Quote:Google has added new protection capabilities for Enhanced Safe Browsing users in Chrome, warning them when installing untrusted extensions and allowing them to request more in-depth scans of downloaded files.
 
The Safe Browsing feature, available in Google Chrome since 2007, warns you of dangerous events when visiting malicious websites (e.g., sites trying to steal your credentials, downloading harmful files) by checking URLs against a list of unsafe sites stored within Chrome.
 
Enhanced Safe Browsing, available to Chrome users since May 2020, significantly increases protection from dangerous sites, downloads, and extensions by adding faster, proactive safeguards and warning about password breaches.
 
"Since the initial launch, we have continuously worked behind the scenes to improve our real-time URL checks and apply machine learning models to warn on previously-unknown attacks," Google said.
"As a result, Enhanced Safe Browsing users are successfully phished 35% less than other users."

Starting with Google Chrome 91, released last month, a new Enhanced Safe Browsing feature is rolling out to all users to alert them if they're installing an extension made by an untrusted developer.