# Protecting SWF from being downloaded

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/protecting-swf-from-being-downloaded/240484>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 3, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/protecting-swf-from-being-downloaded/240484 "2007-10-03T13:21:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zomis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e56c9b/32.png) [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/protecting-swf-from-being-downloaded/240484/1 "2007-10-03T13:21:33Z")

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I tried to download this game [http://www.thegamehomepage.com/play/square-divide/](http://www.thegamehomepage.com/play/square-divide/)  
By right clicking this link and choose “save target as” [http://www.thegamehomepage.com/play/square-divide/squaredivide.swf](http://www.thegamehomepage.com/play/square-divide/squaredivide.swf)

However, when I tried to open that .swf file I downloaded in a browser, it doesn’t work?

So I guess this flash file has been protected from downloading somehow?

What is the ways to protect ActionScript 3.0 SWF files from being downloaded?