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Why was a PDF website automatically download onto Firefox as a file?
I clicked on a PDF website while searching for articles on relations between Ukrainian settlers and First Nations people. Instead of opening so I could read it, it was automatically downloaded as a file into Firefox. Unfortunately, I noticed the title had random parentheses in AFTER I clicked on it to read it. I updated Windows defender, and ran the offline scan. I also uploaded and ran MSN.com M.S.R.T. and Malware Bytes, but they found nothing.
What happened? Did I unwittingly install Russian malware into my computer, or does Fire Fox automatically download some PDF websites as files?
Thanks,
Charlotte
I clicked on a PDF website while searching for articles on relations between Ukrainian settlers and First Nations people. Instead of opening so I could read it, it was automatically downloaded as a file into Firefox. Unfortunately, I noticed the title had random parentheses in AFTER I clicked on it to read it. I updated Windows defender, and ran the offline scan. I also uploaded and ran MSN.com M.S.R.T. and Malware Bytes, but they found nothing.
What happened? Did I unwittingly install Russian malware into my computer, or does Fire Fox automatically download some PDF websites as files?
Thanks,
Charlotte
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That depends on the MIME type of a file. If it's configured as a downloadable type, it will be downloaded.