Block malicious files from being unintentionally downloaded.
Block Malicious File Downloads Extension
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
.bat
.cmd
.vb
.vbs
.vbe
.js
.jse
.ws
.wsf
.wsc
.wsh
.ps1
.ps1xml
.ps2
.ps2xml
.psc1
.psc2
.msh
.msh1
.msh2
.mshxml
.msh1xml
.msh2xml
.scf
.lnk
.inf
.chm
.drv
.vxd
.dll
.swf
.gadget
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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
.bat
.cmd
.vb
.vbs
.vbe
.js
.jse
.ws
.wsf
.wsc
.wsh
.ps1
.ps1xml
.ps2
.ps2xml
.psc1
.psc2
.msh
.msh1
.msh2
.mshxml
.msh1xml
.msh2xml
.scf
.lnk
.inf
.chm
.drv
.vxd
.dll
.swf
.gadget
Source Manifest.json
{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","name": "Block Malicious File Downloads", "description": "Block malicious files from being unintentionally downloaded.", "version": "0.3", "background": {"scripts": ["bg.js"], "persistent": false}, "options_page": "options.html", "browser_action": {"default_icon": "icon.png"}, "icons": { "16": "icon16.png","48": "icon48.png","128": "icon128.png" }, "permissions": ["downloads"], "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' chrome-extension-resource: 'unsafe-eval'; default-src 'self'", "manifest_version": 2}
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