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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChrome (browser) on Windows has credential theft bug
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/17/chrome_on_windows_has_credential_theft_bug/(yea this is geeky CHaS stuff but I thought this was important)
Google's Chrome team is working to fix a credential theft bug that strikes if the browser is running on Microsoft Windows.
The bug is exploited if a user is tricked into clicking a link that downloads a Windows .scf file (the ancient Shell Command File format, a shortcut to Show Desktop since Windows 98).
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While users wait for a fix from Google, Chrome users should get to their Advanced settings, and make Chrome ask where downloaded files are to be saved: that way, the .scf extension will be revealed.
Google told Kaspersky's ThreatPost it's aware of the issue and is working on a fix.
The bug is exploited if a user is tricked into clicking a link that downloads a Windows .scf file (the ancient Shell Command File format, a shortcut to Show Desktop since Windows 98).
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While users wait for a fix from Google, Chrome users should get to their Advanced settings, and make Chrome ask where downloaded files are to be saved: that way, the .scf extension will be revealed.
Google told Kaspersky's ThreatPost it's aware of the issue and is working on a fix.
All geeky details at link.
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Chrome (browser) on Windows has credential theft bug (Original Post)
steve2470
May 2017
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renate
(13,776 posts)1. thanks!
Thank you for sharing this! I have no idea what any of that means (what's a credential theft? what's a scf file? ), but I did it anyway.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)2. my pleasure :) nt
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)3. Thanks for this
Wounded Bear
(58,765 posts)4. Thanks for posting...
Chrome user here. Will look into it.
katmondoo
(6,457 posts)5. I had Chrome on my last computer and hated it
I don't want to try it again, perhaps it helped crash my old PC. Maybe it was something else I really don't know but I am happy now and am afraid to change back to Chrome.
Wounded Bear
(58,765 posts)7. Works for me...
but I haven't had major issues.
Demsrule86
(68,768 posts)6. Thanks I fixed this...if you can't see your advanced settings...you can get them back with this.
Careful!
chrome://flags/