Microsoft Edge has security feature called Scareware Blocker. It is designed to protect users from deceptive or scam websites that use scare tactics to make them download malicious software or pay ...

For example, we encountered the attack when we ... that claim your Mac computer has been hit with spyware. To make the scareware seem legitimate, the pop-ups from Apple Security will continue ...

The scareware blocker will even detect new and emerging scams and let you report them to Microsoft. The scareware blocker will even detect new and emerging scams and let you report them to Microsoft.

Microsoft has been testing an AI-powered scareware blocker feature for a while now. Starting with version 133, you can finally turn it on from Edge's Settings. Scareware blocker settings ...

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 ...

Malicious actors have a variety of techniques to try and ensnare victims online, one of which is scareware. It entails displaying web pages designed to convince a user that their system has been ...

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 ...

showcasing examples of how it can easily access one’s PCs and devices without much hassle. They usually move fast to evade detection, and they use the full-screen mode to camouflage themselves. The ...

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 ...