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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed “scareware blocker,” which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. “Scareware” has blighted ...

Microsoft announced its new scareware blocker at the 2024 Ignite conference a few months ago and now it’s ready for users to try out. This preview is open to everyone who uses Edge; you just ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed "scareware blocker," which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. "Scareware" has blighted the web ...