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

Microsoft this week announced that its scareware blocker, which aims to identify potential scam sites and messages, is now in ...

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Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. Scareware scams (also known ...

How to opt into the new scareware blocker To opt into the scareware blocker, first make sure you're running the latest version of Edge. To do this, click the three-dot icon at the top right ...

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.

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 ...

Microsoft is clear that this is all done locally, and that nothing will be sent or stored in the cloud while scareware blocker runs. Microsoft is hoping to make its scareware blocker even better ...