Urgent warning over 'serious' Windows 7 bug

Customers are at danger from a "serious" computer virus that should let malicious hackers take over their computer, Google has warned.
Cyber-thieves are "actively exploiting" the vulnerability by way of combining it with a separate flaw observed in the Chrome browser.
Google has issued an replace for its Chrome internet browser to close the loophole.
Microsoft has stated it is also working on a restore for the hassle in Windows 7.
Squashing bugs
The Windows flaw exists in core elements of the working gadget that are supposed to give up data in one program interacting with something backyard that application.

Google said it had seen proof that criminal hackers had found a way to make assault code jump from Chrome into other applications to help them compromise a machine.
A patch has been produced for Chrome and customers have to ensure that they have up to date their browser to close the loophole, stated Google engineer Justin Schuh.
"Seriously, update your Chrome installs... like proper this minute," he tweeted.
The serious nature of the flaw in Chrome intended the software had to be shut down and re-started for the patch to take effect, he added.
"To date, we have only determined lively exploitation towards Windows 7 32-bit systems," wrote Clement Lecigne from Google's hazard analysis team in a weblog exploring the flaw.
One way to avoid falling victim used to be to upgrade to Windows 10, said Mr Lecigne.
Microsoft has now not given a date for when its patch for Windows 7 will be released, but stated it would be "as quickly as possible". Millions of machines nonetheless run Windows 7 no matter it being almost 10 years old.
Writing on the Sophos security blog, Paul Ducklin said: "There does not appear to be a workaround, but if you make positive you are up-to-date, you do not want one due to the fact the trojan horse will be squashed."