Google Expands Efforts to Protect against Unwanted Software
Google built Safe Browsing because it wants to make sure that you have an enjoyable and safe web browsing experience. Safe Browsing protects against all sorts of unsafe websites that serve unwanted software – malware sites, phishing sites, attack sites, compromised sites.
The news is that Google recently expanded its efforts to protect against unwanted software – that’s software that could make undesirable changes to your computer or interfere with your online experience. Said expanded efforts cover three areas: the Chrome web browser, the Google search engine, and Google ads.
New Chrome Notification
When you try to download malicious software, the Chrome web browser will display a notification. Like this.
When you try to access a website that encourages visitors to download unwanted software, you will see a new notification. It looks like this.
Google Search weeds out deceptive websites
Google wants you to use its search engine to find relevant and useful websites, not deceptive websites that trick you into downloading unwanted software. That is why Google Search now incorporates signals that identify such websites. This means that deceptive websites are less likely to show up in Google Search.
No ads for deceptive websites
Not only is Google weeding out Google Search results that lead to deceptive websites, it’s also disabling Google ads for such websites. If an ad leads to a website that serves unwanted software, Google will disable that ad.
Software Engineer Lucas Ballard explains why site owners should register with Google Webmaster Tools:
“If you’re a site owner, we recommend that you register your site with Google Webmaster Tools. This will help you stay informed when we find something on your site that leads people to download unwanted software, and will provide you with helpful tips to resolve such issues.”
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The news is that Google recently expanded its efforts to protect against unwanted software – that’s software that could make undesirable changes to your computer or interfere with your online experience. Said expanded efforts cover three areas: the Chrome web browser, the Google search engine, and Google ads.
New Chrome Notification
When you try to download malicious software, the Chrome web browser will display a notification. Like this.
When you try to access a website that encourages visitors to download unwanted software, you will see a new notification. It looks like this.
Google Search weeds out deceptive websites
Google wants you to use its search engine to find relevant and useful websites, not deceptive websites that trick you into downloading unwanted software. That is why Google Search now incorporates signals that identify such websites. This means that deceptive websites are less likely to show up in Google Search.
No ads for deceptive websites
Not only is Google weeding out Google Search results that lead to deceptive websites, it’s also disabling Google ads for such websites. If an ad leads to a website that serves unwanted software, Google will disable that ad.
Software Engineer Lucas Ballard explains why site owners should register with Google Webmaster Tools:
“If you’re a site owner, we recommend that you register your site with Google Webmaster Tools. This will help you stay informed when we find something on your site that leads people to download unwanted software, and will provide you with helpful tips to resolve such issues.”
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Google recently rolled out YouTube Kids, a child-friendly YouTube app for iOS and Android.
The Chrome Experiments website is home to 1,000 experiments. Google celebrated by redesigning the site and by releasing an interesting experiment.
