Chrome tips users to dangerous Windows downloads

Google follows Microsoft's lead, will warn users of unsafe downloads before they reach the PC

Computerworld - Google on Tuesday said it will add malware download warnings to its Chrome browser.

The move has Google following the lead of rival Microsoft, whose Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) also alerts users of questionable downloads.

Google will use its Safe Browsing service to flag sketchy downloads, the company said in a post on a company blog. Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox and Apple's Safari already tap into Safe Browsing -- which identifies suspicious or unsafe sites, then adds them to a "blacklist" -- to warn of dangerous sites before users actually reach those sites.

Safe Browsing will also provide the data for Chrome's download blocker, said Google.     Read More