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Jan 31, 2010 by News Gatherer
The errors are classified as "high " or "critical " in Chrome 's classification system of preference, he said, but others may be considered. New vulnerabilities in chrome, chrome – the open source project that Google Chrome uses to develop – and plug-ins that come with Chrome, Google Gears may be eligible for prizes, "said Evans. Chrome operating system is not part of the program yet, but may be added in the future.
"Although we have a large group of Google engineers who spend all day trying to get into Chrome, we know there are many smart people outside the company and we want your help too " Evans said in a reply e – mail to questions on Friday. "We know we can always do more. " A dozen bugs submitted in 2009, would be rewarded with a salary reduction has been the program is in place, "added Evans.
"However, chromium, chromium and operating now, researchers need." Internet Explorer, Safari, the browser Firefox.those gone, "said Pedram Amini, head of the research team 3Com Security l 'Austin, Texas, according to TippingPoint, which runs the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI ), one of the most popular error-prime programs. Google is asking people to put their eyes on the target. ".
The program pays for the mistakes of Mozilla in the code used to create Firefox, Thunderbird and other open source applications. Mozilla has released a $ 500 reward for the vulnerability in August 2004, which is still running. Both Amini and Google 's Evans cited Mozilla ' s similar program as the first major manufacturer sponsored Bounty.
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