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

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

Understandably, Microsoft wants to fight this — and it’s doing so with a new Scareware Blocker feature in Edge, which was first announced in November at the 2024 Ignite conference. According ...

Microsoft this week announced that its scareware blocker, which aims to identify potential scam sites and messages, is now in public preview. The feature, which was first announced in November at ...

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 ...

Activating scareware blocker. Image Credits:Microsoft This adds an additional level of security to what exists within the likes of Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which already looks for ...