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Bypass Download Failed — Virus Detected Messages

Mitch BartlettAugust 30, 2018 Comments (4)
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If you are attempting to download a file in Microsoft Windows and receive a message that says one of the following:

  • “Failed – Virus detected” — Google Chrome
  • “filename contained a virus and was deleted” — Internet Explorer & Edge
  • “Malware Detected” — Windows Taskbar
    Malware detected messages

You most likely have virus scanning software installed that is preventing the file from downloading.

Double-check everything to ensure that you are downloading the file from a reliable source. In my case, I was attempting to download Android SDK Tools from the official Android website when I received malware and antivirus warnings.

If you are sure that the file you are downloading is safe and wish to proceed, you will have to set an exception in your anti-virus software to allow the download to proceed.

Most Microsoft Windows users will have Windows Defender installed and will need to allow the download with these steps.

  1. Select “Start“, type “Defender“, then select the “Windows Defender” option, then select the “History” tab.
  2. Select the radio button for “All detected items“.
  3. Check the false positive item that was detected.
  4. Select “Allow item“.
    Windows Defender exception
  5. Attempt to download the file again.

If you cannot find Windows Defender on your system or you still have a problem downloading the file after these steps, you may have another anti-virus application running on the computer that is preventing the download. You will need to set that particular anti-virus application to allow the file to be downloaded.

See the following resources for the application you may be using.

  • How to manage file and folder exclusions in VirusScan Enterprise 8.x using wildcards
  • Creating exceptions for Symantec Virus and Spyware scans
  • How to create exclusion rules in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015
Categories: Windows

Author Mitch Bartlett

My name is Mitch Bartlett. I've been working in technology for over 20 years in a wide range of tech jobs from Tech Support to Software Testing. I started this site as a technical guide for myself and it has grown into what I hope is a useful reference for all.

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Comments

  1. pete says:
    October 20, 2022 at 2:35 pm

    needs to be updated

  2. aleks says:
    March 20, 2022 at 12:40 pm

    IT DIDNT WORK I TRIED IT LITERALLY 50 TIMES

  3. Kindi says:
    May 6, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    Thank you very much.. Its worked!

  4. Joe VonHaden says:
    July 10, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    Friggin’ awesome! IE kept saying a legit program was a virus. This helped a bunch!

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