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Google Chrome 42 Security Update: NPAPI Plugin Removal and Fixes

Calendar Apr 20, 2015 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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With the release of Chrome 42 this week, Google fixed more than 40 vulnerabilities. But the most significant security change in the new browser is Google

Google warned developers and users about it more than a year ago and gradually had changed the way Chrome handles some plugins. The company began requiring users to click to run plugins that rely on the NPAPI, an ancient API that was designed to help extend the functionality of browsers.

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