnibox" and has been available as a flag in Google Chrome since Chrome 71, but is disabled by default.

In a test being conducted by Google, this feature is being enabled for some users and will cause the search keyword to be displayed in the browser's address bar, or Omnibox, instead of the URL that you normally see.
In BleepingComputer's tests, this feature only affects searches on Google and does not affect any other search engine.
Google is eroding the URL
Google has made it clear that they do not think that the URL is very useful to users.
Instead of removing them in one fell swoop, Google is gradually eroding the various elements of a URL until there is nothing left.
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What is next? The removal of URLs on other search engines or only showing a page title when browsing a web site?
All these questions remain to be answered, but could it be that Google is not wrong about URLs?

BleepingComputer has reached out to Google with questions about this test, but had not heard back as of yet.
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Page42 · Feb 2, 2020

NEXT UP:
Chrome 80
Stable in 3 days ( Feb 4 )

yeL · Feb 4, 2020

The Stable channel has been updated to 80.0.3987.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Code:
x64 (55.6 MB)
https://dl.google.com/release2/chrome/APwT_PugZs0Rf9lGhVkF3QA_80.0.3987.87/80.0.3987.87_chrome_installer.exe
x86 (54.6 MB)
https://dl.google.com/release2/chrome/AIrLSlgCL8Mvuuhy9gpuOek_80.0.3987.87/80.0.3987.87_chrome_installer.exe

Page42 · Feb 4, 2020

yeL said: ↑

The Stable channel has been updated to 80.0.3987.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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TY, yeL! This update includes 56 security fixes... 10 of them rated as High.

guest · Feb 4, 2020

Chrome 80 Released With 56 Security Fixes, Cookie Changes, More
February 4, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...d-with-56-security-fixes-cookie-changes-more/

Included are new features such as a new secure-by-default cookie classification system, auto-upgraded mixed content, text URL fragments, SVG favicons, and more.
SameSite Cookie Changes
The highlight of the Google Chrome 80 version is the enforcing of a secure-by-default cookie classification system designed to treat cookies without a SameSite value SameSite=Lax cookies.
Auto-upgraded mixed content
Chrome 80 also auto-upgrades optionally-blockable mixed content (HTTP content in HTTPS sites) by automatically rewriting the URL to HTTPS, without providing an HTTP fallback and blocking them by default if they fail to load over https://.
SVG favicons and text URL fragments
Chrome 80 also adds support for using scalable SVG images as favicons which should reduce the number of such resources required for a website or app. [...]
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Chrome 80 also comes with a long list of deprecated and removed features available on the Chrome Platform Status page.
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guest · Feb 4, 2020

mood said: ↑

Security researchers expose another instance of Chrome patch gapping
Security bug patched in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, but the fix will only reach Chrome tomorrow
September 9, 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-researchers-expose-another-instance-of-chrome-patch-gapping/
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Google will get faster at releasing Chrome security patches
Chrome Security team cuts Chrome's patch gap by half
February 4, 2020
https://www.techradar.com/news/google-will-get-faster-at-releasing-chrome-security-patches

Google Chrome will soon start receiving security updates more quickly as security engineers at Google have successfully cut down the browser's “patch gap” from 33 days to just 15 days.

The term patch gap refers to the amount of time it takes from when a vulnerability is fixed in an open source library to when it is patched in software which uses that same library. Patch gaps are considered a major security risk as many software applications rely on the same open source components.
During the time between patches, hackers can leverage the patch gap to provide themselves with an attack window that most software projects will have a hard time defending against.
Chrome patch gap
Google's Chrome web browser is one of many software projects that is affected by a patch gap because it relies on a high number of open source components including PDFium and the V8 JavaScript engine. Last year, security researchers from Exodus Intelligence pointed out two occasions where the large patch gap in Chrome could be exploited by attackers.
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The Chrome Security team took note and in Chrome's recently published quarterly security summary for Q4 2019, engineers at Google revealed that they had discovered a way to reduce the browser's patch gap, saying:

“[...] We now make regular refresh releases every two weeks, containing the latest severe security fixes. This has brought down the median “patch gap” from 33 days in Chrome 76 to 15 days in Chrome 78, and we continue to work on improving it.”
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JRViejo · Feb 4, 2020

But just as with all recent Chrome release, Google engineers have also hidden a secret nugget in this browser version as well.

Chrome 80 also comes with support for blocking heavy-loading online ads.
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Chrome 80 released with silent notification popups, support for same-site cookies by Catalin Cimpanu.

Page42 · Feb 5, 2020

JRViejo said: ↑

Chrome 80 also comes with support for blocking heavy-loading online ads.
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While in Chrome 79 we had tab freezing, in Chrome 80 we have a new Chrome flag that lets users block ads that use too much resources, such as CPU or RAM.
To enable this feature, Chrome users must access the following link and enable the respective Chrome flag.
chrome://flags/#enable-heavy-ad-intervention
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guest · Feb 5, 2020

Google Chrome Portable 80.0.3987.87 Stable (web browser) Released (February 5, 2020) (PortableApps.com)

Minimalist · Feb 11, 2020

The stable channel has been updated to 80.0.3987.100 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html

guest · Feb 11, 2020

Google Chrome 80.0.3987.100 Stable Offline Installers
Consumer version

Code:

x64 (55.6 MB)
https://dl.google.com/release2/chrome/BSmnFzXmwAeWDEK_iPwlSA_80.0.3987.100/80.0.3987.100_chrome_installer.exe
x86 (54.6 MB)
https://dl.google.com/release2/chrome/KSYnFfc_L1JDOSjC-R2xYA_80.0.3987.100/80.0.3987.100_chrome_installer.exe

Enterprise version (msi installers)

Code:

x64 (57.8 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi
x86 (56.8 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise.msi

Linux

Code:

x64 (60.2 MB)
https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
x86 (60.4 MB)
https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

Mac

Code:

(83.4 MB)
https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/stable/GGRO/googlechrome.dmg

Chrome Cleanup Tool

Code:

(12.7 MB)
https://dl.google.com/dl/softwareremovaltool/win/chrome_cleanup_tool.exe

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