It sometimes trades blows with Mozilla Firefox, which currently sits at a 3.16% market share.įor the time being, if you’re using Microsoft Edge and want to avoid problems, it’s best to ignore the news feed altogether and simply visit a reputable news site directly to stay up to date.Ĭhinese hackers targeting critical U.S.Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users have been cautioned to watch out for fake updates that are in fact ransomware.
Statcounter puts Edge’s market share at 4.3%, making it a small fish in a big pond largely dominated by the shark that is Google Chrome (65.52%).
Microsoft Edge is the default browser for Windows users, and much like its (now retired) older sibling Internet Explorer, it’s mostly used to download a different browser.
Users may also be offered to sign up for a longer-lasting tech support contract. This often appears to be legitimate and is less of extortion and more of a “pay us for fixing this technical issue for you” kind of thing. Malwarebytes didn’t specify what happens if one calls the listed phone number, but the way this scam usually goes is that the scammers obtain remote control of your computer and lock it down until they are paid. They are then given a (supposedly toll-free) phone number to dial in order to unlock their computer. The landing page tells the user that the Windows Defender Security Center found a trojan virus and blocked the computer for security reasons. However, if the user ticks all the boxes, they are directed to a scam landing page.Īssuming that the user makes it to the scam landing page, what follows is a well-known pattern that has been used by many threat actors in the past.
If the user’s browser does not match the attacker’s requirements, they’re redirected to a decoy page and nothing else happens. It seems that not all users are deemed to be “worthwhile” enough to proceed with the scam. If a user is tempted to check out the article, their browser is then checked for a number of things, such as their location and their timezone. The threat actors inject attention-grabbing ads into the Microsoft Edge news feed.
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