Microsoft Edge Introduces AI-Powered Scareware Blocker

The new feature in Edge 133 automatically detects and mitigates full-screen scam pop-ups using a local machine learning model.

Microsoft Edge version 133 now includes a 'Scareware blocker' designed to detect and stop full-screen scam pop-ups in real-time.
The feature uses AI and computer vision to compare suspicious pages to thousands of known scam examples provided by the scam-fighting community.
Scareware blocker operates locally on users' devices without saving or sending images to the cloud, preserving privacy.
When a potential scam is detected, the browser exits full-screen mode, stops audio playback, and displays a warning with a screenshot of the page.
Users can enable the feature manually in Edge's privacy settings and must update to the latest version of the browser to access it.