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 ...

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

In a refreshing change from recent negative sparring with Google, Microsoft has just confirmed a critical update for Windows ...

Microsoft Edge 133 is now rolling out globally, and it ships with several improvements, including a new scareware blocker ...

Have you ever encountered a web page that claimed your PC had a virus and asked you to download antivirus software? That type of scam is known as scareware, and it's a threat that Microsoft is ...

Microsoft Edge's Scareware blocker is a local AI model designed to help users avoid annoying and dangerous full screen ...

The new machine learning threat detection software, first announced at the 2024 Ignite conference, recognizes the signs of ...

Scareware blocker uses a machine learning model that runs on the local computer," Microsoft said. "The model uses computer vision to compare full screen pages to thousands of sample scams that the ...

When a potential scam is detected, Edge exits full-screen mode, halts audio playback, displays a warning, and shows a thumbnail of the page.

With its Edge browser,   Microsoft has begun implementing a new scareware filter. Thanks to a local machine learning model, ...

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 ...