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Google has been tweaking how it scans files using the Chrome browser to detect malware before downloading. By automating the process as much as is possible, Google is looking to protect users from malicious downloads while reducing any impact on usability. A newly released report from the Google Chrome team reveals how such deep scans can now flush out attackers who hide their criminal intent within password-protected and encrypted archives.
Google said the changes have “resulted in significant changes in user behavior, including fewer warnings bypassed, warnings heeded more quickly, and, overall, better protection from malicious downloads.”Here’s Why Biden Says He Dropped Out—In First Speech Since Leaving 2024 Race Although the automation of deep scans is at the heart of Google’s changes to Chrome download protection, not all scanning can be automated. Those users who have opted-in to Safe Browsing’s Enhanced Protection mode are already prompted to send suspicious file contents for deep scanning. The contents of these files are “only scanned for security purposes and are deleted shortly after a verdict is returned,” Google said.However, not all deep scans can be automated successfully.
Standard Protection users don’t miss out on the new scanning mode, but unlike Enhanced Protection users, the file and associated password stay on the local device with just the archive contents metadata analyzed. Which means that protection will be in place only if Safe Browsing “had previously seen and categorized the malware,” Google explained.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations.
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