Edge's new scareware blocker aims to protect you from malicious websites that try to scam you through fear tactics. Here's how to opt in.

A new security feature for Microsoft Edge is now available for preview, helping people overcome scareware scams. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

When a potential scam is detected, Edge exits full-screen mode, halts audio playback, displays a warning, and shows a thumbnail of the page.

Microsoft is rolling out "scareware blocker," which uses machine learning to identify a very specific and pervasive type of online scam.

Microsoft said today that its recently announced Scareware blocker in Edge is now available in preview on Windows.

This new built-in security feature aims to keep users from falling for malware that attempts to trick them into giving out personal or financial information by filling their screens with flashing banners or full-screen alerts designed to scare them into taking action.

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams.

Microsoft has a new strategy to keep users on its Edge browser and prevent them from switching to Google Chrome. According to Windows Latest, when users search for "Google Chrome" on Bing while logged out of their Microsoft account, they are now presented with several obstacles.

Microsoft is overhauling Edge settings on Android with "v2" update in Canary version, introduces "Microsoft Services" and dedicated settings.

Scareware is a type of malware that relies on scare tactics to get you to lower your guard and unknowingly install malware or give away sensitive personal data before you realize you’re being tricked.