Using Reader Mode. Exit and relaunch Chrome and navigate your way to a page that contains a large amount of text. Not all webpages are compatible with Reader Mode, or indeed suitable for it, but where they are you’ll see an A icon in the toolbar at the top of the browser screen. When you see this icon tap on it. Mac OS X Hints reader Typhoon14 notes that Chrome has the same feature, but it's disabled by default; he also knows how easy it is to enable it: Type about:plugins in the Chrome omnibox.
Google has confirmed a recent update to Chrome was to patch a zero-day issue in the popular browser, an exploit that was actively used in attacks, and has recommended all Chrome users on Mac, Windows, and Linux update their installations as soon as possible.
A patch for Chrome shipped on March 1 consisting of a fix for a security flaw, identified as CVE-2019-5786. The update, which only fixed the issue without making other changes to the browser, brought Chrome on all three operating systems up to version 72.0.3626121.
While the security flaw affected all desktop versions of Chrome, it was especially a problem for Windows users, as it formed part of a more complex attack against Windows 7. The older Microsoft operating system had its own zero-day flaw identified at the same time as the Chrome version, with the browser's flaw actively used as part of a more complex attack against Windows, reportsCNET.
Also, seriously, update your Chrome installs... like right this minute. #PSA
— Justin Schuh (@justinschuh) March 6, 2019Google updated its announcement for the patch to advise the exploit against Chrome 'exists in the wild.' Justin Schuh, head of Google's Chrome Security, posted to Twitter advising of both the exploit's existence and advising users to update their browser with the new patch.
How to Enable Reader Mode in Google Chrome on Desktop?Note: You need at least chrome version 75. So, first, update your google chrome.Step 1: Open Google Chr. Using “Open in Acrobat Reader” option for PDFs opened in Chrome browser When you open a PDF in Chrome, you see the Adobe Acrobat prompt in the upper-right corner of the window. Click Open in Acrobat Reader. Disable the Chrome extension.
The issue lies in a memory management error for Chrome's FileReader API, which allows web apps to read local files on a desktop. Specifically, it is a memory error known as a 'use-after-free' vulnerability when a web app attempts to access memory that had been freed or deleted from Chrome's allocated memory, with the flaw enabling malicious code to be executed.
Clement Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group is credited as the researcher who found the bug.
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Google Chrome for iOS is not affected by the security flaw.
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