CyberUpdater Support
Plain answers and simple steps for using CyberUpdater. Learn how to check your protections and what your status means.
Plain answers and simple steps for using CyberUpdater. Learn how to check your protections and what your status means.
Install CyberUpdater from the Chrome Web Store.
Open CyberUpdater.
Click Run Security Update.
Work through the six protections.
Choose Updated or Not Updated for each protection.
Return later when a protection is due for review.
Check if your computer and Chrome browser are up to date.
Confirm that two-step verification is enabled on your important accounts.
Check if you have a working backup system.
Make sure your computer's built-in firewall is turned on.
Check screen lock and device encryption status.
Review browser extensions you no longer use or recognise.
CyberUpdater detects if you're using Mac or Windows and shows OS-specific instructions where needed.
CyberUpdater is a guided security-maintenance tool. It is not antivirus or a malware scanner.
You previously marked that protection as Not Updated. Open it again after fixing the issue and mark it Updated.
A protection may have reached its review date and now needs checking again.
No. CyberUpdater guides you to the correct settings. You make and confirm the changes yourself.
The CyberUpdater extension stores your protection status locally in Chrome. It does not scan your files or collect your browsing history.
CyberUpdater keeps track of when each protection was last checked and shows when it is due for review again. You do not need to start from zero each time—just return when something needs checking.