Maybe wasn’t clear ... my browser is 11+ Microsoft. Not the best for avoiding malware and viruses. The ‘X’ out may not be infected yet but (imho) is coming. I have no problem ‘X’ing out, if I do, but have started going around ‘X’ing out. Attempting to make a habit of doing such and avoiding ‘X’ing out. Too many setups and coding of the ‘X’ out with malware and viruses would not be that difficult (imho).
Have you considered switching to Firefox? Plenty of security addons available.