Google issues critical Chrome alert! Stop using this browser and update now

There’s a fresh Google Chrome alert being released this week and users would be wise not to ignore it. The US technology giant has just announced that it has fixed a total of 11 flaws in its popular web browsing software with some deemed so serious they’ve been given a critical rating by the firm.

If that wasn’t bad enough, one of the issues is so serious it’s been given the dreaded zero-day rating.

Not heard of this phrase? It’s one to take very seriously as it means it’s possible – and very likely – that the bug is already known to criminals and is being used right now.

The fact that this weakness has that ‘zero day’ warning is why Google has acted so fast to push out the latest Chrome upgrade. Once downloaded and installed on a PC, hackers using the flaw will be stopped in their tracks.

The new release, which is called Chrome version 104.0.5112.101 for Mac and Linux and 104.0.5112.102/101 for Windows, is being rolled out across the globe as we speak and it’s vital that you make sure your Chrome software is upgraded to this version as soon as possible.

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To make sure things are fully up to date, simply launch your browser, head to Chrome in your menu bar and tap “About Chrome.”

Here you’ll see which version you are running and whether things need to be updated. Anyone with older software will be asked to upgrade and then restart their software.

Confirming the upgrade, Google said: “The Stable channel has been updated to 104.0.5112.101 for Mac and Linux and 104.0.5112.102/101 for Windows which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. This update includes 11 security fixes.

“Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-2856 exists in the wild.”

As always the firm won’t disclose more details about the flaws until it’s certain that the majority of users have upgraded their web browser, but it’s clearly serious so don’t delay in making sure your PC is up to date.

“Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed,” Google confirmed.