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That 'your browser is out of date' popup? Malware.

The takeaway

Real browsers update themselves silently. Anything that asks you to download an update is lying.

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One of the most common malware delivery tricks right now is the fake update: a website overlay insisting your Chrome, Edge, or 'video player' is dangerously outdated, with a convenient Download button.

Here's the tell: modern browsers update themselves automatically in the background. They will never interrupt a random webpage to demand you download an installer.

If you see one of these, close the tab — don't click anything inside the popup, including the X (the whole overlay is often one big button).

Want to check your browser is current? Go to the browser's own menu u2192 Help u2192 About. That page checks and installs updates from the real source.

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