Filed under: Windows, Google, Freeware, Beta, Browsers

New Google Chrome beta adds security, performance fixes

New ChromeThere's a new version of Google Chrome available for download. Well, sort of. It'll be a few days before Google pushes version 0.3.154.9 out to users, but you can download it today from FileHippo.

The update brings a few security enhancements, including a fix for an exploit that could be used to redirect your browser. There's also a new warning message that pops up asking if you're sure you want to download any file that could be executed (like .exe, .dll, or .bat files).

There are a handful of other bux fixes and new features, but nothing too impressive. I'm still waiting for full screen zoom capabilities. Text-only zooming is so 2007.