I’ve been hearing that I should be updating my Internet browser regularly, but I have no idea how to do that. The company will also remove the component in Chrome that periodically scans Windows machines and prompts users if it finds anything suspicious.Īpart from leaning on the Safe Browsing mode, Chrome users can opt for “Enhanced protection” by going to chrome://settings/security.The estimated reading time for this post is 3 minutes So users will no longer be able to scan their computer with Chrome Cleanup Tool through the Safety Check feature or the browser’s ‘Reset settings and cleanup’ option in Windows.Ĭhrome Cleanup Tool has performed more than 80 million cleanups till date.Ĭhrome user complaints about unwanted software have continued to fall over the years, averaging out to around 3 per cent of total complaints in 2022.

So naturally, Google is saying ‘Goodbye and thanks for all the help’ to this cleanup utility. Less than 1% of scans performed by the tool detected safety concerns in February 2023. The retiring cleanup utility has basically outlived its usefulness. After the Google Chrome 111 browser update, Chrome Cleanup Tool, an application distributed to Chrome users on Windows to help find and remove unwanted software, will no longer be available.Ĭhrome Cleanup Tool was introduced way back in 2015 to help users recover from unexpected settings changes, and to detect and remove unwanted software, the tech giant said in a security blogpost.īut since then, the Chrome browser has been updated with better security such as Google Safe Browsing and the integrated Chrome virus protection.

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