Microsoft Edge’s scareware blocker is now turned on for everyone. A quick look at what this change means and how you can control it.

Microsoft Edge has security feature called Scareware Blocker. It is designed to protect users from deceptive or scam websites that use scare tactics to make them download malicious software or pay for ...

Microsoft Edge has some nice advantages over Safari on iPhone and iPad — especially if you typically use Windows on your desktop. But just like other third-party browsers, it can’t play nicely with ...

Adware is a type of malware that invades your computer and changes the settings of your browser without your knowledge or permission. After installing, adware redirects you to other websites and ...

Microsoft Edge has a typo protection feature that warns users when they enter a wrong or misleading domain name. This safety ...

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 ...

Updates, notifications, messages, all come at us in a constant stream. While many of these digital nudges are welcome, some are not. In particular, notification spam can be a nuisance, misleading, and ...

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 tricked.

Despite all the precautionary measures you take, browsers send anonymous browsing logs to their parent companies. Some say it’s done anonymously in an attempt to improve the browser experience or make ...

You’ll be able to fully block web videos from automatically playing in Microsoft’s Edge browser. You’ll be able to fully block web videos from automatically ...

The scareware blocker will even detect new and emerging scams and let you report them to Microsoft. The scareware blocker will even detect new and emerging scams and let you report them to Microsoft.

Microsoft is planning to introduce a new Edge security feature that will protect users against malicious extensions sideloaded into the web browser. Edge enables developers to install extensions ...