A problem with the Microsoft SmartScreen malware-thwarting technology in Internet Explorer 8 rendered countless users unable to access all kinds of sites throughout the day on November 4. Microsoft ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser is far better than its rivals at combating socially engineered malware, according to a study by researchers at NSS Labs. The security company published its ...

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. It looks like Microsoft is introducing a built-in file checker powered by the SmartScreen Filter in ...

It would not be a good day in the world of Microsoft if we did not bring you at least one Windows 8 leak, and the one that we have dredged up for today is a corker. If you are familiar with either ...

Internet Explorer (IE) 9 caught 92% of live malware threats, and IE8 caught 90%, according to the NSS Labs browser security report. Opera 11, by contrast, only caught 5% of live threats. NSS Labs ...

Microsoft's new Internet Explorer browser version adds a lot to the mix, and our Windows expert shows you how to make the most of it The latest Microsoft browser adopts HTML5, bringing it into the ...

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 ...