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Google Chrome Is Getting Automatic Blocking of Malicious Downloads

Posted by timothy on from the whose-opinion-of-the-malware-though dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google today announced Chrome is getting an automatic download blocking feature for malware. Google has already added the new functionality to the latest build of Chrome Canary. All versions of Chrome will soon automatically block downloads and let you know in a message at the bottom of your screen. You will be able to "Dismiss" the message, although it's not clear if you will be able to stop or revert the block."

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  1. Re:Nanny state crap by Archangel+Michael · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And we need our government choosing what insurance we can have.

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    Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.