Note: We only recommend setting this policy for organization units, browsers, or users that do not regularly incorrectly identify an entity, such as a file or a process, as malicious. files that have a danger_level of DANGEROUS and ALLOW_ON_USER_GESTURE.

files flagged by Safe Browsing as DANGEROUS_ACCOUNT_COMPROMISE or DANGEROUS.

Setting the DownloadRestrictions policy blocks different subsets of these, depending on it's value: For example, all DLL downloads and many EXE downloads.įor more details on these categories, see Google Chrome blocks downloads.

Uncommon or unwanted, as flagged by the Safe Browsing server.

Malicious, as flagged by the Safe Browsing server.

There are many types of download warnings within Chrome that can generally be categorized as follows: To understand what file types are impacted by this policy and what files are potentially blocked, see the Chromium code here.

If users try downloading dangerous files, they get a security warning that they can’t bypass. You can prevent users from downloading all files or those that Google Safe Browsing identifies as dangerous. For administrators who manage Chrome browser or ChromeOS devices for a business or school.Īs a Chrome administrator, you can use the DownloadRestrictions policy to prevent users from downloading dangerous files, such as malware or infected files.

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