Google Chrome now has a built-in anti-virus for Windows

I've got no idea, as I have only used the standalone cleanup tool.

 

Is this new AV scanner incorporated in the Blink web engine? If so, it would mean that it would be present in all Blink forks (Opera etc.). But I tend to think it is built-up in the Chrome browser itself.

 

Is this new version of Software Reporter Tool or was there another component added to Chrome?
Also how can it be disabled?

 

it receives signature updates and performs scanning of the system,sounds like a full av to me.

 

Per Juraj Malcho, chief technology officer at ESET, the ESET engine "is not meant to provide full coverage against all modern threats, its capabilities are limited to detecting specific malware families and/or specific ways of tampering with Chrome or operating system."

Excerpted from Google isn't saying Microsoft security sucks but Chrome for Windows has its own antivirus

 

hi
may i know in with version they have or will ad this scanner?
i guess the portable version doesn't include the av (Chrome Cleanup Tool),does it?
thanks

 

As I posted previously, the Eset engine used is limited to PUP/PUA detection only.

 

This scan ran this morning on my W7/32 system and immediately consumed 100% CPU at startup, then dropped to around 50% until it finished about 3 minutes later. There were several processes for it opening all at once and there was no notification from Chrome that it was about to start. MBAM and MSE both jumped into action, but went away quickly.

I hope Chrome adds a popup in the future to warn users as to what is happening. I was a bit panicked there for a few seconds.

 

I hate outdated chromium without extensions, however - I don't know if a AV within browser is useful.

I hope it's at least possible to turn it off ...

 

will this be included with the linux version of chrome.?

 

It prevents me from downloading pictures from Reddit. It seems they released the AV too early.

 

I don't think so. Explicitely Windows is mentioned in some articles:

 

Thank you mood.

 

You're welcome