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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.

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Microsoft has begun testing a new "scareware blocker" for Edge on Windows PCs. The feature uses machine learning to detect tech support scams. It was introduced at the 2024 Ignite conference in ...

Microsoft Edge 133 is now rolling out globally, and it ships with several improvements, including a new scareware blocker feature. In addition, Microsoft is updating the backend of the Downloads UI ...

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.