Windows Defender SmartScreen acts as a sort of guard dog while you use Windows 10. It will block you from opening some apps if they come from an unknown place or are created by an unknown publisher.

For example, in December last year ... in Flash Player that was later reported to Adobe and patched. When SmartScreen blocks drive-by download attacks, it will display a red warning instead ...

Windows SmartScreen may block any app or link that it finds suspicious. But at times you may receive a message, Windows SmartScreen can’t be reached right now. If you see this message ...

When enabled, SmartScreen will block PUAs and PUPs as they are downloaded ... by Microsoft Defender's PUA blocking feature. For example, crypto mining applications and torrent software commonly ...

According to Microsoft, the new SmartScreen protection aims to block drive-by attacks before any web content is parsed or rendered. SmartScreen generates a small cache file that is periodically ...

Defender SmartScreen, which also protects Edge users ... "The model uses computer vision to compare full screen pages to thousands of sample scams that the scam-fighting community shared with ...

For example, in December last year ... previously unknown vulnerability in Flash Player that was later reported to Adobe and patched. When SmartScreen blocks drive-by download attacks, it will display ...