
No matter if Android malware steals your data without opening it or steals your face to commit bank fraud, all these malicious programs have one thing in common. First they need to be installed on your smartphone. Hackers don’t have 36 solutions for this. They usually go persuade you to click on a link outgoing fake app download. Simple common sense and a minimum of caution is all it takes to spot these fraudulent attempts.
But what about situations where a visit to an extremely dangerous site is recommended by a person? completely legitimate app At the base? We trust it more easily because we use it regularly without any problems. This is the kind of situation Google wants to address in Android. Journalist Mishaal Rahman was informed about the arrival of a new feature, Android Safe Browsing. It will definitely be translated here. Android Safe Browsing.
This Android feature warns you when you click on a fake web link
seen Google Pixel smartphones and others SAMSUNGIt explains: “Android Safe Browsing warns you of security threats, such as malicious links and web pages, when you browse supported apps. For example, you might receive an alert if you tap a link in your news app that takes you to a known phishing site.
Special page in settings Security and Privacy Options are also shown on mobile Use live threat protection (Use live threat protection). We don’t know much about it yet, other than it allows for “more precise detection of threats.” A. List of apps that support Android Safe Browsing also available. Mishaal Rahman assumes that these are people using an API called SafetyNet Secure Browsing. To be a part of Google Play Servicesallows the program to determine if a web address is known to Google as malicious. No date has been announced for global distribution of the functionality.
Google is rolling out a new “Android Safe Browsing” page that lets users see which apps support this feature, as well as a “live threat protection” option that provides “more accurate threat detection.”
Android Safe Browsing “warns you of security threats such as malware… pic.twitter.com/xMIvmJh7Pl
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) February 13, 2024
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