Google Chrome 79 releases: brings multiple functional and security improvements

The Google Chrome development team has recently launched the official version of Google Chrome v79. According to the changelog, this update brings a variety of features and security improvements, such as a built-in password leak checker and a real-time malicious website blocking tool.

The password leak check tool was originally a new feature introduced by Firefox. Earlier, Google Chrome also released similar extensions to help users check. After testing, Google feels that a built-in password checker is better than an extension, so now the original password check extension has been integrated directly into the browser. This function is implemented by Google through multiple aspects of collecting databases for comparison. When a password is found to have been leaked, Google Chrome will pop up a prompt. Unfortunately, to use this function, you need to log in to your Google account, so if the user cannot connect to the Google server, you cannot use the password leak check function.

For many years, Google has built a safe browsing service that can automatically block malicious websites. The database of this malicious website will automatically update and synchronize the latest database every 30 minutes. However, Google has found that attackers use 30-minute intervals to constantly change domain names to avoid interception. For this reason, Google ’s countermeasures have become direct real-time updates. In Chrome version 79, users can check Safe Browsing and Improve Browser Security in the sync function. At the same time, the real-time blocking policy is automatically enabled after checking. As long as the malicious website is confirmed by Google, the website will be blocked immediately without waiting for 30 minutes for synchronization, which can bring users a more secure browsing environment and so on.

At present, the vast majority of websites have enabled HTTPS encryption for secure connections to improve security, but some websites may also have some resources transmitted through clear text protocols. In previous versions, if some content is not particularly important, such as pictures, Google will only display warnings but will not block the loading of these resources. However, starting from this version, Google will promote stricter protection mechanisms. By default, HTTP content on the page will be blocked.

Google Chrome, a big memory user, has to adopt new measures to save memory resources. The saving strategy brought in this official version is to automatically freeze inactive tags. When a website that has been opened has not been re-clicked or interacted by the user for more than five minutes, Google Chrome will directly freeze it and release the memory. Google stated that this strategy is very suitable for users with a large number of pages, the automatic freezing strategy can not only save memory but also save processor resources and so on.