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Crash Safari Link Now Viral Prank, Forces Phones to Reboot

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Crash Safari The Crash Safari link has now turned into a viral prank, forcing phones to overheat and reboot, which is why those who use the popular web browser should be on the lookout for URLs pointing them to the self-explanatory website.

The link normally appears as crashsafari.com, but may also be disguised using URL shorteners, so before clicking on any small link received from relatives, co-workers, friends or random strangers, it’s best to make sure that you’re not actually being pranked.

The link is particularly harmful when being clicked while using an Apple device, because the Safari browser is the default option for iPhones, iPads or Macs.

What the malicious URL basically does is to automatically create an incredibly lengthy sequence of characters in the address bar, and that string keeps growing and growing and growing.

The browser is obviously unable to load the website in its entirety, but while attempting to process this challenging task it uses so much memory that the device overheats, stops responding, and eventually reboots.

The problem has been identified when using iPhones, and apparently it takes around 20 seconds for the devices to be defeated by the malicious website.

Similar issues are also encountered when clicking the Crash Safari URL while using an iPad. Attempting to load the site on a Mac computer also causes the Safari browser to stop working and require a restart.

Apparently, even Android-powered devices using Chrome as a default browser experience problems when the Crash Safari link is clicked. They quickly heat up and immediately begin to lag, and the vexing symptoms only cease after the user is forced to close the Chrome browser.

In addition, attempting to access the link while running Chrome on a Windows PC, on an Apple Mac desktop or on a laptop also renders the browser unable to process the request, causing it to eventually freeze.

The severity of the issues is generally influenced by the computing power of the device, with some laptops or desktop computers being more liable to get bogged down than others.

Given these dangers, people who use Safari web browsers and even Chrome browsers should be especially vigilant before clicking on any Crash Safari links.

This recommendation also applies to such malicious URLs disguised using Tiny URL, Bitly, Ow.ly, Bit.do, Goo.gl or any other tools that help reduce a link’s length.

Apparently, one such short URL has already been clicked on more than 100,000 times these days. Therefore, it looks like unless caution is exercised, quite a lot of people are now at risk of accessing malicious links of this kind, especially since they’ve become viral on Facebook, Twitter and other social media.

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Google improves Chrome browser by adding new features

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Google improves the Chrome browser by increasing the animation speeds

These are the days of Google. The Google I/O developer conference, the event which lasted for two days, has ended. Plenty of information has been delivered, with the Android L version and the Android Wear smartwatches taking the spotlight. From now on we can digest the rest of the information, as it covers very important areas for regular consumers. One of the bits refers to how Google improves Chrome browser.

The browser’s role in the Android ecology and how Google improves Chrome browser

After the wave of ‘Go mobile’, now every developer aims to go ‘Mobile first’. Sundai Pitchai’s speeches at the conference conveyed Google’s strategy from now on, that of offering a “seamless experience across all these connected devices”. In order to achieve this goal, Google’s software must be fluid and adaptable to the multitude of devices running Android OS. One of the first plan delivered by Pitchai in the first talk referred to the company’s plans on accessing emerging markets. The new program, Android ONE will set a cheap but reliable hardware standard for areas where mobile internet is still used at small scale. Nevertheless, many Android users complained that the Chrome browser uses too many resources and slows down the smartphones, especially those featuring only 512 MbRam.

Chrome is an instrument that enables the smooth uninterrupted user experience on the Web, regardless of the used gadget. The signs are pointing towards Google’s efforts of introducing Android everywhere, from cars to house products. It is the only logical step to be taken in the new age of the internet of things.

“We’ve improved the speed of animation by 75 percent and of scrolling 35 percent,” Paul Irish from Chrome declared on Thursday. “We’re committed to getting you 60 frames per second on the mobile Web.” As Google improves the Chrome browser it seems to send the message of abandoning native apps in the favor of the browser. The mobile internet traffic rose from 0 to 30 percent in just a couple of years. In the last half a year, out of the top 1000 Web sites, the number of those optimized for mobile rose from 47 to 68 percent. Other prove that Google improves Chrome browser is the promise that JavaScript runs 20 percent faster and the browser will have some offline capabilities. Good news for the gamers too: now, that the browser will support 60fps, the developers should be able to provide some marvelous gaming experiences pretty soon!