Microsoft Edge's Scareware blocker is a local AI model designed to help users avoid annoying and dangerous full screen ...

The new machine learning threat detection software, first announced at the 2024 Ignite conference, recognizes the signs of scareware to protect users in real-time, putting users back in control of ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed “scareware blocker,” which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. “Scareware” has blighted the web ...

In February 2024, the woman was tricked by a computer support scheme that mimicked Microsoft customer support and transferred ...

SINGAPORE – These alerts pop up on your computer screen, warning you of a virus that has infected your device. They also offer you a lifeline – a phone number for “tech support”.

DUNDEE — The Dundee Police Department is investigating a potential computer scam that nearly cost a local 87-year-old woman ...

"The model uses computer vision to compare full screen pages to thousands of sample scams that the scam-fighting community shared with us. The model runs locally, without saving or sending images ...

It then uses computer vision to compare these samples with new scams it encounters in real time. If the tool suspects potential scareware, it will exit full-screen mode, stop any audio playback (e ...