Microsoft Edge developer plays down the reports of Edge doesn’t protect its users against malicious extensions. Eric Lawrence gave a screenshot proof that Microsoft Edge process (msedge.exe) queries periodically to extension stores for extension updates and threat updates by giving an interpretation to us that they can act on malicious extensions even if they don’t have safe browsing available.
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Recent times Google reportedly released a statement to press on why they’re showing alert to Edge users on Chrome Web store. According to reports, Google has told, Edge doesn’t support safe browsing, hence it may not able to detect and remove malicious extensions remotely.
Edge Developer Ericlaw has recently reacted on twitter that “if someone on the Internet tries to convince you that @ MicrosoftEdge doesn’t protect you from malicious extensions …. send’em receipts”.
He further reveals in the thread that Microsoft Edge process queries extension stores for updates every 2-4 hours and queries for updates to /extensionrevocation/v1/threatupdates for every 30 minutes.
Microsoft promotes new Edge browser on Bing
Till now in the new Edge browser, Google has shown Pop up ads and warning on Chrome Web Store to switch to Chrome and download its browser to use extensions securely. Following this, by promoting Edge on Bing it is sending the signal to users Microsoft Edge is powered by the same technology (Chromium) that is used by Chrome and supports Chrome extensions by the phrase “provides the best in class and web extension compatibility”.
If you now visit Bing in any browser and search for Chrome and click other auto-filled suggestions that given below, you’ll get the “new Microsoft Edge is here” banner promoted by Microsoft. Interestingly, the search for Chrome Web Store also produces the same banner. While Bing tells it gives you results from sites you trust when you search for Google, it seems that it was shown before.
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