Google is planning to change the way Chrome handles potentially dangerous or unknown downloads, the resource reports. TechSpota new message form will soon appear in the browser, in which users will be asked to indicate the reason for wanting to download a potentially “malicious” file.
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Google’s browser currently uses Safe Browsing technology to protect users from online threats. Files are scanned in real time and downloads are immediately blocked if there are signs that they are potentially harmful to the user’s device. Current versions of Chrome use a pop-up menu to warn users of “downloading a dangerous file.”
According to TechSpot, Google is planning to change the way it notifies users about risky downloads. If an unknown or malicious file is blocked, users can either delete the entry from their browser history or find out why the download was blocked. A third option is also being provided — the ability to download the file from an internal “chrome://downloads/” page, despite the file being flagged as malicious or dangerous.
A new full-page “download warning” in the latest Chrome builds gives users the option to resume an interrupted download, but Google also asks users to indicate why they want to download the suspicious file anyway: either they created the file themselves, they trust the source, or they are willing to take the risk.
In any case, any of the reasons listed will allow the download process to continue. Google likely plans to use the information provided on the new warning page, but it is currently unknown how.
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