
The study involved the use of 304 unique suspicious samples. The main goal was to identify the competency of the web browser’s security.īased on the report, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox were all subjected to the same set of malware. The study was conducted in a span of 14 days - from Sept. As such, the company emphasized how the web browser should serve as the first line of defense against malware. The report focused on how malware could penetrate computers through the program. NSS Labs, the leading information security company in the world, published a report about web browsers this week. The Microsoft Edge browser has recently been found to live up to its tagline as the “faster, safer browser for Windows 10.” In fact, the relatively new program from the Redmond giant was found to be the safest browser when compared to its biggest rivals, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

As it turns out, Microsoft did not oversell its replacement for Internet Explorer.
