Microsoft Edge Did ANOTHER Awesome Thing

Name: Microsoft Edge Did ANOTHER Awesome Thing
Uploaded: 2026-11-04
Duration: 17 min 39 s
Channel: John Hammond
Description: The video walks through how Microsoft Edge's Scareware Blocker collects user reports and uses client-side detection to flag malicious website notification prompts. It shows a demo of a notification-abuse page being blocked, and explains how the reports feed back into protection for other users. The discussion also covers how attackers use rotating subdomains to evade detection.

John Hammond · 18 min

The video walks through how Microsoft Edge's Scareware Blocker collects user reports and uses client-side detection to flag malicious website notification prompts. It shows a demo of a notification-abuse page being blocked, and explains how the reports feed back into protection for other users. The discussion also covers how attackers use rotating subdomains to evade detection.