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 are installed with Chrome. The first tool is called “Chrome Web Store Malware Protection.” Click on this tool to start using it. The next step is to select which websites you want to scan for malware. To do this, click on one of the boxes in the top right corner of the screen and then click on “Scan.” The scan will start automatically and will take a few minutes to complete. Once it’s done, you’ll see a list of websites in your browser that have been scanned for malware. You can now close these websites or continue using them if you want to continue scanning them later. If you’re not sure which website or file to scan, you can try scanning all of them at once by clicking on “Scan All.” This will scan all websites and files in your computer for malware.
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.
