If you've ever explored the slightly less savory side of the Internet — be it torrents, pornography or alarmist conspiracy-theory blogs — then you're well aware that malicious download buttons masquerading as the real thing are about as a common as Nigerian bank scams. Google, however, has had enough of four fake download links for every real one, and has expanded its Safe Browsing program in the Chrome browser to block them.
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Thursday, 4 February 2016
If you've ever explored the slightly less savory side of the Internet — be it torrents, pornography or alarmist conspiracy-theory blogs — then you're well aware that malicious download buttons masquerading as the real thing are about as a common as Nigerian bank scams. Google, however, has had enough of four fake download links for every real one, and has expanded its Safe Browsing program in the Chrome browser to block them.
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