Google Chrome is the most used browser for most. It is usual that when we are using it we download files, something normal and comfortable. But there are certain functions in the browser that may not be the best for our security. One of them is the automatic download of files, without confirmation.
It is a function that is normally activated by default in Google Chrome. It allows that in some web pages, clicking on said file will automatically download it. It may be comfortable, but if we find a malicious file, it is something dangerous on our computer.
Therefore, we can disable this automatic downloads feature in Google Chrome. The first thing to do is open the browser and then click on the icon with the three vertical dots. In the contextual menu that appears next we have to enter the browser settings.
Once in it we have to go down, until we reach the Downloads section. In this section we find two options available. One of the options is to ask where to save said file before downloading. It is the function that we have to activate.
This is what allows us that when we go to download a file from Google Chrome, does not happen automatically. Rather, it will be the browser who asks us in what location on the computer we want to save it. So we avoid this security problem, that a malicious file is downloaded without permission.
In this way we avoid automatic downloads in the popular browser. A way to have more control over what we download to our computer at any time. In addition to being an easy function to configure, as you have seen, since it only takes a couple of steps in Google Chrome.