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- Google has announced some new security measures for its Chrome downloads interface.
- Potentially malicious downloads can now be categorized as either suspicious or dangerous.
- Users browsing with Enhanced Protection will have suspicious downloads sent for a deep scan.
Chrome users have probably noticed a change to the download interface over the last year, with downloads appearing in the top right corner of the browser. Google is now stepping up its security protections for this interface by providing a two-tier system for categorizing potential threats from downloaded files.
A Google Security Blog published on July 24 outlines this new system and other protective measures designed to give users more context about their downloads. A file can now be categorized as suspicious, indicating an unknown risk of user harm, or dangerous, suggesting a high risk of user harm. Both are initially blocked, and you’ll prompted about what to do next.