Windows users are no stranger to malware of various sorts, though the infection rate has decreased in some ways over the years. As with all browsers, Chrome is vulnerable to infections by those who take advantage of lax extensions security, with users installing (or in some cases, having installed without consent) malicious extensions. Google has […]
Installing browser extensions definitely enhances user experience. Extensions can help users accomplish many tasks without having to leave the browser at all, and that’s precisely why a lot of users love them. Though its not unusual for people to get tricked into installing malicious extensions, they can alter the user experience in a number of ways, such as changing the browser’s homepage without approval. Such extensions aren’t normally found in the official extension stores. Chrome already employes a couple of safety mechanisms such as disabling silent installs and extra warnings upon installation, but the company is now putting its foot down when it comes to such extensions. Starting January, Chrome on Windows won’t support any extension that isn’t hosted on the official Chrome Web Store.
This change will affect both Chrome stable and beta channel users on Windows. Local installation of extensions will continue to be supported during development process, installs via Enterprise policy will continue to be supported as well. All Chrome apps will be supported normally. The Chrome team tells developers to migrate their extensions to the Web Store if they’re currently hosted outside it, users won’t be impacted in any way. Furthermore, developers will also have the option to hide their extensions from the Web Store listings.
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For the not-so tech savvy, having malware install itself on your computer can happen, especially when you think links and attachments in emails are generally safe, or you accidentally click on links on websites that will eventually install malware on your computer. Well the good news is that if you use Google Chrome, Google will be trying their very best to block malware from installing itself on your computer on your behalf. This is thanks to the introduction of a new security feature that has made its way into the Chrome Canary release, meaning it has yet to be rolled out to the masses just yet, but it should in the future.
This malware blocker that has been built into Chrome will be able to detect threats and will automatically block these downloads, giving you a notification informing you that a malicious download was recently block, allowing you to dismiss the message afterwards. According to Google, “This is in addition to the 10,000 new websites we flag per day with Safe Browsing, which is used by Chrome and other browsers to keep more than 1 billion web users safe. Keeping you secure is a top priority, which is why we’re working on additional means to stop malicious software installs as well.” This definitely sounds like an update worth looking forward to.
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At a conference in Germany today, Tesla Motors‘ CEO Elon Musk has revealed some upcoming plans for the auto maker’s popular Model S: an Android emulator and Chrome browser. This will work alongside the car’s snazzy capacitive touch-based dashboard control system, swapping out the current browser for Google’s offering and opening up possibilities for developers. […]
Chrome and Chromebooks are on the cusp of having parental controls, with Google unveiling a new feature called “Supervised Users” today. The functionality gives parents and others the ability to limit Chrome with things like SafeSearch filtering, website blocking, and more. The feature is currently available to those in the beta channel. The feature was […]
Earlier today, we detailed Google’s Project Shield, one of three new “free expression tools” it has introduced. Alongside this is another called uProxy, which is a browser extension that essentially works as a peer-to-peer proxy between friends or mutual users who want more privacy or need to bypass country restrictions, such as a firewall. Though […]
It would appear that the folks at LG have decided that their venture into the Google universe with Android was lucrative enough that they’ll be pushing in to the other quickly rising OS from the company: Chrome. Three trademarks have been filed for recently by LG, each of them appearing with the brand Chrome in […]
Google’s Chromebooks have certainly been receiving some much needed attention in the past couple of weeks as HP revealed its Chromebook 11 as well as a promotion that the company expects to give away hundreds of Chromebooks. It looks like another company may be joining the Chrome OS bandwagon as LG has filed for trademarks that would possibly bring three new devices to market.
LG filed trademarks for the ChromeOne, ChromeDesk and ChromeStation on October 15, with the three trademarks list the device class of these products as “Laptop computers; Computers; Convertible computers; Tablet computers.” Considering LG and Google have been working together for the Nexus 4 and the upcoming Nexus 5, we’re not completely surprised to hear both companies would be working together yet again to offer Chrome OS computers in the future.
When and if we’ll hear about the ChromeOne, ChromeDesk and ChromeStation is unknown at this point, but we’re sure it won’t be long until we hear something in regards to each computer. Hopefully Google will hold another promotion to give away Chrome OS products as we’d certainly like the chance to win one of the three that LG is expected to release in the near future.
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We do know that the folks over at Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP after April 8, 2014, which would be five years after it stopped mainstream support. Once that date comes and goes, the venerable 12-year-old operating system will no longer be on the receiving end of any new security updates, so its users will have to learn to use the computer by themselves and to make sure that they take all of the necessary security precautions possible to prevent any unwanted intrusion into their system. Google, however, might have been feeling a little bit more benevolent, as they have announced that they will offer support for Chrome users on XP for an additional year – that is, until April 2015.
Google claims that browser bugs are one of the easiest ways for malware to be able to infect computers, and since Windows XP will no longer be getting any security updates anymore after April 2014, it will most probably be an opportunity for hackers to exploit its vulnerabilities. Hence, this is where the Chrome browser comes in handy, as it might mean those with a more security minded point of view might just make the switch from Internet Explorer to Chrome by then.
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