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Downloader raises security and malware worries

The add-on raises security warnings and may hide malware or credential theft, so users distrust it.

Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.

5 public reports · first reported 11 March 2021 · last reported 21 May 2025

Idea report · $19 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Some reviewers say the add-on triggered a Firefox security warning on its download site, that it sends credentials to third parties, or that it installed malware.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 5 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.