If early leaked screenshots are to be believed (and the feature survives without being canned for some reason or another) Microsoft is to bake into Windows 8 a file verification tool based on the ...

At, times, when you try to download a file from the Internet, your Internet Explorer or Ege Legacy browser, may stop it from being downloaded. This is the SmartScreen Filter in action, trying to ...

Antimalware efforts might be paying off, as Microsoft reports that the browser's SmartScreen Filter has stopped 1 billion malware downloads since its launch. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

Internet Explorer 8's Smartscreen Filter, used to secure users from dodgy websites, has stopped its one billionth malware download, Microsoft has proudly announced. Internet Explorer 8’s Smartscreen ...

Microsoft announced this month that it will stop providing updates for its SmartScreen e-mail spam filters on Nov. 1. These filters, which have long been used with Exchange and Outlook, are getting ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. It looks like Microsoft is introducing a built-in file checker powered by the SmartScreen Filter in ...

After some digging around in Microsoft’s new OS, Windows 8, a few people came to the conclusion the SmartScreen filter was breaching user privacy by keeping a very close eye on all installed programs ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Microsoft has revealed that 1 out of every 14 downloaded programs is later confirmed as malware. The ...