More info: this occurred within Edge browser (I will be keeping a copy of the download on my NAS for now). Not sure if the 2004 ver has any change log on the Edge Browser but it is reminiscent of IE 11 and before.
This behavior would only occur in IE if you were downloading something like Jellybean’s keyfinder and the like which was deemed as “hackers tools.”
Slightly OT but I have noticed that Symantec has started alerting me with a “Malicious Domain Request” on a link that I have accessed for a couple of years. This is only occurring if I try the link through the Brave browser. If I attempt it using Pale Moon it opens normally.
Could it be your anti-virus program that is asserting itself?