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FIX: This site may harm your computer in Google Chrome
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Sometimes while browsing the web you might get theWarning visiting this website may harm your computermessage.
Many users are alarmed by this message, and rightfully so, but in today’s article we’ll explain to you what this message does and how to deal with it in yourGoogle Chrome browser.
Warning visiting this website may harm your computermessage can appear when visiting certain websites.
It often appears when trying to access a website that contains malicious code, but sometimes you might see this message when trying to view ordinary websites.
How to solve This site may harm your computer in Chrome?
1. Scan your system
If you keep gettingWarning visiting this website may harm your computermessage on almost any website, it’s possible that your system is infected by malware.
Usually, this message appears when you’re trying to visit an obscure and potentially malicious website, but if the message appears when visiting reliable websites, the problem might be something else.
To make sure that your system is not infected by malware, be sure to scan it usingdedicated antivirus software for browsing antivirus. Sometimes malware can interfere with your browser and cause this message to appear, so it’s important that you scan your PC. If your PC is clean, you should move to the next solution.
2. Try accessing the website from a different device
TheWarning visiting this website may harm your computermessage can appear only on your PC. In order to make sure that your PC is the problem, try accessing this website from a different device.
If the problem doesn’t appear on other devices, it’s possible that your PC configuration or malware infection is causing this error.
Keep in mind that this solution applies only to trusted and reliable websites. If you’re trying to access an obscure website that you’re visiting for the first time, you should avoid this solution.
3. Turn off the Safe Browsing feature in Chrome
Warning visiting this website may harm your computermessage usually appears in Google Chrome, and it’s caused by the Safe Browsing feature.
This feature is actually quite useful, since it will scan websites that you’re trying to visit, and if a specific website has malicious code on it, you’ll get this message.
However, you can always disable the Safe Browsing feature if you want. To do that, just follow the above steps.
After doing that, you should be able to access any website without this message. Keep in mind that by disabling this feature you might put your system at risk.
As a rule of thumb, it’s advised to disable this feature only when visiting familiar and safe websites.
Keep in mind that other browsers have similar features as well, so you don’t use Chrome, be sure to check the privacy section in your browser and disable the Safe Browsing feature.
4. Reinstall the browser
According to users, theWarning visiting this website may harm your computermessage can sometimes appear if you have any issues with your browser.
This message appears usually on problematic websites, but if you see this message often, even on websites that you used to visit frequently, the issue might be your installation.
To fix this problem, users are suggesting reinstalling your browser. There are several ways to uninstall your browser, but perhaps the best one is to useprofessional uninstaller software.
In order to completely remove an application, it’s important to remove all its files and registry entries, since they can cause certain issues.
5. Ignore the message and proceed to the website
Many users get worried when they see theWarning visiting this website may harm your computermessage on their screen and rightfully so.
However, sometimes this message can appear on a familiar website that you frequently visit.
If you get this message, you might be able to ignore it and just visit the website. To do that, follow the above procedure.
After doing that, you should be able to visit the website without any problems.
Keep in mind that this warning message is there for a reason, but if this message appears while trying to visit a familiar and safe website, you might be able to avoid it using this method.
If this method doesn’t work, you can always disable the Safe Browsing feature in your browser and that should fix the problem for you.
6. Switch to a different browser
If theWarning visiting this website may harm your computermessage keeps appearing on familiar websites, the problem might be your browser.
If that’s the case, consider switching temporarily to a different browser until you manage to fix the problem.
You can use Microsoft Edge since it comes with Windows 10, but you can use other browsers such as Firefox orOpera One.
Bear in mind that these browsers might have a similar feature available, so they might also block this website.
7. Make sure that your browser is up to date
Warning visiting this website may harm your computermessage can appear if your browser is out of date. An outdated browser can encounter various issues, therefore it’s important that you keep it up to date at all times.
Most browsers download the latest updates automatically, but sometimes you might skip a couple of updates. However, you can always check for updates manually.
To do that, open the browser’s menu in the top right corner and chooseHelp > About.
From there you should be able to see the current version that you’re using, and the browser will automatically check for updates. Once the updates are installed, check if this problem is still there.
Bear in mind that this process might be slightly different on your browser, but you should be able to figure it out on your own.
Removing these files by hand can be quite tedious, therefore it’s better to use uninstaller software that will remove the desired application along with all of its files.
Once you remove your browser, install it again and check if that solves your problem.
Warning visiting this website may harm your computerusually appears before you try to access a malicious website.
However, sometimes this message can appear on trusted and reliable websites, and if that happens, be sure to try some of our solutions and see if that solves your problem.
This issue can be quite annoying, and speaking of that, users reported the following problems as well:
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Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
