You’re browsing the web when suddenly your screen turns red. A warning flashes: “Your computer is infected! Call support immediately!” Maybe there’s a blaring alarm or a robotic voice telling you to ...

Announced originally at Ignite in November, the scareware blocker in Microsoft Edge is now available in preview in the latest ...

Microsoft has started rolling out an AI-powered “Scareware Blocker” for its Edge browser on Windows PCs. When enabled, the security feature acts as the “first line of defense” against new and emerging ...

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

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. Scareware scams (also known ...

That type of scam is known as scareware, and it's a threat that Microsoft is working to counter with a new option in its Edge browser. Also: The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a total disaster ...

Scareware is a type of malware that relies on scare tactics to get you to lower your guard and unknowingly install malware or give away sensitive personal data before you realize you’re being ...

Microsoft has introduced a new scareware blocker in its Edge browser to protect users from online scams leveraging scareware tactics. This new feature ...

A scareware blocker is a security tool, often integrated into web browsers, designed to prevent users from falling victim to ...

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