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download warning keeps appearing after clearing downloads

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magnusbox
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The warning "This file contains a virus or malware" keeps appearing from my downloads progress bar even though the files have been deleted and the download history has been repeatedly cleared. I've restarted my mac several times to no avail. Please can you help? Magnus

The warning "This file contains a virus or malware" keeps appearing from my downloads progress bar even though the files have been deleted and the download history has been repeatedly cleared. I've restarted my mac several times to no avail. Please can you help? Magnus
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Terry
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This looks like the question asked and answered here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1375231

These articles may be relevant. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-does-phishing-and-malware-protection-work