Google plans to change the way the Chrome browser handles potentially dangerous or unknown downloads. According to TechSpot, a 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 about “downloading a dangerous file.”
According to TechSpot, Google is planning to change the way it alerts users about risky downloads. If an unknown or malicious file is blocked, users can either delete the entry from the browser history or find out why the download was blocked. A third option is also provided – the ability to download from the internal “chrome://downloads/” page, despite the file being flagged as malicious or dangerous.
The new full-page “download warning” introduced in the latest builds of Chrome gives users the opportunity to recover from an interrupted download process, but Google prompts them to indicate why the user wants to download the suspicious file anyway: either the file was created by themselves, or they trust the source. or is ready to take the risk.
In any case, any of the above reasons will allow the download process to continue. Google likely plans to use the information provided on the new warnings page, but it is currently unknown how.