It’ll be removed from the browser from Chrome version 111.
, at which point users will be unable to scan their device using Chrome Cleanup Tool through the web browser’s Safety Check feature or via the “Reset settings and cleanup” option in chrome://settings on Windows. Google is also removing a Chrome feature that intermittently scans Windows machines for suspicious activity.
First introduced around 2015 as a standalone app named Google’s Software Removal tool, the feature was later renamed andinto the Chrome for Windows browser .
While useful for everyday system maintenance, the Chrome Cleanup Tool was never intended to be a comprehensive antivirus solution. These days, Chrome has better alternative services for protecting users and blocking suspicious files, such as Google Safe Browsing and Chrome’s built-in virus protection for Windows.
Google claims that user complaints regarding unwanted software have fallen over the years, reporting that just 0.06 percent of Chrome Cleanup Tool scans run in the last month actually detected known software concerns. In the face of decreasing user reports and the availability of more capable antivirus solutions, Google claims the Chrome Cleanup Tool is effectively obsolete.
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