Though the threat may be patched up by Windows, you could still be at risk for this Windows SmartScreen malware threat. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses the issue.

Edge Canary expands Scareware Blocker with new controls, blocking scam sites by default & sharing details with Defender ...

The vulnerability tracking number is CVE-2024-21412 and it exists in Windows Defender SmartScreen. Attackers can create special files to bypass the security review of Microsoft systems.

The vulnerability in question impacts Microsoft Windows Defender SmartScreen, resulting from inadequate checks on Internet Shortcut (.url) files. Threat actors leverage this loophole by creating .url ...

A Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability patched in November has found fresh active exploitation in a Phemedrone information-stealing malware campaign, according to cybersecurity research ...

Microsoft Edge can work with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen to block PUPs, and it is enabled when you turn on reputation-based protection. However, you should also ensure that the feature is ...

Edge already uses Microsoft Defender SmartScreen to block known examples of these scams, but this new scareware blocker uses a machine learning model to detect new and unknown scams that get past ...

So far, it's looking like the useful phishing protections enabled by a Microsoft Defender SmartScreen capability are just for Windows 11 users, starting with version 22H2.

Microsoft is giving its popular Windows Defender antivirus utility a name change, and it is reflective of the company's increasingly important (and lucrative) decision to branch into cross ...

Two security feature bypasses impacting Microsoft SmartScreen are on the February Patch Tuesday docket, among over 70 issues.

The Microsoft Defender ATP for Android preview uses reputation scanning on URLs to determine malicious links using the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen service. In addition, IT pros can set custom ...

The enhanced Windows Defender, SmartScreen, boot system, and password protection are the most noticeable security improvements in Windows 8. But the new OS has even more system enhancements that ...