This kind of special file is mainly a Windows Internet shortcut (.url file). Hackers can exploit the vulnerability to create another .url file pointed to a remote SMB share hosting to perform related ...

A Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability that was patched in February is still being used in infostealing attacks across the globe. Now, five months later, Fortinet has flagged yet another ...

Microsoft has fixed a Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen flaw that has been exploited in attacks as a zero-day since at least 2018. On vulnerable systems, threat actors have abused the ...

You know that warning that pops up every time you want to install a new app in Windows? The one that sometimes prevents you from doing it when an app seems a little ...

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 ...

Microsoft has fixed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities during the April 2024 Patch Tuesday, although the company failed to initially tag them as such. The first, tracked as CVE-2024-26234 ...

Data-harvesting malware Phemedrone exploits vulnerability in Windows Defender SmartScreen to avoid warnings and checks. It collects various sensitive data and sends them to the hackers. The ...

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 137 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software. None of the weaknesses addressed this month are known to be ...

Microsoft's new tool protects users from fake support and scam popups The new scareware sensor in Edge promises faster SmartScreen threat detection The AI-driven Scareware blocker is backed with ...