Google Chrome's built in security.

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I was just looking through Gumtree.com (local classifieds) for a friend who wanted to buy a car, and then a virus pop-up just came out of no where without me having to click anything.

I knew it was a virus right away, but wanted to see how far the attackers went in terms of making it seem realistic. I clicked the fake window to drag it out of the way so I could see the fake scan going on behind it, and it moved a little bit and downloaded the virus automatically. Luckily, Chrome is a little smarter then the hackers. :party:



Chrome = +1
Hackers = 0

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I only use Google chrome for web browsing and even for downloading purpose. It is fast and user friendly as well. As you have mentioned secure also.
 

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Haha, I love Chrome. That is awesome, it didn't stop my ZeroAccess issue.. but I'm happy to know that it catches those types of malicious activity. It's also a good thing that the hackers are still using the Windows XP SP2/SP3 themed interface. Hopefully more users will find those messages suspicious.
 

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I've found Avast working very well with Chrome. If I happen to go to malicious site by accident, I'm warned very quickly and the page is suspended so I can close it without harm.

What I find REALLY annoying is when sites employ a multiple pop-up barrage. You close one window and it opens another. The trick is to be REALLY fast on "Alt+F4". Also, it's a good idea to flush your cache after stumbling across a site that didn't behave nicely for you. You never know what was deposited locally that might get executed sometime later.
 

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Cytherian said:
I've found Avast working very well with Chrome. If I happen to go to malicious site by accident, I'm warned very quickly and the page is suspended so I can close it without harm.

What I find REALLY annoying is when sites employ a multiple pop-up barrage. You close one window and it opens another. The trick is to be REALLY fast on "Alt+F4". Also, it's a good idea to flush your cache after stumbling across a site that didn't behave nicely for you. You never know what was deposited locally that might get executed sometime later.
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This is how we can say that Google chrome is secure as well as user friendly web browser.
 

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