Google Chrome forcing download of “f.txt” file

Question

After updating to Chrome 40.0.2214.111, variably when I visit certain Google related sites (like http://youtube.com and get presented with an ad before the video), the browser d

Answer 1

This can occur on android too not just computers. Was browsing using Kiwi when the site I was on began to endlessly redirect so I cut net access to close it out and noticed my phone had DL'd something f.txt in my downloaded files.

Deleted it and didn't open.