Vivaldi asking confirmation to open uTorrent for magnet links

[Ayespy]

@Pesala I get these from the system for some files, but not from the browser.

[Pesala]

@Ayespy I don't understand. How does anyone (download) any file without using a browser? If it is the OS sending the warning, then surely the browser is sending the warning to the OS?

[Ayespy]

@Pesala The system knows if you are downloading a file from the internet. Of course you use the browser to do it, but the system knows it is happening. You are, after all, downloading it to the system, not to the browser. The system does not need a "warning" from the browser to generate a warning to the user of potentially unsafe activity.

Some people also have security software that won't even allow a file to be saved on the system from download without inspecting it first after (or sometimes while) the browser fetches it.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-smartscreen/microsoft-defender-smartscreen-overview

[gihanruk]

@gowthamkumar

This worked. thank you for the finding and sharing with us. 5+ starts!