Google Chrome is helping its users fend off browser hijackings.
Linus Upson, Google's vice-president of engineering, announced a new protection in a blog post last week that asks users to reset their account if Chrome's system detected a potential hacker.
The tech giant revealed that Chrome users' number-one complaint is hackers attempting to change their settings by tricking them to download malware — that is, software from untrusted sources with nefarious purposes.
Malware makes it impossible to revert back to the browser's original settings, Upson said in the post.
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Upson also warned that Chrome's new notification will erase any extensions, apps or themes if users choose to restore their account to its original settings.
The announcement came two weeks after Chrome said it pulled two extensions that violated the company's terms of agreement by pushing ads to users, according to Ars Technica.
The extensions made ads pop up on any website visited, including Google's famously ad-free homepage.
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