Is Google Chrome More Safe Than Ever?

Is Google Chrome More Safe Than Ever?

Google announced that it'll expand its advanced protection program features to permit users to send risky files to the corporate to scan for malware and other threats.

Google first introduced its Advanced Protection Program (APP) three years ago to assist secure the accounts of journalists, political organizations, activists, and other users at greater risk from targeted online attacks.

APP users are already well shielded from phishing attacks which is why cyber criminals are now trying to trick them into downloading malicious files instead. In August of last year, Google started warning APP users once they downloaded a file that would be harmful. .

According to a post in its blog, Google is expanding its program by giving users the power to send risky files to be scanned by the complete suite of malware detection technology in Google Safe Browsing before opening the file, and while this helps protect users further, the corporate expects Also, the scans hosted on the cloud will greatly improve its ability to detect malicious files.

Whenever a Google Advanced Protection program user downloads a file, Safe Browsing will first perform a fast scan using the metadata including the hash of the file to assess whether it's suspicious or not.

If the user chooses to send the file to Google, the Chrome browser will download it to (Google Safe Browsing), which can then scan it using static and dynamic analysis techniques in real time.

After a brief wait, the Chrome browser warns the user if the Safe Browser determines that the file isn't safe, and users can still bypass this warning and open a file without scanning it if they're confident that the file is safe, except for added safety, Safe Browsing deletes any files uploaded thereto . Soon after being examined.

For people trying to find additional security for his or her online accounts, signing up for Google Safe Browsing is free and takes only a couple of minutes.