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Google Chrome will flag deceptive download buttons in ads as a security threat

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Google is taking another aggressive step towards correcting deceptive practices on the web.</p><p>
The company recently announced Chrome will throw up a warning page if it detects a user heading to a webpage with deceptive download buttons attached to an ad. The new warning is in line with the company’s social engineering policy announced in November, Google said in a blog post (https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.co.il/2016/02/no-more-deceptive-download-buttons.html).</p><figure class="medium right"><img src="(http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2016/02/fakeupdate-100643242-medium.png)" alt="fakeupdate" width="300" height="212"/> <small class="credit">Google</small> <figcaption>
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