Chrome is a popular web browser and one of the most popular security tools on the market. It’s a great browser for browsing the web, but it also has some built-in features that can help you protect yourself from online threats. One of Chrome’s built-in malware scanners is called “Chrome Web Store Malware Protection.” This scanner can help you identify and remove malicious websites and files from your computer. To use Chrome Web Store Malware Protection, you first need to install it on your computer. Once installed, open Chrome and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the screen. On the left side of this screen, you’ll see a list of tools that have been installed on your computer. The first tool is called “Chrome Web Store Malware Protection.” Click on this tool to start using Chrome Web Store Malware Protection. Once Chrome Web Store Malware Protection starts up, it will ask you to enter your computer’s name and password. After you’ve entered these information, Chrome Web Store Malware Protection will start scanning your computer for malicious websites and files. If it finds any malicious websites or files, Chrome WebstoreMalwareProtection will remove them from your computer automatically. If you find any malicious websites or files while using Chrome WebstoreMalwareProtection, please contact us so we can help you remove them from your computer safely. Thank you for using our scanner!
Lots of malware tries to bog down your browser, but Google Chrome isn’t defenseless—on Windows there’s a built-in scanner called Cleanup.
This software runs in the background periodically, but you can manually run a scan right now by heading to the URL chrome://settings/cleanup in your browser, or by going to Settings > Reset and clean up > Clean up computer. Give it a shot, especially if your browser seems sluggish.
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This isn’t a general purpose malware scanner: it focuses on things that affect Chrome. From a blog post announcing the software back in October 2017:
It’s nice to know you’ve got a tool defending your browser, and it’s a good thing to try when Chrome is running slow slow. Thanks to Lawrence Abrams at Bleeping Computer for pointing this out to us.
