Google adds download defense to Chrome

**HaCkthEplAneT** · 06-08-2011

Google on Tuesday updated Chrome to version 12, adding a new tool that warns users when they've downloaded files from dangerous Web sites.

The company also patched 15 bugs in the browser and paid out nearly $10,000 in bounties to outside researchers who reported vulnerabilities to its security team.

New to Chrome 12 is a feature that flags dodgy files pulled from the Web. Chrome now shows an alert when users download some file types from sites that are on the Safe Browsing API (application programming interface) blacklist, which Google maintains. The messages reads: "This file is malicious. Are you sure you want to continue?"

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**hb860** · 07-13-2011

In modern world all browsers are equal.
Such feature was introduced for me by IE, but now it slowly crawling for other browsers

**ChuckysChild** · 09-11-2011

not needed. that is why you scan everything you download. even from trusted sources.

**HaCkthEplAneT** · 09-11-2011

Originally Posted by ChuckysChild

not needed. that is why you scan everything you download. even from trusted sources.

this is simply a post for information about google chrome. and i would disagree that its not needed. anything that can and will help security for anyone IS NEEDED!! Because no security...i repeat NO SECURITY software is 100% reliable!! It's impossible for any antivirus software or a combination of security software for that matter to keep you protected from the hundreds of thousands of threats that are out there. So next time before you shoot off at the mouth like that, maybe you should know what your talking about!!

**bigcyco1** · 09-12-2011

Originally Posted by HaCkthEplAneT

this is simply a post for information about google chrome. and i would disagree that its not needed. anything that can and will help security for anyone IS NEEDED!! Because no security...i repeat NO SECURITY software is 100% reliable!! It's impossible for any antivirus software or a combination of security software for that matter to keep you protected from the hundreds of thousands of threats that are out there. So next time before you shoot off at the mouth like that, maybe you should know what your talking about!!

you tell him bud