scareware blocker

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Microsoft Edge acts as a live reputation and content filter that warns users about phishing pages, malicious downloads, and suspicious sites before they can do harm. (support.microsoft.com, learn.microsoft.com) Background Microsoft Defender SmartScreen began as...

Microsoft Edge's experimental Scareware Blocker is graduating from a single-user popup interrupter to a broader, system-strengthening feature that can block scam sites and — in the Canary channel — optionally share detected scam links and classifications with Microsoft’s Defender SmartScreen...

Microsoft’s commitment to integrating artificial intelligence across its ecosystem is poised to take a significant leap forward with experimental features in Microsoft Edge that could reshape the everyday browser experience. At the forefront of these efforts is Copilot, Microsoft’s branded AI...

Microsoft’s Copilot, the company’s generative AI assistant, continues its march toward becoming a central pillar of the Windows and Edge ecosystem. This steady AI integration isn’t so much a sudden leap as it is the result of Microsoft’s methodical and relentless investment in artificial...

Microsoft Edge has taken defensive browsing to a new echelon by integrating a Scareware Blocker—a potent AI-driven guard that aims to shield Windows users from falling victim to online scams. This latest addition to the browser's arsenal is not your run-of-the-mill security patch; it’s a...