Google’s Chrome browser will soon block third-party software from injecting code into its processes.
Google said that the new change will be added in Chrome 68 for Windows that will be released in July 2018, but Chrome 66 will start notifying users when other software is injecting code into one of its processes.
Antivirus and security products are the most impacted by this change because such products always inject code into the user’s local browser process to intercept and scan for malware, phishing pages, and other threats.
Google said that the changes will take place in different phases:
The first phase:
In April 2018, Chrome 66 will begin showing affected users a warning after a crash, alerting them that other software is injecting code into Chrome and guiding them to update or remove that software.
The second phase:
In July 2018, Chrome 68 will begin blocking third-party software from injecting into Chrome processes. If this blocking prevents Chrome from starting, Chrome will restart and allow the injection, but also show a warning that guides the user to remove the software.
The third phase:
In January 2019, Chrome 72 will remove this accommodation and always block code injection.