Chrome thinks Firefox is unsafe! - eviltoast

I needed to reinstall Firefox on this computer, so I started up Chrome to download the latest version and it blocked the download as unsafe! I had to manually tell it to download anyway.

Fuck Chrome. I’m glad I only used it to download one file and went back to Firefox.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      172·
      11 months ago

      No, although I did use it for work, which is the only reason Chrome is on the computer. But the sysadmin didn’t touch it.

      • redcalcium@lemmy.instituteEnglish
        304·
        11 months ago

        They don’t need to touch it. If you login using your company’s google account, they automatically has access via their MDM console.

      • stolid_agnostic@lemmy.mlEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        If you have a good functioning IT dept, that laptop was fully configured to their specifications long before you got a hold of it and it certainly happens automatically.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          111·
          11 months ago

          I didn’t get it from work. It’s my personal machine. I just used it when I had a hybrid schedule. But I don’t log in with that account because it doesn’t exist anymore since I don’t work there anymore.

          • stolid_agnostic@lemmy.mlEnglish
            41·
            11 months ago

            Gotcha

            Perhaps the download was corrupted? Like maybe the checksum didn’t match. Did it happen a second time or after you did a force refresh?

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
              8·
              11 months ago

              Actually, the second time I did it on a Macbook. A separate machine. However, they are both Intel Macs, so they are older and running an older OS (Monterey). Could that be it?

              • stolid_agnostic@lemmy.mlEnglish
                3·
                11 months ago

                So far the browsers all seem to be universal apps, and I’d bet they stay that for many years.

                My rule of thumb is that an issue isn’t an issue until it affects at least 10% of the fleet. Before then, it’s a fluke and not worth investigating.

                I think you had a fluke. Seems like it’s worked for you since then.

              • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
                89·
                11 months ago

                For future reference, the correct way to install Firefox on a Mac is brew install --cask firefox, not downloading it manually like some troglodyte.

                Edit: unamused downvoters be like:

                Sorry, folks, I was trying to make a joke, not an insult!