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How to prevent programs from reading Chrome data?
I found a program on Github that can easily extract data from the installed browsers with just one command. This includes, localstorage, passwords etc. It doesn't need administrator access.
Is there a ...
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Disabling bogus Google Chrome "compromised password" warning?
How do you turn off the nag popup in Google Chrome about compromised passwords?
I do a lot of local software web dev in Google Chrome, and for some reason, Google thinks the password for my local ...
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Chrome on Linux does not allow to download .deb file
I rather know what am I doing if I want to download .deb file. The problem is how does it work on Chrome. After I click download link, nothing happens. No any message shown, no warning, just no ...
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Why can't I access the Web Telegram website (error NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID)?
Whether I use Firefox or Chrome, I'm not able to access the https://web.telegram.org/ website. I get the following on Chrome:
Your connection is not private Attackers might be trying to steal your
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Strange redirection to a different website on my chrome browser
I have been using a certain website (AirTable.com) on a regular basis. Yesterday I noticed that my chrome browser refused to go to the website (error was certificate not valid). Upon inspection, I ...
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How to prevent a website from redirecting to other websites?
One forum I frequent is running ads that sometimes redirects the users to questionable websites. The ads inject a script that uses window.location.href to change the URL of the current page.
I've ...
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Search topic at home device is pushed as ad banner on my office device's Yahoo page -- am I being hacked?
What I searched at home appeared as ad banner on my office device on Yahoo page, this is too creepy
1.both browsers are not login nor sync
2.the office device is new and I set it up at home (that's ...
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Fixing "file can't be downloaded securely" error in Google Chrome
When I download .pdf files from a specific website by using Google Chrome, I get the error message file can't be downloaded securely.
I looked for solutions and I found two options:
set no protection ...
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Preventing browser from leaking setup/screen information?
Properties like MouseEvent.screenX encode more information about my setup than needed for almost all websites, but can easily be used for digital fingerprinting.
Assuming I run Chrome, Chromium (or a ...
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What is this script that's injected in every webpage I visit, and if malicious how to get rid of it?
I found this script when inspecting webpages and I have no idea where this is coming from or if this is malicious. Is this malicious, how can I find out where it came from and how to get rid of that?
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Chrome 107 - marks self-signed certificate Not Secure despite cert is installed
I'm running create-react-app with self-signed HTTPS certificate locally.
The certificate is installed in User's Trusted Root CA
Despite that Chrome still marks the website as Not Secure what for ...
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Are the new vulnerabilities found in Chrome also in Edge?
Recently, Chrome received security patches for severe vulnerabilities. One of the vulnerabilities was with Guest View (CVE-2022-2477), and the details of the other (CVE-2022-2480) won't be given out ...
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Trouble getting the Chrome browser on a Mac to connect securely over SSL/TLS to Apache 2.4 on Centos
We operate multiple sites that run the Leaf webapp. Our configuration runs on Centos 7.9, with a .NET Web API and Apache 2.4.
The system is used only by staff who access our Intranet. It uses a self-...
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Google Chrome security warning: Your connection is not private
Consider visiting a website that have a expired SSL certificate. Google Chrome (Version 102.0.5005.115, Windows 10) presents a warning:
NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID
However, I trust the sites as ...
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Remotely log out of and wipe chrome data
For security reasons I need to log out of a device that I was previously logged into on Google Chrome (not just logged into Gmail, Drive, etc. but logged in with my Chrome profile).
There are some old ...
