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Re: Google Chrome Automatic File Download

This issue was assigned to BID31000:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31000

Juha-Matti
Razi Shaban [razishaban@xxxxxxxxx] wrote: 
On 2 Sep 2008 22:58:27 -0000, nerex@xxxxxxxx <nerex@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Google's Chrome (BETA) allows files (e.g. executable files) to be 
automatically downloaded to the user's computer without any user prompt.
>
>  To check the flaw, open a URL that points to an executable file.
>
>  nerex
>

There's a huge difference between downloading and running. If a file
that is unwanted is auto-downloaded, just delete it. No harm done.


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Razi