Chrome adds Gemini-powered scam detection and ClickFix warnings
Google added new scam protection to Chrome that uses its Gemini model to detect deceptive websites and warn users when they copy suspicious commands from ClickFix attacks, a technique that tricks users into pasting and running a malicious command themselves by presenting it as a simple fix. The feature moves detection from an on-device Gemini model to a more powerful server-side model for users with Safe Browsing's Enhanced Protection, and adds a new 'suspicious site' warning for pages that don't meet the confidence threshold for a full warning. Google claims Enhanced Protection makes users ten times safer from phishing and social engineering than standard protection. For a business training staff to recognize such scams, the move shows that browser makers themselves now treat ClickFix as a permanent threat and are investing in in-browser AI defenses.
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