Microsoft Edge is safer than Mozilla Firefox

Just noticed a pop-up appearing on my Windows 10 desktop when I clicked on Firefox icon to open it with the following message &quot;Use Microsoft Edge as it is safer than Mozilla Firefox&quot;. I have found out that Microsoft is using evidence from the US National Vulnerability Database (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nvd.nist.gov&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nvd.nist.gov&#x2F;</a>) to promote Edge. I am surprised that Edge is more secure than Firefox and Chrome and I will consider using it more in the future.

I will say the malicious links I&#x27;ve been finding in Google Ads lately are blocked by Windows SmartScreen in Edge, but not in other browsers.<p>Right now I use Edge primarily because it&#x27;s the fastest browser, but I hope to return to Firefox now that they&#x27;re making big strides on fixing their performance.<p>Edge is pretty solid now, but when all things are equal, I&#x27;d lean towards the more open option.

A little bit one-sided to base this headline on the number of CVE&#x27;s and average block rate for phishing sites.<p>By the way, I was really surprised to see a use of Edge browser around the 1.6% worldwide. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gs.statcounter.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gs.statcounter.com&#x2F;</a>