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Google Safe Browsing Keeps Flagging My Link - Dop4mineLogs - Jun 21, 2026

The Problem

I host my ZIP file in Gofile.io and I share the download link in the descriptions of my YouTube videos. After a day or two, both the download link and the ZIP file get flagged by Google as containing harmful software. The ZIP file contains my exe and at least 12 files. On VirusTotal, only one DLL file and one batch file is detected, and even then it's only from 1–2 vendors.


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Before this problem used to happen and when the ZIP file was detected, Chrome would only display a warning saying that the file might be dangerous. Now, it seems to go a step further by blocking the download and the download link.



These are the tests I've performed:
  • A password-protected ZIP with a different filename still gets detected.

  • A single download link placed in only one YouTube video still gets detected (I initially thought Google might be flagging it because of link spam).



However:
  • If I do not share the download link on YouTube, neither the link nor the ZIP file gets flagged.



Because of this, it seems like the issue only starts after the link is shared on YouTube, but I can't determine exactly what is causing Google Safe Browsing to classify it as harmful. I would appreciate any advice.

RE: Google Safe Browsing Keeps Flagging My Link - DramaKing - Jun 22, 2026

Frankly, I'm surprised that you don't get banned by YouTube almost immediately. My first thought that is that Google was getting the files from VT, but you seem to have already found the answer. Google is monitoring links in YouTube videos.

RE: Google Safe Browsing Keeps Flagging My Link - benzy - Jun 29, 2026

i think you should build your own redirector link to block google checkers, keep an eye on logs and headers as they probably have custom user-agent