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In April 2020, when pandemic remote working led to a 500% increase in daily traffic to the Zoom download page, some critics said the company’s software was “a privacy disaster” and even malware. Click the blue 'Download' button below 'Zoom Client for Meetings.' This is the basic Zoom app for Mac computers. It is not the first time Zoom’s focus on frictionless use has led to a security hole. Open the Zoom Download Center in your preferred internet browser.

Normally, the company tries to ensure that is safe by limiting the installer to only operate on code that has been cryptographically signed by Zoom, but the bug discovered by Wardle means that an attacker could trivially bypass that protection and convince the installer to load and run any malware they want. In order to make the user journey simpler, the installer continues to run in the background from the moment a user first installs zoom, and does so with “superuser” privileges, allowing it to change anything about the computer. It targets the Zoom installer, which the company uses to enable frictionless automatic updates.

You will receive a confirmation once the update is complete.Discovered by an independent security researcher, Patrick Wardle – whose brother Jeremy invented the popular game Wordle – the vulnerability was first presented at the Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas last week.

Do not turn off the computer or close the laptop lid during the application update.

Click the Install button to finish the installation process.

Once the download is complete you will see the Install button.

This can take up to 5 minutes depending on your internet speed.

If your application requires an update, you will see the following notification with loading bar, indicating Zoom is downloading the latest version.

If you run into issues updating, or if you receive an Auto Update disabled error message, please refer to the I can't find the Zoom icon on my computer section above to download and install the latest version from website.

If your application is up to date, you will see the following message:.

(if you are not sure where to find your Zoom desktop application, check the Open Zoom directly from your PC computer or Open Zoom directly from your MAC computer sections above.)

Open Zoom desktop application > Click on your profile icon > select Check for Updates.

If you cannot find "Check for Update" option, and your computer is managed by the SCU IT department, your zoom is managed and you do not have to worry about updating the application. If you run into issues updating, or if you receive an Auto Update disabled error message, please refer to the I can't find the Zoom icon on my computer section above to download and install the latest version from website. It is important to stay up to date with the Zoom application to enjoy the newest features and bug fixes.