Chrome uses Gemini to warn on scam sites and ClickFix commands
Original title: Google Chrome adds Gemini-powered scam detection, warns users of ClickFix attacks
Enhanced Protection now scores pages with a server-side Gemini model and warns before copied ClickFix commands run.
Google is adding Chrome protections under Enhanced Protection in Safe Browsing that use Gemini to detect deceptive sites. A server-side model replaces the earlier on-device Gemini model and judges brand, intent, and scam likelihood together with domain reputation. A separate "suspicious site" warning covers deceptive pages that do not meet the threshold for a full-page red warning. Chrome can also flag a copied ClickFix command, which Google says typically pushes users to run PowerShell or Command Prompt themselves, and warn before they continue.
Unconfirmed: The tenfold safety comparison is Google's claim, not an independent measurement.
- Google claims Enhanced Protection users are ten times safer than with Standard Protection.
- Page text is sent only when high-confidence scam indicators are present.
- Google says sent page content is ephemeral and not used to train models.
- ClickFix clipboard payloads have personal information removed before analysis.
From the original article
2 min read at bleepingcomputer.com
Chrome is getting new scam protections that use Gemini to detect deceptive websites and warn users when they copy suspicious commands from ClickFix attacks. [...]
By Mayank Parmar · bleepingcomputer.com
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