Google Chrome install is now being blocked as part of Google Updater

FYI, ticket opened and sample submitted.

Yes, I'm having the same problem. Updates 72 and 73 of Chrome are being blocked by Sophos Home Premium.

Same here.  Google Chrome 74 being blocked as malicious.  Looks like it is because it is trying to update Run key

If these detections would be from Intercept X (rather than from Sophos AV), please see if this hotfix would resolve the issue:

Sophos Central Intercept X, Central Server Intercept X Advanced and Sophos Exploit Prevention cumulative hotfix

This is for Sophos Home Pro.

During login I get the message "'Lockdown' exploit prevented in Google Chrome 74"

In the details it shows that ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window /prefetch:5" is blocked.  This is trying to run from HKCU/Software/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run/ and seems to be some kind of chrome background task.  

I've tried telling Sophos to ignore this but it keeps happening.  The only workaround I can see at the moment is to remove the reg key.

I installed this on another Windows system this week and had the same problem so I assume I am not alone.

Any news on a fix?

Hello,

The original post has been posted under "Endpoint Security and Control" which is separate from Sophos Home.

If your issue is for Sophos Home (Free, Pro, or Premium editions) please post under the Group Free Tools or visit the Sophos Home Support Page. From there you should be able to search for KB Articles that might help with the issues you are seeing. If you have Sophos Home Pro/Premium, you may start a Support Chat or get e-mail support, from your Sophos Home Dashboard.

Additionally, you can check out the Sophos Home Twitter feed and ask questions there.

Thanks,