Scareware Blocker is a security feature that uses a local AI model to analyze the contents on the screen (in this case, the web browser) to detect signs of scams in real-time.

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 ...

As described in a Microsoft blog post on Monday, Edge's Scareware blocker works by using computer vision to compare a scareware site that tries to open full-screen with thousands of sample scams.

Microsoft this week announced that its scareware blocker, which aims to identify potential scam sites and messages, is now in public preview. The feature, which was first announced in November at ...

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused web browser and search engine, has expanded the scope of its Scam Blocker tool.

Scareware blocker uses a machine learning model that runs on the local computer,” explains the Microsoft Edge team in a blog post. “The model uses computer vision to compare full screen ...

Activating scareware blocker. Image Credits:Microsoft This adds an additional level of security to what exists within the likes of Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which already looks for ...

Understandably, Microsoft wants to fight this — and it’s doing so with a new Scareware Blocker feature in Edge, which was first announced in November at the 2024 Ignite conference.

Microsoft announced its new scareware blocker at the 2024 Ignite conference a few months ago and now it’s ready for users to try out. This preview is open to everyone who uses Edge; ...

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 ...

DuckDuckGo isn't the absolute best privacy-focused browser, it is an excellent alternative to Chrome that doesn't have the ...