Microsoft Edge warns users that the files are not commonly downloaded, but does not mark the downloads as malicious. Brave, which uses Google Safe Browsing, blocks downloading just like Chrome.

Firefox, which uses a special version of Google’s Safe Browsing, downloads files very well. Chrome blocked the download and returned “unsafe” as the reason.ĭownloads in other browsers continue to work.

Google Chrome users who have tried to download apps from portable apps in the past two days have noticed that the browser‘s built-in Safe Browsing feature is blocking downloads. The site maintains a large list of programs for Windows that users around the world can download this includes portable versions of programs that do not officially support one. Portable Apps is a popular destination for downloading Windows apps that don’t need to be installed. Google Chrome currently blocks all downloads from the third-party Portable Apps website and returns “dangerous” as the reason for this.

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