While Microsoft’s scanner is usually very effective at detecting threats from the internet, it can sometimes unintentionally identify safe programs as dangerous -- such a Mozilla’s Firefox browser. Also read: Microsoft Edge is getting a reverse image search, finallyAccording to a recent report by Techdows, users have been reporting that Microsoft Edge has been blocking the popular open-source browser’s installers from the official website. An example of the browser flagging Firefox as harmful software. (u/Nix-X / Reddit)However, at the time of publishing this article, we tested the download on Microsoft Edge Beta on Linux found that it did not flag the Mozilla MSI and EXE installers as harmful software. It appears that the browser’s detection engine has finally been updated to stop identifying Mozilla’s software as potentially harmful software.

Source: Hindustan Times May 09, 2021 17:03 UTC