Google today announced it is expanding its Safe Browsing service to protect users against malware that make unexpected changes to your computer. These threats typically take the form of helpful downloads, but they actually quietly switch your homepage, other browser settings, and in general modify operating system defaults. Google says it will show a warning in Chrome whenever an attempt is made to trick you into downloading and installing such software: You can still access the download by going to your Downloads list and manually opening the file. As you can see in the screenshot above, Google is using an...
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