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Disable Chrome’s virus scan for a smooth download

The first thing we are going to see is why this failure occurs in Google Chrome downloads. Then we will see how to disable Chrome’s protection to be able to download that file and we will also see the options that it allows us.

Why does Chrome sometimes not download a file

Sometimes the problem is a failure of the Internet connection, problems with the browser and even a lack of memory. Therefore, what must be checked first is our Internet connection, that we have the browser updated to the latest version and that, in addition, we have enough RAM available along with enough hard disk space to store that file. A simple thing that we could try is to close the browser with all its windows and restart it, testing that it works well on other websites.

Also a probable cause may be that the browser, Google Chrome in this case, blocks the download through its protection system. Sometimes we are sure that this file will not put our equipment at risk, but we cannot download it. In these cases, as we will see later, the solution is to disable Chrome’s protection.

disable Chrome protection

Modern browsers are much more secure today. This is because they offer tools and functions to protect Internet users and avoid problems that endanger our computers. The problem is that in some situations these defense and protection functions warn us of risks that really are not, and what we know as false positives. This makes the Google Chrome protection system end up blocking a 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 takes a long time to parse or verify that file and the process may drag on indefinitely. In these cases, this failure usually comes from a bad installation of Google Chrome so the more correct solution would be to uninstall it and reinstall it again.

Disable Chrome protection

We will explain step by step how disable Chrome protection if we are experiencing problems downloading a file. The proper way would be to disable it momentarily until you download that file successfully and then enable it again. Regardless of what you do, when performing this action we recommend that you always have an active antivirus so that we can be protected.

The first step we are going to take is to run Google Chrome. Next, what we are going to do is go to the upper right corner where the button with the three vertical points of options is. Here what we have to do is click on «Setting«.

Next, a screen like this will appear, in which later we can disable Chrome’s protection to download that file that we cannot download right now.

The next thing we have to do on the left side is click on the «Privacy & Security«. Once this section is selected, the one that interests us is Security which is responsible for offering us safe navigation against sites that may constitute a threat, in addition to other settings related to browser security.

Once inside the section that interests us is that of Secure browsing which is responsible for protecting us against dangerous websites. In case you don’t know, this function is activated by default so if we have not touched anything we will have this protection activated. Then we will see that we have three well differentiated possibilities to configure that additional defense that Google Chrome offers us.

As you can see, it offers us three possibilities to configure safe browsing, enhanced protection, standard protection and no protection.

Therefore, if we want disable Chrome protection we will have to choose the option Without protection. Thus, after having carried out this action, we could proceed to download that file without problems.

And with this we have finished? The answer is a resounding no, once the file is downloaded we will have to choose between standard protection and enhanced protection. That layer of security that Google Chrome offers us is very convenient to have it activated and then we are going to delve deeper into it.

Safe browsing options

As we have already seen, disabling Chrome’s protection consists of selecting the unprotected option and we must do it in a timely manner. Then obviously as soon as the download is finished we will choose between these two options, in which each one has its particular peculiarities:

The enhanced protection It offers us a faster and more proactive defense against dangerous downloads, extensions and web pages. Also, you need to send browsing data to Google. In this case, it is the ideal one, especially if you have your Google account synchronized in the browser since it offers us additional improvements such as:

  • Notify if our passwords are exposed by a security breach.
  • Predict and warn of dangerous events.
  • Send URLs to safe browsing for you to check.
  • It improves our security and that of the web users.

Instead the standard protection it is simpler, it protects us against dangerous downloads, extensions and websites. In this case it also offers:

  • Detects and warns of dangerous events.
  • Check URLs in Chrome against a list of sites that are not safe.

As you have seen, disabling Chrome protection in some cases is very useful in case it detects a file with malware that is not really malware (false positive), however, once the download is finished, our recommendation is that you activate this again protection again, for added security.

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