diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/pages/EventDetail.tsx b/ui/frontend/src/pages/EventDetail.tsx
index 896d8dde..780a79c3 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/pages/EventDetail.tsx
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/pages/EventDetail.tsx
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ export function EventDetail() {
 
   if (!event) return <p className="loading">Event not found.</p>;
 
-  // Access requests are currently permitted for all blocked events by default
-  const canRequest = true;
+  const canRequest = event.block_reason !== "malware";
   const info = BLOCK_REASON_INFO[event.block_reason];
 
   if (event.status === "request_approved") {