Scareware is a type of malware that relies on scare tactics to get you to lower your guard and unknowingly install malware or ...

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

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

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

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

Scareware has a long history in the cybercrime field, with high-profile examples that mirror its evolution. One of the earliest and most notorious campaigns was the “SpySheriff” incident in the ...

The Edge browser aims to protect users from scams with a simple solution. Microsoft’s Edge is far from the first user choice ...

Scareware can appear unexpectedly, especially in rogue online advertisements. For example, you might accidentally click on a misleading banner ad while searching for a product manual, leading you ...

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 ...