Microsoft Edge Automatically Blocks Malicious Browser Notifications
Original title: Microsoft Edge Now Automatically Blocks Malicious Browser Notifications Used in Scareware Attacks
Edge 156 now links Scareware blocker and SmartScreen detections to notification permissions, automatically disabling them for scam sites.
Microsoft updated Microsoft Edge to automatically turn off website notifications when they link to detected scams or scareware. The protection connects detections from Scareware blocker and SmartScreen to the originating website, preventing repeated exposure to fraudulent pages after initial permission is granted. On next browser startup an information bar appears and users can inspect blocked sites in settings.
- Introduced in Edge 156 in October
- Links scam detections to notification sender
- Displays information bar on next start
- Supports block and report for notifications
Impact: Repeated exposure to scam pages via browser notifications
- 1.Use the three-dot menu to turn off notifications for an annoying site
- Vendors
- Microsoft
- Products
- Microsoft Edge
From the original article
2 min read at gbhackers.com
Microsoft Edge now automatically turns off website notifications linked to detected scams, cutting off a persistent delivery channel for fake antivirus warnings and deceptive security alerts. Introduced with Edge 156 in October, the protection links Microsoft Defender SmartScreen and Scareware blocker detections to the website sending the notification. Microsoft detailed the capability in its November […]
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