Chromium browser cops reset feature to clean up malware messes

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Mopping up after malicious software can land you in a browser quagmire full of sketchy search engines, toolbars or worse. Google's latest version of its open-source Chromium browser now has a remedy for much of that thanks to a 'reset profile' setting discovered by code tinkerer François Beaufort. You can revert the defaults for search, homepage, content settings and cookies all in one go, while also disabling extensions. Since Chromium features often pop up later in Chrome, that means your life may soon be easier after your, ahem, friend has a brush with the dark side of the internet.

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Via: TNW

Source: Fran?ois Beaufort (Google+)

Tags: browser, Chromium, FrançoisBeaufort, google, malware, Open-source, reset, toolbars

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