# Workaround bug 1624550

> This add-on workarounds bug 1624550.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/workaround-bug-1624550](https://chrome-stats.com/d/workaround-bug-1624550)

## Overview

- **ID:** `workaround-bug-1624550`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** emk
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-24
- **First published:** 2020-03-24
- **Size:** 7.99 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/workaround-bug-1624550/)

## Description

Workaround bug 1624550 is a Firefox add-on that fixes the issue where download links are not colored correctly in Firefox 73 or later. It adds a history entry for the download URL.

## Rankings

- #136,677 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `downloads`
- `history`
- `webRequest`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/workaround-bug-1624550)