Google says it is updating Chrome’s Safe Browsing “Enhanced Protection” mode to better detect online scams that try to trick users into taking harmful actions. The changes are designed to flag scam webpages that pass off malicious instructions as legitimate fixes, including cases where sites attempt to get users to copy and run dangerous commands.
Google introduced Enhanced Protection for Safe Browsing in 2020, aiming to address phishing, social engineering, and other common scam tactics. In today’s announcement, the company reiterates that Enhanced Protection provides stronger defenses than Chrome’s Standard Protection mode, stating that it makes users “ten times safer” from several categories of threats. Across the reports, the focus is on Chrome’s improved detection and warning behavior, with Google’s claims centered on reduced risk compared with the less stringent protection setting.
