Windows 10 file downloads error virus

Sign in to your account. I attempted to download the mtuner The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered:. Sorry, something went wrong. The virus detection is unrelated to executable signature. I was able to track this down to retail configuration of MTuner. Compiling in retail triggers false positives by several anti viruses - not really sure why. I am a computer enthusiast and a practicing IT Professional.

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Ed Moyes. To ensure there is no a hidden and rogue extension to download something without your consent, you can check for PUPs potentially unwanted programs. Here, you can try Malwarebytes AdwCleaner to do this work. We hope these solutions are useful for you. Read More. You can bypass the Windows security checks by disabling the security features for particular downloads.

If you are using any third-party antivirus then you need to turn off the real-time protection from the Antivirus settings.

After disabling the Security, try to download the files and check if you are able to download them or not. If not follow the next method. Select your file and click on Allow under the Actions tab. Now go to the Downloads folder and check if you can find your file, if not try to download it again.

The default security by Microsoft known as Windows defender scans for every downloaded file with its virus engine. You can exclude certain files, folders, processes, and file types from the Windows defender scan. Select Manage Settings under Virus and threat protection settings. Scroll down and find Exclusions options. Then click on Add or remove exclusions. Click on Add an Exclusion and select Folder. Try to download the files and check. If you are still getting Failed Virus detected error even after turning off the Windows security then you need to turn off the Google Chrome Safe browsing feature at the same time.

Google chrome employs additional security along with Windows default security features, if the downloads are failing you can try to turn off the Chrome security from the settings.