Chrome Adds Suspicious Site Warnings and ClickFix Protection - TechRepublic
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Chrome is introducing two new security features designed to catch online scams before users fall for them: a lower-severity warning for suspicious websites and a detector for malicious commands copied from scam pages.
Google announced the changes on Oct. 20 as part of its Safe Browsing Enhanced Protection mode. The features use AI-assisted analysis to identify deceptive websites and ClickFix attacks, but Google has not confirmed that they will also become available to users relying on Chrome’s default Standard Protection.
Chrome now distinguishes suspicious and dangerous websites
Chrome’s new warning system separates potentially deceptive pages into two categories.
- Suspicious sites: Pages exhibiting patterns associated with malicious websites, but where Google’s assessment carries lower confidence.
- Dangerous sites:Websites identified...
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