Microsoft Edge’s scareware blocker is now turned on for everyone. A quick look at what this change means and how you can control it.

Many websites use pop-ups and overlays to get you to sign up for newsletters, request cookie access, or promote offers. Although some web browsers come with built-in pop-up blockers to deal with these ...

Have you ever been scrolling along, minding your own business, when an ad suddenly hijacks your page with a full-screen warning about a computer virus or account insecurity? These are invariably scams ...

Edge’s Scareware blocker goes mainstream, using AI and SmartScreen integration to stop fake alerts before users fall for them ...

After a successful test earlier this year, all Edge users with more than 2GB of RAM are getting the handy protection turned on all the time.

Scams often use fear to trick people—and of such schemes, scareware is extremely obvious about this tactic. On a malicious website, pop-up windows wrest control of your screen, blaring alarms that ...

Even the best ad blockers can't stop website pop-ups from, well, popping up. Whether the site has a newsletter they want you to subscribe to, or they have cookie settings they need you to confirm, ...

If there were a championship for annoyance, pop-up ads would most certainly win. Few things can compete with this highly intrusive and distracting form of advertising. Given this, it is no wonder ...