The DangerType type of the downloads API defines a set of possible reasons that a downloadable file might be considered dangerous.
A downloads.DownloadItem's danger property will contain a string taken from the values defined in this type.
Note: These string constants will never change, however the set of DangerTypes may change.
Values of this type are strings. Possible values are:
fileThe download's filename is suspicious.
urlThe download's URL is known to be malicious.
contentThe downloaded file is known to be malicious.
uncommonThe download's URL is not commonly downloaded.
hostThe download came from a host known to distribute malicious binaries.
unwantedThe download is potentially unwanted or unsafe.
safeThe download presents no known danger to the user's computer.
acceptedThe user has accepted the dangerous download.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
DangerType |
Yes | 79 | 47 | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | 48–79 | ? | No | ? |
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.downloads API.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/downloads/DangerType