Google Chrome is one of the commonly used web browsers that have its own default privacy settings. You can always change these settings from the Settings menu. The Google Chrome web browser uses its built-in antivirus to download only the safe files. If the scanning by Chrome is false-positive and detects the safe downloads as malicious, you can disable the virus scan feature in the Google Chrome web browser. Unsupported file types might also be the reason for the files not getting downloaded when using the Google Chrome web browser. So, check if the file type is compatible with Google Chrome. To know how to turn off antivirus on Chrome, refer to the steps below.
Disabling the Virus Scan Feature
If the file type is not the issue, you have to disable the virus scan feature. To do so, carry out the quick instructions given on this web page.
- Launch the Google Chrome web browser, click the Menu icon at the upper-right end of the screen, and select the Settings option.
- Scroll down the page and click the Advanced button.
- Go to the Privacy and security section, select the Sync and Google services option, and turn off the toggle switch beside the ‘Safe Browsing (protects you and your device from dangerous sites)’ option.
- Restart the Google Chrome web browser.
- This will disable the virus scan feature and turn off chrome antivirus.
- By doing so, Chrome will not detect the phishing and potentially malicious files that you attempt to download.
- If you have a built-in antivirus program or installed any third-party antivirus tool, the computer will be protected even after downloading the malicious files.
