Microsoft restricts IE mode access in Edge after zero-day attacks

Microsoft is restricting access to Internet Explorer mode in Edge browser after learning that hackers are leveraging zero-day ...
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Microsoft Tightens Edge’s IE Mode After Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Flaws

Credit: Wachiwit/ Microsoft has updated the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Edge browser after receiving credible reports in August 2025 that unknown attackers were using the tool to ...
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Microsoft Edge falsely flags Chrome setup as malware

Microsoft Edge browser has been found flagging ChromeSetup.exe, the installation file for Google Chrome, as potentially harmful. This error has been observed in one ...

Microsoft blocks one-click IE Mode launch in Edge after browser exploits emerge

In a technical report from Microsoft's Browser Vulnerability Research team, investigators said malicious actors had combined basic social engineering tactics with zero-day flaws in Internet Explorer's ...
Bleeping Computer

Malware force-installs Chrome extensions on 300,000 browsers, patches DLLs

An ongoing and widespread malware campaign force-installed malicious Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions in over 300,000 browsers, modifying the browser's executables to hijack ...
Windows Central

Microsoft bringing back option to delete default search engines in Edge

Microsoft Edge Canary now includes the option to delete default search engines. This functionality was previously available but was removed in Edge and other Chromium browsers. Edge Canary also gained ...