From zdnet.com today:
Google to Auto-migrate Some Users to 64-bit Chrome
Windows users running 32-bit Chrome on a 64-bit machine will be automatically migrated to the browser’s 64-bit version.
By Asha McLean | May 3, 2017
Windows users running 64-bit systems with 4+MB RAM, with a 32-bit Chrome version installed will be upgraded to 64-bit by the auto-updater. To go back to a 32-bit version, you will need to download that and install it, from the Chrome download page. If Chrome is not set to auto-update, Chrome will not automatically migrate.
Chrome’s stable channel v. 58.0.3029.96 contains a security fix for CVE-2017-5068. While Google Chrome has appeared in recent NCAS vulnerability lists, this is not one recently listed.
See also:
Google Chrome Changelog
NIST NVD Google Chrome Vulnerabilities
NCAS Weekly Vulnerabilites Topic on Askwoody.com
The zdnet.com article also updates usage information. Chrome is now boasting 1 billion users, and a 59% global market share.
Also mentioned is the second phase of marking HTTP pages as insecure. The 2nd phase will begin at the end of October, and will affect webpages where data is being exchanged on an unencrypted connection. This will even apply where a page has a search box.
The timing of this change is to coincide with the stable release of Chrome 62.
Read the full article here
