Install Chrome on Mac. Download the installation file. Open the file called 'googlechrome.dmg.' In the window that opens, find Chrome. Drag Chrome to the Applications folder. You might be asked to enter the admin password. In the sidebar, to the right of Google Chrome, click Eject. 4 days ago - Free Google Mac Version 73.0.3683.75 Full Specs. Once you install the Chrome browser, Google will automatically roll out updates silently in.
Google is urging Chrome users to update the web browser right away to patch a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited.
In a Tuesday tweet, Google Chrome Security and Desktop Engineering Lead Justin Schuh said users should install the latest version of the browser—72.0.3626.121—right away.
'Seriously, update your Chrome installs... like right this minute,' he wrote.
Google started rolling out the patch for Chrome on Windows, Mac, and Linux on Friday. This week, Google revealed that the update corrects a 'high' severity flaw—CVE-2019-5786—that has been under attack by cybercriminals.
'Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2019-5786 exists in the wild,' the web giant said.
A member of Google's Threat Analysis Group first reported the bug on Feb. 27. At this point, details of the vulnerability are scant, as Google said it's restricting access to bug details until a majority of users have installed the update.
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As ZDNet notes, the vulnerability is 'a memory management error in Google Chrome's FileReader—a web API included in all major browsers that lets web apps read the contents of files stored on the user's computer.' The bug may allow for the execution of malicious code.
For the most part, Chrome updates are automatic, meaning you don't have to do much beyond opening and closing the browser window. It can take a few days to a full week for everyone to be automatically updated to the latest version, however. In this case, you should manually trigger the update to ensure that you're on the latest version as soon as possible.
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I have 2 iMacs and just installed OS X Lion (clean install) on one of them (let's call it iMac A). Did a time machine backup and restored that backup to my other iMac (B) to avoid installing twice. Everything works perfectly except that Google Chrome is extremely slow on iMac B (where the time machine backup was restored to). Opening a new tab is slow, opening a web page is slow etc. Safari on B is fast and works like on A, so it's just on B that Chrome is slow (and Chrome is my preferred browser, so I'd like to get it up to speed).
To solve the problem on B, I've tried uninstalling Chrome by dragging it to the Trashcan and emptying it. Then re-installg Chrome. But all my settings, extensions etc. are still there and it's just as slow as before.
Downloaded AppCleaner and did an uninstall with that, but still, when I re-install Chrome I have all my extensions etc. and it is as slow as before the re-install.
Does anyone know how to completely uninstall my Google Chrome browser so I can do a fresh install of it?
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Delete this:
user>library>application support>google>chrome .. just delete the chrome folder since I think its the place where they keep the settings.
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Here's a shell script that removes all files I could find:
AppZapper and App Cleaner didn't find the application support folder:
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In addition to
user495470
's comment, do rm -rf ~/Applications/Chrome Apps
, where plugins ('apps') are stored by the browser.kookkook
Try this
- At the bottom of your computer screen, in your Dock, right-click Chrome.
- Select Quit.
- Open Finder.
- Go to the folder containing the Google Chrome application on your computer.
- Tip: It may be in your Applications folder. If not, go to File and then Find, and search for 'Google Chrome.'
- Drag Google Chrome to the Trash.
- Optional: Delete your profile information, like bookmarks and history:
- At the top of the screen, click Go and then Go to Folder.
- Enter
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome.
- Click Go.
- Select all the folders, and drag them to the Trash.
Source from official docs: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
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