If you have received an error message saying, "Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting," while launching or installing a recently ...

Learn how to open and configure Windows Defender settings in Windows 11 to protect your PC from viruses and online threats.

SmartScreen is designed to automatically block suspicious files, but it often flags genuine downloads as malicious. Here's how you can disable Windows Defender SmartScreen on Windows 11 to download ...

An actively exploited security bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is being exploited in a new stealer campaign to download malicious executables on the victim’s system. Tracked as ...

A Phemedrone information-stealing malware campaign exploits a Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability (CVE-2023-36025) to bypass Windows security prompts when opening URL files. Phemedrone is a ...

If you use a Windows computer, it's time to update it yet again — before hackers get to you with the latest Windows malware threat. Phemedrone is an open-source malware that targets web browsers and ...

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

Microsoft has patched today a Windows Defender SmartScreen zero-day exploited in the wild by a financially motivated threat group to deploy the DarkMe remote access trojan (RAT). The hacking group ...

Microsoft offered more details this week about its enhanced phishing protection technology that kicked off with the newly released Windows 11 version 22H2. So far, it's looking like the useful ...

Microsoft Edge has a new feature known as "Scareware Blocker" that helps you block (primarily) tech support online scams. In this guide, I'll help you understand and enable the feature on Windows 11.