no more Crome updates for Vista

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Linea Recta

2016-01-23 12:34:21 UTC

After updating Chrome on my (Vista) notebook I just got the following
message:

Version 48.0.2564.82 m
Google Chrome has been updated.
This computer will soon receive no more Google Chrome updates since Windows
XP and Windows Vista are no longer supported.

Do I run a risk when continuing to use Chrome on this notebook?

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Adrian Caspersz

2016-01-23 12:52:05 UTC

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Post by Linea Recta
After updating Chrome on my (Vista) notebook I just got the following
Version 48.0.2564.82 m
Google Chrome has been updated.
This computer will soon receive no more Google Chrome updates since Windows
XP and Windows Vista are no longer supported.
Do I run a risk when continuing to use Chrome on this notebook?

Yes, but anything of this sort is apparently less risky than running
Windows 10, so you might not feel the need to really worry about it.

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Paul

2016-01-23 15:23:38 UTC

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Options:

1) Sit tight and enjoy your un-updated browser.
For example, if Chrome has SHA-2 (SHA256) certificate capability
for https today, then you're "up to date" on service-affecting
protocol changes.

2) There is Chrome (closed source, Google) and
Chromium (open source). They're basically the
same browser. You can see whether Chromium can
fulfill your needs. Worst case, you find their
build recipe, and build new versions from source.
(I just finished doing this for Firefox, and it
can be done. All you need is the recipe...)

Then the question would be, whether PepperFlash is
included in Chromium, so your Flash stays up to date.

HTH,
Paul

Linea Recta

2016-01-23 16:51:31 UTC

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Post by Paul

1) Sit tight and enjoy your un-updated browser.
For example, if Chrome has SHA-2 (SHA256) certificate capability
for https today, then you're "up to date" on service-affecting
protocol changes.
2) There is Chrome (closed source, Google) and
Chromium (open source). They're basically the
same browser. You can see whether Chromium can
fulfill your needs. Worst case, you find their
build recipe, and build new versions from source.
(I just finished doing this for Firefox, and it
can be done. All you need is the recipe...)
Then the question would be, whether PepperFlash is
included in Chromium, so your Flash stays up to date.
HTH,
Paul

Yeah and... it has to support Chromecast!

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Ralph Fox

2016-01-24 03:24:26 UTC

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Post by Paul

There is also SRWare's build of Chromium, called "Iron"
http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php

I don't know whether or it will support Vista going forwards.

Post by Paul
Then the question would be, whether PepperFlash is
included in Chromium, so your Flash stays up to date.

AFAIK no, but you can download the PPAPI ("Pepper") Flash
plugin from Adobe.

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Ralph

Good Guy

2016-01-23 15:51:35 UTC

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Post by Linea Recta
Do I run a risk when continuing to use Chrome on this notebook?

No as long as you use some common sense. I mean stop visiting dodgy
sites and all that. Has your machine got anti-virus/Anti-Malware
software of some sort?

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Mayayana

2016-01-23 16:14:05 UTC

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| > Do I run a risk when continuing to use Chrome on this notebook?
| >
| No as long as you use some common sense. I mean stop visiting dodgy
| sites and all that.

That's *very* outdated advice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising

It has little to do with what websites you visit.
Script, Java and Adobe products are the biggest
risk, with script being the main one. And as one
can see at the link above, blocking ads and 3rd-
party files has actually become a very good security
strategy. That's because the common attack method
these days is to plant attack ads on legitimate
websites. The person buying the ad is several step
removed from the actual website owner. In other
words, an attack ad on Yahoo might run for days
without notice because Yahoo is just letting ad
servers manage their ads, and those ad servers
may have further subcontracted the process.
Nobody's minding the store.

Linea Recta

2016-01-23 16:55:27 UTC

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On 23/01/2016 12:34, Linea Recta wrote:

Do I run a risk when continuing to use Chrome on this notebook?

No as long as you use some common sense. I mean stop visiting dodgy sites and all that. Has your machine got anti-virus/Anti-Malware software of some sort?

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Yes Comodo internet security. But lately there are also unsolved Vista compatibility issues with that.

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Mark Lloyd

2016-01-24 00:40:56 UTC

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You could use Firefox. There are currently no plans to drop support for
Vista (or XP).

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wrong." -- Thomas Jefferson

2016-01-25 18:02:29 UTC

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A Chrome clone, Slimjet is compatible with Windows XP (w/ sp2), Windows
Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 2003/2008/2012.

Outdoes Chrome in EVERY respect, IMHO.

http://www.slimjet.com/en/