Google Chrome 5.0.375.55

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Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the Web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop.

What's new in this version:

Security Fixes: Please see the Chromium security page for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.

• Medium: Canonicalize URLs closer to the Safe Browsing specification. Credit to Brett Wilson of the Chromium development community.
• High: Possible URL bar spoofing via unload event handlers. Credit to Michal Zalewski, Google Security Team.
• Medium: Memory error in Safe Browsing interacti... see all new features

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