Just last year, two tech support firms were forced to pay $26 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which had accused the companies of deceptive marketing ...

Microsoft Edge 133 is now rolling out globally, and it ships with several improvements, including a new scareware blocker ...

In this guide, I'll help you understand and enable the feature on Windows ... must contact the fake technical support phone number to recover your system. A big part of the scam is to use design ...

Microsoft has introduced a new scareware blocker in its Edge browser to protect users from online scams leveraging scareware ...

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs ... pressuring them to call a fake tech support number. Defender SmartScreen, which also ...

To do so, open Edge on your Windows PC, tap on the three horizontal dots on the top right of the screen and click on Settings ...

including using fake Windows pop-ups, to scam consumers. “These companies used scare tactics and lies about threats to consumers’ personal computers to bilk consumers, particularly older ...