If the malicious link matches one on the list, Microsoft Defender Browser Protection will show a red warning screen letting you know that the web page you are about to visit is known to be harmful, giving you a clear path back to safety with one click. If you click a malicious link in an email or navigate to a site designed to trick you into disclosing financial, personal or other sensitive information, or a website that hosts malware, Microsoft Defender Browser Protection will check it against a constantly updated list of malicious URLs known to Microsoft. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an industry-leading, cloud-powered endpoint security solution offering vulnerability management, endpoint protection, endpoint detection and response, and mobile threat defense in a single unified platform. The Microsoft Defender Browser Protection extension helps protect you against online threats, such as links in phishing emails and websites designed to trick you into downloading and installing malicious software that can harm your computer. Currently supported region(s): United States Set the policy value for 'Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/SmartScreen settings/Prevent bypassing Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prompts for sites' to 'Enabled'.Protect yourself against online threats, like phishing and malicious websites, with real-time protection from Microsoft. If this machine is on SIPRNet, this is Not Applicable. If the value for 'PreventSmartScreenPromptOverride' is not set to 'REG_DWORD = 1', this is a finding. Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: The policy value for 'Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/SmartScreen settings/Prevent bypassing Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prompts for sites' must be set to 'Enabled'. Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guideĭetails Check Text ( C-38939r766830_chk ) Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is a protection feature that is used to help deter or block your users from visiting potentially malicious websites and.

If this setting is disabled or not configured, users can ignore Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings and continue to the site. If this setting is enabled, users cannot ignore Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings, and are blocked from continuing to the site. Launch the Windows Defender Security Center shortcut in your Start menu to open it.

This policy setting allows a decision to be made on whether users can override the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings about potentially malicious websites.

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