Lnk files are saved as .download files

Question

I have an online application, which allows me to save and edit different projects in Firefox. Each project has a directory on a shared drive. The application included a button to open the project directory for a chosen project. After an Firefox update however, the link to the folder is saved as a "#.lnk.download" file. I have discovered that removing the .download at the end allows me to open the directory as usual. So ultimately, my goal is to get back the form of "#.lnk" However, I am still not sure on how to automatically remove the .download, so that others are able to open the directories like they normally would. What changed after the update?

I can only think of manually downloading the now files and remove the ".download" at the end manually. Other browsers don't work as well.

Answer 1

This is a security feature because .lnk files are commonly used as a attack vector to deliver malware. This is implemented by all or at least most common browsers.

Currently there is no known way around it.

Check out this thread for more details.