Comment on Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlpComments−cvhc5moI can reproduce when downloading https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/download/2026.03.1.... But it did provide a line of explanation:Dangerous download blocked yt-dlp_win_x86.zip is not commonly downloaded and may be dangerous. [Discard] [Keep]−tremon5moHow useful is that explanation, though? All new software releases (even Chrome itself) are not commonly downloaded, until they are.
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I can reproduce when downloading https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/download/2026.03.1.... But it did provide a line of explanation:
Dangerous download blocked yt-dlp_win_x86.zip is not commonly downloaded and may be dangerous. [Discard] [Keep]
How useful is that explanation, though? All new software releases (even Chrome itself) are not commonly downloaded, until they are.