{"id":13504,"date":"2026-09-12T15:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=13504"},"modified":"2026-09-12T15:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:57:58","slug":"chrome-says-this-file-isnt-commonly-downloaded-is-mec-lite-safe","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/chrome-says-this-file-isnt-commonly-downloaded-is-mec-lite-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome Says “This File Isn’t Commonly Downloaded”, Is MEC Lite Safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>Short Answer<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes. This is a reputation notice, not<\/strong> a malware detection. Chrome shows this warning for recently released files that don’t yet have a large download history. Every time we release a new version of Modern Events Calendar Lite, the file is brand new, so Chrome needs time to “learn” that it is safe again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Why This Happens<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chrome’s Safe Browsing tracks how often a specific file is downloaded worldwide. A newly released plugin ZIP has no download history yet, so Chrome displays a cautionary message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This file isn’t commonly downloaded and may be dangerous.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This does not<\/strong> mean a virus was found. It means: “not many people have downloaded this exact file yet.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>How We Make Sure Every Release Is Safe<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Every release is scanned with 70+ antivirus engines on VirusTotal before publishing (0 detections).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Our domain is monitored in Google Search Console, no security issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The package contains only standard WordPress files (PHP \/ JS \/ CSS), no executables, no hidden scripts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Each release has a fixed SHA-256 checksum you can verify yourself (below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    <\/span>Verify the File Yourself (Optional)<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Compare the checksum of your downloaded file with the one published on our download page. If they match, your file is byte-for-byte identical to what we released.<\/p>\n\n\n

    Current version:<\/strong> modern-events-calendar-lite-v7.36.4.zip<\/code>
    SHA-256:<\/strong> 363e6fc659ebf32c6e2dbd2c4d0be065902200d44119431383f7ffc26a683ec1<\/code><\/p>\r\n

    Windows (PowerShell):<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

    Get-FileHash "$env:USERPROFILE\\Downloads\\modern-events-calendar-lite-v7.36.4.zip" -Algorithm SHA256<\/code><\/pre>\r\n
    Windows (Command Prompt):<\/strong><\/p>\r\n
    certutil -hashfile "modern-events-calendar-lite-v7.36.4.zip" SHA256<\/code><\/pre>\r\n
    macOS \/ Linux (Terminal):<\/strong><\/p>\r\n
    shasum -a 256 modern-events-calendar-lite-v7.36.4.zip<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    <\/span>How to Keep the Download<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    If you verified the checksum (or simply trust the source), you can keep the file from Chrome’s Downloads panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Press Ctrl + J<\/strong> (or click the downloads icon in Chrome).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Find the blocked file and click Keep<\/strong> (on some versions: click the arrow next to the file \u2192 Keep<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Install the plugin from WordPress admin \u2192 Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      Please keep Safe Browsing enabled \u2014 it protects you on every other website. The warning above is only a caution about download popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      <\/span>What We Are Doing About It<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      We report every new release to Google Safe Browsing for reputation review. The warning usually disappears a few days to a few weeks after each release, once enough users have downloaded the new version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      Short Answer Yes. This is a reputation notice, not a malware detection. Chrome shows this warning for recently released files that don’t yet have a large download history. Every time we release a new version of Modern Events Calendar Lite, the file is brand new, so Chrome needs time to “learn” that it is safe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","knowledgebase_cat":[49],"class_list":["post-13504","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","knowledgebase_cat-knowledge-other"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/13504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13504"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/13504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13510,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/13504\/revisions\/13510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"knowledgebase_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase_cat?post=13504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}