While Edge currently utilizes Microsoft Defender SmartScreen to block known scams, the new scareware blocker aims to provide a proactive defense against emerging threats. Microsoft says that its ...

Microsoft this week announced that its scareware blocker, which aims to identify potential scam sites and messages, is now in ...

To improve the model and broader Defender SmartScreen software, Microsoft is also soliciting feedback from early adopters, presenting them an option to share a screenshot of the scam with Microsoft.

Users can then report the scam site to protect others by sharing screenshots and diagnostic info with Microsoft, helping the Defender SmartScreen service detect scareware outbreaks across users ...

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Microsoft says it is killing off Microsoft Defender VPN, which is similar to Cloudflare WARP, due to lack of usage. Also, the company believes it can reallocate its resources to focus on features ...

If the blocker suspects a page is a scam, Edge will exit the full-screen ... different from the SmartScreen feature built-into Microsoft Defender, which is a cloud based tool that helps users ...

Microsoft is ... the likes of Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which already looks for suspicious activity on web pages. Scareware blocker specifically intervenes if a scam tool attempts to open ...