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

One of the most nefarious examples of scareware is the “tech support scam,” which falsely warn that your device is affected with malware and that you need to call a fake support number or ...

In a refreshing change from recent negative sparring with Google, Microsoft has just confirmed a critical update for Windows ...

A new security feature for Microsoft Edge is now available for preview, helping people overcome scareware scams.

Microsoft is rolling out "scareware blocker," which uses machine learning to identify a very specific and pervasive type of online scam.

According to new references in Edge Canary, Microsoft is testing deeper Copilot integration in Edge, including ...

Edge already uses Microsoft Defender SmartScreen to block known examples of these scams, but this new scareware blocker uses a machine learning model to detect new and unknown scams that get past ...

Scareware blocker specifically intervenes if a scam tool attempts to open a full-screen page, a tactic that can make it more difficult both to identify a scam and circumvent it — for example ...