How to Turn Off Chrome Antivirus 2018?

How To Turn Off Chrome Antivirus 2018

Google Chrome is one of the widely used web browsers that was first released for the Microsoft Windows computers in 2008. Later it was ported to Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS devices. For Windows users, a built-in antivirus feature is provided with the Google Chrome application. This built-in antivirus application will automatically scan the files you download and the websites you visit. You will also receive an alert notification if the antivirus feature detects something malicious.

But sometimes, this antivirus feature also shows some annoying messages or notifications. This is because of certain privacy settings enabled in the browser like the phishing & malware protection.

If you wish to turn off or disable the antivirus feature on your Google Chrome web browser, follow the instructions given below how to Turn Off Chrome Antivirus 2018.

On your laptop or desktop computer, open the Google Chrome web browser.

Click the Menu or hamburger icon.

Select the Settings option.

Scroll down the Settings screen.

Choose Options, followed by the Under the Hood option.

Locate the Enable phishing and malware protection option and disable it by unticking the checkbox beside it.

After disabling it, click the Save button and close the Settings window.

Now, you have successfully turned off the malware protection feature in the Google Chrome web browser.

In Google Chrome, if you receive an error message while downloading, then disable the browser’s virus scan feature.

To disable the virus scan feature in the Google Chrome web browser, first, disable the Safe browsing option and reset the settings.

Follow the instructions given below to perform it.

Go to the Settings section of Chrome.

Type the Safe keyword in the search field available in the Settings window.

Click the toggle button beside the Safe browsing (protects you and your device from dangerous sites) option.

Now, reset the settings.

To do it, type the RESET keyword in the search field.

Select the Reset and Clean option from the suggestion list.

Now, a dialog box with the Reset settings button will appear on the screen. Click it.

Restart your Google Chrome web browser.