The SmartScreen filter in Windows 10 can sometimes stop you from downloading the app you want. Here's how to get past it, and why sometimes you should think twice before doing so. We’ve all been there ...

Most cyber-attacks involve downloading infected software on the system. The malware is disguised as a genuine application, and thus many internet users are deceived into downloading them. Microsoft is ...

Microsoft has deprecated SmartScreen on Internet Explorer and IE Mode within Windows 11. It has also issued some recommendations for administrators about the issue. Internet Explorer has already been ...

At, times, when you try to download a file from the Internet, your Internet Explorer or Ege Legacy browser, may stop it from being downloaded. This is the SmartScreen Filter in action, trying to ...

Over the weekend, privacy concern were raised regarding how Microsoft Edge is uploading the URLs to SmartScreen without hashing them first. After further testing by BleepingComputer, we learned that ...

Windows 10 includes various tools to keep you safe, including the likes of Windows Defender and Sandbox. For the most part, these are useful tools that helps to keep your computer protected, but you ...

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 ...

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Last month, Microsoft rolled out the first ...

Last week we looked at how to shut down Windows 8 and how to boot directly to the Desktop -- two of the most irksome Windows 8 quirks -- and today, in our continuing series of Windows 8 tips and ...

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 ...

You know that warning that pops up every time you want to install a new app in Windows? The one that sometimes prevents you from doing it when an app seems a little ...