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February 11, 2014 03:40 pm GMT
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Google Chrome Now Tells You When It's Been Hijacked
Google Chrome is helping its users fend off browser hijackings
Linus Upson, Google's vice-president of engineering, announced a new protection in a blog post last week that asks users to reset their account if Chrome's system detected a potential hacker
The tech giant revealed that Chrome users' number-one complaint is hackers attempting to change their settings by tricking them to download malware — that is, software from untrusted sources with nefarious purposes.
Malware makes it impossible to revert back to the browser's original settings, Upson said in the post.
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