This is something new: Google managed to release a new Chrome version 10.0.648.134 for Windows, Mac and Linux. It only includes a new version of the Flash Player where the recently found zero day vulnerability is already fixed. This is some days ahead of the official Adobe release, which is planned for next week.

Thus it is a good idea to at least temporarily switch to the Google Chrome webbrowser for safer surfing on the Internet! Users of Chrome can check whether the most recent version is installed already by clicking on the tool symbol and clicking on the  “About Chrome” entry.

Dirk Knop
Technical Editor

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