Firefox cant download file alert file is protected

 · FredMcD said. Make sure you are not blocking content. One issue that seems more common lately is Firefox's Tracking Protection feature. When it is blocking content in a page, a shield icon will appear at the left end of the address bar next to the padlock icon.  · What you can try is clear the history, and retry the download. It happens that you get a failed download due to the detection of a virus, but no immediate listing under quarantined threats. You have one option to deal with that: Turn off the protection for the .  · Here's how I tested: (0) Select and copy the new preference name: (1) In a new tab, type about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk -- this change involves some risk. (2) In the search box above the list, type or paste EXE and pause while the list is .

Open Firefox and click the Menu button in the upper-right corner, then click Options.; Scroll down to the "Applications" section (under "General"). Type "Adobe content" (or "ACSM") into the search box and select Adobe Content Server Message (or acsm file).; Click the drop-down in the "Action" column, and select Use Adobe Digital Editions. If Adobe Digital Editions isn't listed, click Use other. I renamed them all to bltadwin.ru, opened Word it did re-create a new bltadwin.ru file. I restarted my computer, but still the same problem, it would not download the files from yahoo. Arghhh!! So, I downloaded installed the free Download Accelerator as in #20 and voila'!! bltadwin.ru files now download open into Word, or save to my HD! In your Downloads, the blocked file will be listed with the "This is unsafe to download and was blocked by SmartScreen Filter" message, and you can't click it to download.

When you click a link to download a file, you may see a dialog asking whether you want to save the file or open it with a specific application, if Firefox cannot handle the file internally. The Media type, also called the MIME type or Content type, as configured by the web server, will determine what action Firefox will take. There's no such thing as a PDF file that can be viewed but can't be downloaded. If you can see it, you've already downloaded it to your computer, if only as a temporary file. So you need to either find a way to save it (by right-clicking the link to it, as mentioned above, for example), or to find the path of the temporary file where it was. Open Firefox and click the Firefox drop-down menu in the upper-left corner, then click Preferences. Scroll down to the "Applications" section (under "General"). Type "Adobe content" (or "ACSM") into the search box, and select Adobe Content Server Message (or acsm file).