without my giving permission to save/open the file.without my clicking a link on a website.Am I misguided? Can downloads from websites happen without my interaction or awareness? Result: I feel safe on a sketchy website, if I do not initiate or accept any downloads. Further, I have to open the download before it runs. The downloaded file appears in my Downloads folder.Īs such, I have given the download permission, I am aware as it is happening, and I can see evidence after it has happened, because it is in my Downloads folder.

Usually, I have to click a download link, confirm that I want to save/open the file, and then watch the Firefox download progress. Even streaming videos, while they may cache content, are not downloads in this sense, and I assume these non-downloads do not pose a security threat.īy download, I am talking about what, by default, appears in the Downloads folder of my Windows computer. Most of that stuff I don't consider to be a download, though. In one sense then, they are always 'downloading' stuff to my computer. I know that web browsers render content on my computer when I surf the web. Can that website download malicious content to my computer without my interaction or awareness? Optional Context websites cannot download files to our computer without our interaction. we are active agents when downloading files from websites and 2. Only download files from websites that you trust.

Will tor download things to my comuter