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Chrome’s New Suspicious File Warnings: Safer Browsing or Just a Buzzkill?
Google updates Chrome’s suspicious file warnings to be clearer and now scans encrypted files for Enhanced protection users. The changes, live in current Chrome releases, aim to improve user response to threats.
Hot Take:
Google Chrome is trying to save us from ourselves, one suspicious download at a time. Because, let’s face it, who hasn’t been tempted by a sketchy .zip file named “free_money.zip”?
Key Points:
- Google Chrome updates warnings for suspicious downloads to be clearer.
- Enhanced protection users now have suspicious files automatically scanned in the cloud.
- New prompts for scanning password-encrypted .zip files.
- Google’s new categorization: “suspicious” or “dangerous” warnings.
- Users are reportedly responding better to the updated warnings.
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