“Choose a device with next to no personal information. “Let it be your secondary smartphone or, say, a spare laptop,” Kaspersky says. If this does happen, Kaspersky advises you to limit the number of devices on which Zoom is installed to just one. If you want to use the web interface, Zoom sometimes just goes ahead and downloads the installer, and you have to install the app. If you do have to use the app, you should always go to Zoom’s official site to download the Mac or Windows app, or the Google Play Store or Apple App Store for mobile devices. In March, Kaspersky security researcher Denis Parinov found the number of malicious files incorporating the names of popular video conference services including Zoom had roughly tripled compared with the previous year. MORE FROM FORBES Facebook Users Beware: Here's Why Messenger Rooms Is Not Actually That Private By Kate O'Flaherty Fake Zoom apps and one annoying catchĪnother issue is, there are a ton of fake Zoom apps around which are actually dangerous malware.
However, he points out that Zoom reacted quickly and fixed previous vulnerabilities, meaning it’s likely the firm would do the same again.
“At the moment, there aren't any known issues with the Zoom app, but that could all change overnight, and there will likely be more issues found at some point,” says security researcher Sean Wright. “Criminals are always on the lookout to exploit any vulnerabilities they can find,” Emm says. Note: If you choose to postpone your optional update, you will only be prompted to update the next time you login.And the fact that Zoom is adding users so rapidly makes it a bigger target than most. You can proceed should you decide to postpone the update till a later time and update manually. Optional updates will start once you click on update.You cannot proceed further until you update. Mandatory updates will start once you click on update.Web-only updates are available for new fixes that are being tested.There are 3 types of updates web-only, mandatory and optional. If you have any issues please follow this video tutorial: You may want to "Sign Out" and sign back in to your Zoom client to ensure the update workedĦ. Download the latest version and then re-open Zoomĥ. From the drop down menu click on "Check for Updates."Ĥ. Click on the initials or profile image for your account in the upper rightģ. However, to confirm that you have the latest version you can open Zoom and check for updates:Ģ. If you are invited to a Zoom meeting via an URL link, it will automatically prompt to download the app when you click on the URL link. If you experience any technical issues on Zoom the first thing you should do is confirm that you have the latest version of the Zoom client installed on your computer.
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