Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine ...

Microsoft is now testing a new feature in Edge that uses machine learning to identify and block scareware scams.

Edge's new scareware blocker aims to protect you from malicious websites that try to scam you through fear tactics. Here's ...

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 ...

Scareware scams take advantage of this, using underhanded tactics to make users feel like they’re not in control of their PCs and need to call the “tech support” number provided onscreen.

Microsoft has started rolling out an AI-powered “Scareware Blocker” for its Edge browser on Windows PCs. When enabled, 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 ...

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, a user ...