Google has added new capabilities to Chrome to protect users from downloading applications that appear to be safe and valid, but are actually malicious programs in disguise.
According to eweek, the changes are intended to help users more easily identify deceptive software programs that are disguised as helpful downloads, but which can actually make unexpected changes to a user’s computer, such as switching his or her home page or other browser settings without consent.
The stricter controls follow a wide range of other similar improvements that Google makes regularly to increase security for users.
