How to disable Chrome Virus Scan if it’s blocking downloads

The first thing we will see is why this failure occurs in Google Chrome downloads. We will then see how to disable Chrome protection so that we can download this file and we will also see the options that allow us to do so.

Why does Chrome sometimes not download a file

Sometimes the problem is internet connection failure, browser problems and even a lack of memory. Therefore, what should be checked first is that we are connected to the Internet, that we have the browser updated to the latest version, in addition, we have enough RAM available as well as enough space on the hard disk to store this file. The simple thing we can try is to close the browser with all its windows and restart it, and test that it works fine on other websites.

The possible reason could also be that the browser, Google Chrome in this case, is blocking the download through its security system. Sometimes we make sure that this file will not put our devices at risk, but we can’t download it. In these cases, as we will see later, the solution is to disable Chrome protection.

Modern browsers are more secure today. This is because they provide tools and functions to protect Internet users and avoid problems that put our computers at risk. The problem is that in some cases these defense and protection functions warn us about dangers that aren’t really, and what we know as false positives. This makes google chrome security system It ends up blocking the download.

On the other hand, although it is not usual, sometimes it is the Internet browser itself that causes the problem. What happens is that It takes too long to analyze or verify this file The process may continue indefinitely. In these cases, this failure usually comes from a bad installation of Google Chrome, so the . file The most correct solution is to uninstall it and reinstall it again.

Disable Chrome Protection

We will explain step by step how Disable Chrome Protection If we are having problems downloading a file. The correct way is to temporarily disable it until you have successfully downloaded this file and then enable it again. No matter what you do, when performing this procedure, we recommend that you always have an active antivirus so that we can be protected.

The first step we will take is to launch Google Chrome. Next, what we will do is go to the upper right corner where the button with the three vertical dots for options is located. Here what we have to do is click on «Adjust«.

After that, a screen like this will appear, where later we can disable Chrome protection to download this file that we cannot download now.

The next thing we have to do on the left side is to click on “Privacy and security«. Once we select this section, the section we are interested in is protection It is responsible for providing us with safe navigation against potentially threatening sites, as well as other settings related to browser security.

Once inside the section we are interested in is Browse safe He is responsible for protecting us from dangerous websites. In case you did not know, this function is activated by default, so if we do not touch anything, we will activate this protection. Then we will see that we have three very different possibilities to configure this additional defense that Google Chrome offers us.

As you can see, it gives us three possibilities to configure Safe Browsing, Enhanced Protection, Standard Protection and Unprotected.

So, if we want Disable Chrome Protection We’ll have to Choose Option without protection. Thus, after performing this procedure, we can proceed with downloading this file without problems.

And with that we are done? The answer is no, once the file is downloaded, we will have to choose between standard protection and enhanced protection. The security layer that Google Chrome offers us is very convenient to activate and then we will go deeper into it.

Safe Browsing Options

As we have already seen, disabling Chrome’s protection consists in selecting the Unprotected option and we must do it in time. Then it is clear that once the download is finished, we will choose between these two options, each of which has its own characteristics:

The enhanced protection It provides us with a faster and more proactive defense against dangerous downloads, add-ons and web pages. You also need to submit your browsing data to Google. In this case, it is the ideal option, especially if you have your Google account synchronized in the browser because it provides us with additional improvements such as:

• Notify if our passwords are exposed through a security breach.
• Anticipate and warn of dangerous events.
• Submit the URLs to Safe Browsing for verification.
• It improves our security and the security of web users.

Instead of that standard protection It’s simpler, it protects us from dangerous downloads, add-ons and sites. In this case, also provide:

• Detects and warns of dangerous events.
• Check URLs in Chrome against the list of unsafe sites.

As you’ve seen, disabling Chrome’s protection in some cases is very useful if it detects a file with malware that isn’t really malware (false positive), however, once the download has finished, our recommendation is to activate this protection again for added security.