Chrome, safer web thanks to new anti-malware features

Chrome is the most widespread browser on the web and is used by both experienced users and especially by novice web users. Precisely for this reason several of the features present are designed to allow anyone to take advantage of a navigation experience that is before anything safe.

The new features detailed by the company are aimed at maximum security, and implement basic options typical of anti-virus systems.

The biggest addition is a new option to detect if the browser settings have been changed without explicit request from the user. It can be useful in situations where a running extension or web page tries to change the default search engine or the tab start page. In these circumstances, Chrome will offer a warning message that stops browsing and forces the user to confirm (or decline) the change.

In addition, the Chrome Cleanup tool has been updated and redesigned, in Chrome Software Cleaner. As Google writes it is a tool that ” allows you to identify and remove software that could cause problems to Chrome “. In other words, it serves to remove unwanted ads, pop-ups, malware, or unwanted programs and extensions that have settled with or without the user’s permission on the Chrome browser, restoring its proper functioning.

The new version is easier to use and automatically removes potentially harmful software with a single click. The malware detection engine, now more precise and reliable, has also been rewritten, thanks to the collaboration with ESET. The companies specify that the new tool does not replace the traditional antivirus, but it serves in this case for the removal of software and extensions that violate the Google Unwanted Software Policy.

The new features point to a ” safer ” future for those who surf with Chrome on Windows. The news is currently in a roll-out phase that will end ” in the coming days “. At its end, the company promises a ” safer and cleaner web ” for tens of millions of Chrome users.