It’s a security enhancement or improvement implemented in Firefox browser. In this article, we’ll tell you why does this error message or problem occur in Firefox, how to disable this behavior and error message and most important should you allow downloads on insecure connections in Firefox? If you click on “Remove File” button which is the default selection, Firefox doesn’t download the file.įollowing screenshot shows the error message showing in Firefox browser while downloading a file over insecure connection: It you click on “Allow Download” button, the file is downloaded by Firefox.
There are 2 buttons given on the error message box: Allow Download and Remove File. If you click on the error message, Firefox opens the message in details. You can search for an alternate download source or try again later. It may be corrupted or tempered with during the download process.
File not downloaded: Potential security risk.
