Google Chrome To Warn You Before You Visit Harmful Sites

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    Google has expanded its Safe Browsing platform to pass threat information along to users via Chrome, Search and Google ads. For those who need proof of a website's potential to harm their computers, the warning pages include a "Details" button.

    The Safe Browsing system targets millions of website that potentially contain malicious content in an effort to protect users from malware and phishing attempt. Google also uses Safe Browsing to encourage webmasters and security professionals to pitch in on squashing malicious content.

    Safe Browsing was first added to Google Chrome in September 2011, though the system has been scanning sites for malware since 2008. The latest update to Safe Browsing enables Chrome to show warning pages before users continue on to a site the appears to contain malicious content.

    Read more http://www.techtimes.com/articles/3...o-warn-you-before-you-visit-harmful-sites.htm
     

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