A proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) has become available for a critical zero-day vulnerability in the Windows SmartScreen technology. Microsoft issued a patch for the issue in its November Patch Tuesday ...

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 ...

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

Palo Alto Networks’ cybersecurity research arm Unit 42 recently discovered a new malware variant targeting users via a vulnerability in Windows SmartScreen Mispadu is an infostealer built on Delphi, ...

Windows 10 Edge might have its fair share of bugs but Microsoft says the browser now stops web attacks against it-- even if Adobe's Flash Player plugin is installed and "even if a patch isn't yet ...

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 ...

Microsoft has disputed claims that Windows 8’s SmartScreen feature is a privacy concern. Microsoft has disputed claims that Windows 8’s SmartScreen feature is a privacy concern. is a senior editor and ...

A security researcher has detailed what he claims are “very serious privacy” problems with Windows 8’s SmartScreen feature. A security researcher has detailed what he claims are “very serious privacy” ...