The Way Of Life: How to avoid warning “Sorry, this file is infected with a virus” on Google Drive

Google Drive - Sorry, this file is infected with a virus

Today, I want to share my personal experience with Google Drive. I uploaded my setup file from my app that I’ve made. I know precisely that my app is clean from malicious code. But Google detects that setup files are a kind of virus when someone downloads my share link. Google shows the warning message “Sorry, this file is infected with a virus. Only the owner is allowed to download infected files.”

Maybe, It’s hard for us to search for lines of code that are suspected by Google as virus or because of other reasons. So I make a simple trick for this and remember, this is for a good reason. Don’t upload a dangerous app or file using this trick.

My trick is, I compressed the setup file with Winrar, checked the Encrypt file names option and add password for ex: 1234 or abcd or up to you. Then re-upload .rar file to Google Drive.

compress with password

If you want to use the “official way”, you can request to Google Trust & Safety team to review your file, from my experience, it takes about a few weeks or months, or maybe your files cannot pass the review.