Block Malicious File Downloads
Block malicious files from being unintentionally downloaded.
What is Block Malicious File Downloads?
Stats
Chrome-Stats Rank
Other platforms
Summary
Block malicious files from being unintentionally downloaded. Useful as an additional layer of security to protect against accidental clicks.
Source of malicious file types used: http://cfoc.org/windows-file-extension-list-types-of-files-exploited-by-malware
In corporate environments this can be deployed via Group Policy, extensions are not automatically enabled in Incognito mode so we advise disabling incognito mode via group policy too.
.exe .msi .msp .com .scr .hta .cpl .msc .jar
User reviews
Safety
Risk impact
Block Malicious File Downloads is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Block Malicious File Downloads has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Similar extensions
Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to Block Malicious File Downloads: