How to disable Chrome download blocking feature?

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Recently, I tried to download this zip file with Chrome v72.0.3626.121. Chrome simply deleted the file as soon as it downloaded it.

A mere message informed me that "Chrome has blocked jd-gui-windows-1.4.0.zip, because this file may be dangerous.". I did a quick search ending up on a Google support page.

This page explains why some downloads may be blocked. Among the proposed reasons, I spotted this one: "We think it might be a malicious, unwanted, or uncommon file."

So I sent this file to virustotal.com. You may check the detailed produced report. virustotal.com didn't find any problem with this file. On my side, I use the program in the zip regularly for years.

How can I disable this Chrome feature?

Stephan

Posted 2019-03-02T17:43:30.790

Reputation: 191

duckduckgo led to essentially the same fix (slightly different wording from an older version). And you're shunning google & haven't switched away from Chrome yet, at least to Chromium? – Xen2050 – 2019-03-02T18:56:30.547

@Xen2050 The computer I use Chrome is not mine. – Stephan – 2019-03-02T19:02:07.553

Answers

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Here is how I did:

  1. Go to chrome://settings or just click on the settings icon on the dashboard.
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the settings page and click on Show advanced settings
  3. Under advanced settings, find the subsection called Privacy and Security. Then look turn off the option Protect you and your device from dangerous sites.

=> You can now download anything from Internet AT YOUR OWN RISK !

=> You can turn back on the option.

Reference:

https://appuals.com/how-to-fix-the-dangerous-download-blocked-error-in-chrome/

Stephan

Posted 2019-03-02T17:43:30.790

Reputation: 191

3While this works and possibly the only option this is totally braindead because the old dangerous sites protection was useful while this download blocker is totally hamfisted. – chx – 2019-04-03T06:17:39.920

Asked: 2019-03-02T17:43:30.790

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Active: 2019-06-15T21:58:49.617