Google Chrome to warn of malicious Windows executables

Google says it's expanding its blacklist of malicious websites to include those that use deceptive claims to push harmful Windows programs.

The addition to Google's Safe Browsing API will warn people when they are about to visit websites that offer Windows-based trojans that are disguised as screen savers or other innocuous applications. The search behemoth introduced the service five years ago to alert users when they try to browse sites that perform drive-by downloads that exploit security vulnerabilities in the operating system or browsing software.

The underlying programming interface is already being used by browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari. It's also available to any webmaster who wants to use the wealth of information available from Google to prevent malicious links from being posted to their sites.

"Safe Browsing has done a lot of good for the web, yet the internet remains rife with deceptive and harmful content," Moheeb Abu Rajab, a member of Google's security team, blogged on Tuesday. "It's easy to find sites hosting free downloads that promise one thing but actually behave quite differently."

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