Google Chrome Declares War on Similar Urls

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One of the new features coming to Google Chrome is a warning for what the search giant calls “lookalike URLs,” a term that defines a website address very similar to a known domain.

For example, a lookalike URL can be considered softped1a.com, which is too similar to softpedia.com and can be used for malicious purposes, like phishing.

However, as GHacks notes, the purpose of this warning isn’t necessarily to block phishing scams, as such protections are already part of Google Chrome.

Instead, the new feature will let you load the website, but display a notification at the top of the screen to make sure you didn’t want to visit a popular site.