Yesterday, Google announced the release of the seventeenth (17) version of Chrome, brining improvements to both speed and security. First revealed on Google Chrome's Beta Channel early last month, Chrome 17 includes the ability to pre-render webpages if a URL is auto-completed, and better checking against possibly malicious files.
When you start typing in the omnibox and the URL autocompletes to a site you’re very likely to visit, Chrome will prerender the page, so it will appear faster--sometimes, even instantly--as soon as you hit Enter.
On the security front, Chrome now does even more to help protect you from malicious downloads. In addition to checking a list of known bad files, Chrome also does checks on executable files (like ".exe" and ".msi" files). If the executable doesn't match a whitelist, Chrome checks with Google for more information, such as whether the website you're accessing hosts a high number of malicious downloads.
Chrome 17 is available for download from either the Chrome download page or via the updater inside Chrome itself.
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