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Here's one: https://alexgaynor.net/2019/mar/07/chrome-windows-exploit-security-beyond-bugfixes/ https://alexgaynor.net/2019/mar/07/chrome-windows-exploit-se...
by pcwalton 8y ago
Here's one: https://alexgaynor.net/2019/mar/07/chrome-windows-exploit-security-beyond-bugfixes/ https://alexgaynor.net/2019/mar/07/chrome-windows-exploit-se...
You're sacrificing a lot of security by staying on Windows 7. It doesn't have nearly the level of modern kernel hardening features that newer versions have.
- Causality1 8y agoI don't use Chrome. I use Firefox and NoScript with a whitelist.
- pcwalton 8y agoNull page mapping protection, SMAP, and SMEP improve security if you use Firefox, by making it harder to escape the content sandbox.
- Causality1 8y agoWindows 7 has smep and windows 10 still lacks smap, though support is said to be imminent. Regardless they're not much of a concern when you're not running untrusted code.