No.1 Link Building &
SEO Firm in US & UK

Now all eyes are on Google Chrome and every one is busy trying this beta version to learn the surprises Google has in store for the users. People are also trying to understand the full potential of this new browser and its capabilities. At this time, it has been reported that Google is highly vulnerable to security risks. This is not good sign to start with and it will make some people dance for joy on the other bank.
It has been found by the security researchers, that Google’s browser Chrome can be easily crashed by the hackers. It is possible to embed a malicious link on the user’s browser with undefined handler and when the user clicks on that link Chrome will crash. It is rather surprising to note that Google has launched its browser without subjecting it to the flame test. This is not the only problem identified by the security researchers. There are more grave issues with this new browser. Chrome users can become easy victims of malicious codes. Users can easily downloading malicious code without any warning or protection. Google uses an outdated version of WebKit which is an open source technology which is used by Apple’s Safari; this puts the users to great risk. When Chrome downloads a file it stores it in a temporary folder and to open the file the users have to click on the download progress bar that appears at the bottom of the browser. If you have downloaded an executable file Windows will display its regular warning to stop you from downloading malicious codes.  If you download a JAVA archive file then the file is automatically run without any warning once the user clicks on the download bar. This indicates that the JAVA Archive files are not treated same as the other executable files and this can put users to serious problems.
Moreover, the download bar merges almost with the webpage and users can easily mistake the download bar for links or buttons and click on the download bar and thereby downloading malicious codes.
More such problems are likely to be unearthed in the near future so it is better to keep away from Chrome during this beta period to save ourselves from all these security risks though it is highly tempting to explore this new browser. Google’s chrome has incorporated technologies from a number of browsers such as FireFox, Safari etc., to build its own browser.
This also indicates that these problems are rife in those browser technologies which Google has borrowed for its use in Chrome. The only way forward is to identify those problems and rectify in the parent browsers and have them rectified later in Chrome which uses them. So it might be some time before we can start using Google Chrome safely. Google has however not commented satisfactorily on any of these vulnerability issues or suggested that it is going to upgrade to the latest version of WebKit. These issues for sure will affect the number of users who will move to Chrome from their default browser.