{"id":5760,"date":"2012-01-09T14:58:43","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T21:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.webroot.com\/?p=5760"},"modified":"2018-10-05T10:44:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T16:44:31","slug":"google-announces-new-anti-malware-features-in-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.webroot.com/blog/2012\/01\/09\/google-announces-new-anti-malware-features-in-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Google announces new anti-malware features in Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dancho Danchev<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Google Inc. recently announced a new security feature in its Chrome browser<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The feature will alert Chrome users every time they’re about to download a potentially malicious executable file.<\/p>\n

More on the feature:<\/p>\n

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To help protect you against malicious downloads, Chrome now includes expanded functionality to analyze executable files (such as \u201c.exe\u201d and \u201c.msi\u201d files) that you download. If a file you download is known to be bad, or is hosted on a website that hosts a relatively high percentage of malicious downloads, Chrome will warn you that the file appears to be malicious and that you should discard it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just how effective is the new feature? Let’s put it on the test, by using the\u00a0ubiquitous EICAR test file<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0The file passed by Chrome detection mechanism like charm, mainly because the\u00a0eicar.org<\/strong> site isn’t currently flagged as malicious by Google’s Safe Browsing initiative<\/a><\/strong>. Which is how the feature works for the time being.<\/p>\n

Google’s latest security feature cannot replace complete antivirus solutions,\u00a0nor can it\u00a0reach levels of protection as the ones offered by Webroot SecureAnywhere<\/a><\/strong> for instance. Google’s main intention is to offer layered protection for the users of its browser – definitely a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Just how secure is Google’s Chrome in general? According to a study published in December, 2011<\/a><\/strong>, based on the comparative review of Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox, Chrome is the most secure browser with its layered protection mechanisms.<\/p>\n

Naturally, the research excluded outdated and unpatched<\/a><\/strong> versions of Chrome, including third-party browser plugins such as Java and Flash, despite the fact that cybercriminals continue exploiting vulnerable browser plugins and third-party applications<\/a><\/strong> on a potential victim’s machine.<\/p>\n

Users are advised to ensure that they’re not running any outdated software<\/a><\/strong>, next to browser plugins<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You can find more about Dancho Danchev at his\u00a0LinkedIn Profile<\/a><\/strong>. You can also\u00a0follow him on \u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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