Though the threat may be patched up by Windows, you could still be at risk for this Windows SmartScreen malware threat. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses the issue.

The vulnerability in question impacts Microsoft Windows Defender SmartScreen, resulting from inadequate checks on Internet Shortcut (.url) files. Threat actors leverage this loophole by creating .url ...

Last month, Microsoft rolled out the first major Windows 10 update for PCs and tablets. Today, the company is detailing one of the security improvements included within: Microsoft SmartScreen can ...

So far, it's looking like the useful phishing protections enabled by a Microsoft Defender SmartScreen capability are just for Windows 11 users, starting with version 22H2.

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

You can also safely test the Microsoft Edge URL-blocking feature of PUA protection using Redmond's Microsoft Defender SmartScreen demo page.

Microsoft is giving its popular Windows Defender antivirus utility a name change, and it is reflective of the company's increasingly important (and lucrative) decision to branch into cross ...

Microsoft announced new upcoming security features for Windows 11 on Tuesday. However, one of the most significant ones, Smart App Control, requires you to reset your PC.

Two security feature bypasses impacting Microsoft SmartScreen are on the February Patch Tuesday docket, among over 70 issues.

The Microsoft Defender ATP for Android preview uses reputation scanning on URLs to determine malicious links using the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen service. In addition, IT pros can set custom ...

The enhanced Windows Defender, SmartScreen, boot system, and password protection are the most noticeable security improvements in Windows 8. But the new OS has even more system enhancements that ...