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 Edge has a new feature known as "Scareware Blocker" that helps you block (primarily) tech support online scams. In this guide, I'll help you understand and enable the feature on Windows 11.

Rogue Security Software, also known as Scareware, is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, generates erroneous or misleading ...

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 ...

A Rogue Program is a program that pretends to be a legitimate programs, but instead displays false information in order to trick or scare you into purchasing it. Most Rogue programs state that ...

Microsoft has released Edge 134 for all users in the Stable Channel with optimized settings, better link handling, and more.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have cracked down on two international scareware rings based in Latvia that have resulted in more than $74 million in losses on more than a million ...

Microsoft has introduced a new scareware blocker in its Edge browser to protect users from online scams leveraging scareware tactics. This new feature detects and blocks aggressive web pages using ...

However, Apple offered detailed steps for removing the scareware, as well as several security best practices, until the company could develop and release a fix. In its advisory, Apple recommended ...

Neben zahlreichen Änderungen bei der Webkompatibilität und den üblichen Aktualisierungen bei den Gruppenrichtlinien erreicht nun auch der neue Scareware-Blocker, der auf der Ignite 2024 im ...