If the website or the URL has a doubtful reputation, SmartScreen will just not download the file and will block it! It will also warn you about it – File is unsafe to download and was blocked by SmartScreen Filter.įor the above two warnings, when using Internet Explorer, if you were to select View downloads, and right-click on the file entries, different context menu items will appear for these two kinds of potentially malicious files. The only option you see here is to Delete it.ĥ] Blocked download from a questionable website The warning displayed will read – SmartScreen Filter reported file as unsafe. If the file being downloaded is a malicious file, when you click on Save, the file will get downloaded, but SmartScreen will block it from running. It asks you Do you want to run or save the file from web page? You then have the option to Run or Save it. If when you download a file from the Internet, you see a white notice at the bottom of the web page, which turns to yellow, and it has a dark yellow line as the top border, then the file may be considered safe. If you wish to proceed anyway, you need to click on the Disregard and continue link. But if you are sure that the site is safe, you may click on the Report that this site does not contain threats link. If you see such a warning, you should close the tab.
If SmartScreen is sure that the website you are visiting is a site, it will display a red screen with This website has been reported unsafe heading with a Phishing threat warning, when you click on the More information option.
But in this case, I would recommend that you close the tab and move on. If a website is known to push malware onto users’ computers, SmartScreen will display a Malicious software threat warning, when you click on the More information option. 1] Known exploit web page that attacks browser vulnerabilities or distributes Malware Let us take a look at the warnings it throws up when it wants to draw your attention to certain events. However, with attackers finding newer ways to intrude into the PCs, Windows 11/10 includes a beefed-up SmartScreen that protects from drive-by attacks in Microsoft Edge. The Windows SmartScreen filter offers protection to Microsoft Edge users from internet-based attacks by blocking malicious websites, phishing attacks, socially engineered malware, Drive-by-download attacks, as well as web-based attacks that exploit software vulnerabilities, and displays warnings for Malvertising and Tech Support scam sites.
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