![]() The most recent version as of this writing was version 16 (dated December 21, 2011). The master builds of Iron itself seem to be kept reasonably current, though. One way to get around the absence of auto-update is to use the PortableApps version of Iron, which can be updated automatically through the PortableApps launcher (although it doesn't always provide you with the most up-to-date edition of Iron). You're allowed to manually access and browse the Chrome Web Store and install plug-ins directly from there, but it hardly seems necessary to send people somewhere else by default. If you open the extensions page in Iron and click on the "browse the gallery" link, you're taken to, a compilation of Chrome plug-ins collected by SRware, rather than Google's own Chrome extensions gallery. Some of the changes seem wholly gratuitous. You are, however, allowed to use Iron with the Google Sync feature so that bookmarks, passwords, and preferences can be synced between copies of Iron. ![]() You have to manually install newer versions of the program, as with Chromium. For instance, Iron does not check for updates automatically, as its creators consider the presence of the updater to be another privacy issue. Iron's emphasis on removing features that allegedly endanger privacy comes at the cost of some functionality. These things - the logging of input in the omnibox, for instance - aren't just disabled by default, but disabled completely they cannot be reactivated. I’m interested in learning whether SRWare has mitigated recent Chromium browser vulnerabilities in some other way.SRWare Iron One of the more widely discussed variants of Chrome is SRWare's Iron, which, according to its creators, removes all the features that raised hackles with privacy advocates. If someone who represents SRWare Iron can rebut this, be my guest. I’m not keeping detailed records on this – my perception is based mainly on gut feel. Being an infosec professional, I can’t live with that. ![]() My perception, then, is that SRWare Iron has several months worth of unmitigated vulnerabilities. With the number of advisories and browser updates occurring, I’ve begun to feel that SRWare Iron is behind the curve.Ī quick check on Wikipedia shows that the latest version of Brave on Mac was released five days ago, while the latest update of Iron on Mac is five months old. ![]() I also keep my eye on the frequency that Google Chrome is updated – it feels quite regular to me, often associated with new malware exploits that Google squashes. With these computers side by side, I’ve noticed something peculiar: Brave updates came in regularly, while SRWare Iron updates were infrequent. On another computer (both Macs), I’ve been using Brave, yet another Chromium-based browser that, similar to SRWare Iron, runs Chrome browser extensions and also doesn’t tell Google what I’m doing. Eschewing Google Chrome‘s propensity to snitch on every little thing I do on a browser, I switched from Google Chrome many years ago to SRWare Iron, which, like Google Chrome, is a Chromium-based browser that looks and feels like Chrome, runs Chrome extensions, but doesn’t tell Google what I’m doing. I’ve been a fan of Chromium-based browsers for years. I’ve recently switched from one Chromium-based browser to another ![]()
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