Firefox download protection ?

[Kate_L]

Any of you know how Firefox scans or knows that a file is malware or not ? I notice that my firefox tells if a file is safe or not

 

[Exterminator]

Any of you know how Firefox scans or knows that a file is malware or not ? I notice that my firefox tells if a file is safe or not

They check sites you visit against know malware sites.Firefox will verify the signature when you download an application file.The lists of sites are updated regularly.For files that are deemed not safe they are then sent to Googles safe browsing service to see if it is safe

Malware/Phishing protection is turned on by default in Firefox

 

[yigido]

The weird thing is the archive files are password protected. Firefox cannot detect them without extracting.
In my opinion, someone reported the Zippy link to Google Safebrowsing, so Firefox detected them

 

[Kate_L]

I was thinking they use some type of AV engine.

 

[hjlbx]

I was thinking they use some type of AV engine.

All the main browsers use nothing more than a continuously updated IP black-list...

 

[ImtheBest]

ya i have got that to in Firefox. if u know a file is safe to download then just use IDM

 

[darko999]

I don't like it sending details about all the .exe files I download to google servers, plus sometimes I remember it blocking legit files.

 

[jamescv7]

Firefox is more on website IP blocklist of malware and fraud but none applies if the file is on the process of downloading and exam them which defeats already the second defense. (Rely on AV realtime)