Chrome download this file is malicious

I also had this issue. I am using a certificate generated from my own CA which is installed to the Trusted root certification authorities. At first signing wasn't enough, but then I added file version with my name on it and also an icon. Now Chrome is happy to download and run it.

Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. Asked 9 years, 8 months ago. Active 3 years, 4 months ago. Viewed 67k times. Any ideas how I can change what I'm doing to avoid this nasty message? DIF 2, 6 6 gold badges 36 36 silver badges 49 49 bronze badges. I have the same issue. Jotti tells me there are no viruses found, so why is Google Chrome not happy?

Chrome's learn more links goes to support. Any ideas? Yes, the answer is to sign up to Google Webmaster Tools, because for your website to be accepted by the public, it must first be accepted by Google, our glorious leader. All hail our glorious leader. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. The webmaster site doesn't do anything to help with the false positive on installers. All it does is tell you the file is potentially malware without giving you any way of appealing or asking for a review of their findings.

With FireFox and Chrome and others using this data, you would think Google would provide a way to appeal. It is ironic the company starting the false positive initiative with Microsoft is the worst offender in creating false positives. You don't even have to supply a URL for every single "malicious" file; an overall, top-level URL for your site or, for your little corner of Blogger.

If you've got a Google account, just log in and go to this URL. There's a prominent textbox with an "Add Site" button next to it that does the trick. This worked for me, in a matter of minutes and I don't have a "certificate", other than the one I got for winning a raft race in Pre-K. Oh, and I too have experience working in heuristics, as part of my degree. It may be that Chrome is using heuristic analysis, to determine that this file is "malicious".

That is to say, it is basically saying "Because this file possesses these qualities, we therefore believe this file to be malicious". Given that a few years ago, someone got hold of a root certificate authority, and proceeded to make genuine security certificates so that people wouldn't be suspicious, and because they were actually genuine, browsers did not notify the user , for their sites which asked for personal data bank username and password, etc , and stole it, until that authority was annulled a few days later.

Therefore, simply having an. I'm sorry I can't tell you how to get rid or at least alleviate somewhat this issue, but I thought it'd be helpful for you to have some possible reasons as to why this is occurring.

Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Can you uninstall this feature in Google Chrome? Why does it even block you from downloading stuff from the internet? Google Chrome is well-known for enabling not only an excellent user experience but also ensuring safe browsing for anyone with a computer or smartphone.

It keeps your data safe by preventing you from either downloading, modifying, or opening files containing malware. Here are two ways to overrule the security feature. Then your Windows operating system may not be the reason your downloaded file is blocked.

Google Chrome uses some built-in protective measures to scan the file before downloading, and this can help protect your computer from malicious files that contains virus or malware.

However, if you are sure the downloading file is safe, but Chrome keeps blocking the download, you can learn below how to stop Chrome from blocking downloads in Step 1.

You can open Google Chrome browser on your computer. Click the three-dot icon at the top-right corner in Chrome, and click Settings. Step 2. Step 3.