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downloads.DangerType

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.

Type

Values of this type are strings. Possible values are:

file: The download's filename is suspicious.
url: The download's URL is known to be malicious.
content: The downloaded file is known to be malicious.
uncommon: The download's URL is not commonly downloaded.
host: The download came from a host known to distribute malicious binaries.
unwanted: The download is potentially unwanted or unsafe.
safe: The download presents no known danger to the user's computer.
accepted: The user has accepted the dangerous download.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	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	?	?	?

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