33 docs tagged with "disable-smartscreen"

This script disables the SmartScreen feature in Edge (Legacy). Edge (Legacy) uses the Windows Defender SmartScreen by default to protect users from phishing scams and malicious software. This feature is enabled by default and cannot be turned off by users. This script disables SmartScreen and prevents users from turning it back on. As a result, users will not receive alerts about potential threats. Disabling this feature reduces potential privacy risks by preventing data sharing. This may also i...

This script disables the SmartScreen feature in Edge. SmartScreen warns against potential phishing scams and malicious software. By default, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is active, but users can opt out. Once you run this script, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen will be turned off. Disabling this feature reduces potential privacy risks by preventing data sharing. This may also improve system performance by reducing processing workload. While disabling this feature increases user autonomy and pri...

This script lets you configure whether Microsoft Defender SmartScreen checks download reputation from a trusted source. Edge determines a trusted source by checking its Internet zone. If the source comes from the local system, intranet, or trusted sites zone, then the download is considered trusted and safe. By default, if you do not run this script, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen checks the download's reputation regardless of source. Once you run this script, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen does...

This script stops Microsoft Defender SmartScreen from making DNS requests. By default, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen sends DNS requests to identify potentially harmful websites, like those involved in phishing or malware. Disabling DNS requests stops SmartScreen from obtaining IP addresses, which enhances privacy by reducing IP data sharing. This script also improves security by reducing dependence on DNS servers. Disabling DNS requests mitigates a security risk: if DNS fails to resolve a websi...

This script disables Edge's SmartScreen feature that targets potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Edge's SmartScreen PUA feature aims to protect against adware, coin miners, bundleware, and other low-reputation software. This feature warns users about potentially harmful applications. This feature is off by default. This script keeps the feature inactive, preventing automatic or unintended activations. Disabling this feature reduces potential privacy risks by preventing data sharing. This m...

This script prevents specific versions of Microsoft Edge from updating to the newer SmartScreen library. This script reverts Microsoft Edge to the previous SmartScreen library, used before version 103. It blocks Edge from loading the new SmartScreen library ("libSmartScreenN"), which is responsible for checking site URLs and application downloads. By running this script, Edge will utilize the older library ("libSmartScreen"). This script is effective only for Microsoft Edge versions 95 to 107. I...

This script disables SmartScreen in outdated versions of Internet Explorer. SmartScreen is also known as the Phishing Filter or SmartScreen Filter. It protects users by identifying and blocking malicious web content. Disabling this feature enhances your privacy by preventing the collection of data related to your browsing habits. It can also increase system performance by reducing the computational overhead required to scan and evaluate web content. However, this may also lower your security...

This script disables the outdated Internet Explorer SmartScreen filter ("ieapfltr.dll"). The "ieapfltr.dll" file is also known as Microsoft SmartScreen Filter or Anti-phishing browser solution. It is mainly used by Internet Explorer. Despite the official end of support for Internet Explorer 11 on June 15, 2022, some systems may still have this component. Benefits: By disabling the SmartScreen functionality that monitors user behavior, this script enhances your privacy. It reduces the att...

This script disables the SmartScreen settings interface in older Windows versions. It specifically targets and soft-deletes the "SmartScreenSettings.exe" file. Found only in older Windows versions, including Windows 8. Based on tests, this file does not exist in newer versions such as Windows 11 Pro (23H2) or Windows 10 Pro (22H2) and beyond. The "SmartScreenSettings.exe" is a user interface component that displays settings for the SmartScreen filter. Removing this component may enhance privacy ...

This script disables the "App Install Control" feature of SmartScreen. This feature restricts app installations exclusively to those from the Microsoft Store. It displays "The app you're trying to install isn't a Microsoft-verified app" message during app installation. By default, this feature is turned off. Disabling SmartScreen automatically deactivates it as well. This script explicitly deactivates the feature to guarantee it remains disabled. Once disabled, SmartScreen permits users to insta...

This script disables the SmartScreen checks for apps and files. SmartScreen protects users by warning them before running potentially malicious programs downloaded from the internet. This warning appears as a dialog box before you run an unrecognized or known malicious app downloaded from the internet. These checks are part of SmartScreen's reputation-based protection. This feature is enabled by default. Microsoft collects data about the files and programs you run when this feature is enabled....

This category contains scripts to disable SmartScreen's Enhanced Phishing Protection feature, which monitors password usage and sends data to Microsoft. This feature collects information from suspicious websites or apps to identify security threats when users enter their passwords. It was introduced in Windows 11, version 22H2, and is technically identified as "webthreatdefense" (Web Threat Defense). This feature raises several privacy concerns, including: Monitoring of password entries acro...

This script disables the Warn me about password reuse feature in Defender SmartScreen's Enhanced Phishing Protection. The script prevents SmartScreen from warning users when they reuse their work or school password across different services. The feature aims to encourage users to change reused passwords. This feature is off by default. By explicitly disabling it, the script ensures it remains inactive persistently. This script improves privacy by reducing the password-related data shared...

This script disables the Enhanced Phishing Protection warnings in Defender SmartScreen related to potentially malicious password entry scenarios. By default, these warnings are turned off. This script ensures it remains disabled. Disabling this feature stops warnings from appearing when users enter their work or school passwords into potentially malicious websites or applications. This option is also known as Warn me about malicious apps and sites. It warns users when they enter their wo...

This script disables Defender SmartScreen's Enhanced Phishing Protection feature that warns users about unsafe password storage. This feature warns you when you enter passwords in apps such as Notepad, Word, OneNote, or Excel. This option is known as Warn me about unsafe password storage. By default, this feature is disabled This script explicitly disables this feature to maintain the default behavior consistently. This script enhances privacy by preventing Microsoft from monitoring ...

This script disables Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen on Windows. Enhanced Phishing Protection monitors and captures unsafe password entries, sending telemetry data to Microsoft Defender. In audit mode, users are not notified about potential security risks. Running this script fully disables Enhanced Phishing Protection. It will no longer capture events, send telemetry, or notify users. Users will not be able to re-enable it through the graphical interface. This scr...

This script disables automatic data collection by SmartScreen's Enhanced Phishing Protection. Enhanced Phishing Protection collects additional information when users enter their work or school passwords on suspicious websites or apps. This information may include displayed content, played sounds, and application memory. Microsoft uses this data to enhance SmartScreen's ability to identify malicious websites or apps. This data helps Defender SmartScreen determine if the user entered t...

This script disables the Enhanced Phishing Protection telemetry feature in Windows. Enhanced Phishing Protection collects data on phishing attacks to improve Microsoft's security products. It shares this data across Microsoft's security suite, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. This feature allows organizations to monitor unsafe password usage through alerts and reports in the Microsoft 365 Defender Portal. This script enhances your privacy by: Preventing data collection and sharing rela...

This script disables the user interface for Enhanced Phishing Protection on Windows. Enhanced Phishing Protection is a feature in Windows 11 that aims to protect users from phishing attacks. This feature monitors the passwords you enter and warns you if a site may be malicious. This script prevents Enhanced Phishing Protection from displaying warnings and prompts. It does not stop the underlying monitoring but disables only the visual warnings and prompts. This may enhance privacy perception by ...

This script disables the "webthreatdefsvc" and "webthreatdefusersvc" services. These services enhance security by monitoring for unauthorized access to user credentials. However, these services also collect telemetry and sensor data, raising privacy concerns. Disabling these services reduces this data collection, thereby enhancing privacy. Additionally, these services require opening firewall ports and running background services, which may increase your attack surface and reduce security. Disab...

This category includes scripts to disable SmartScreen for apps and files. SmartScreen is a security feature that checks the reputation of apps and files you download or run. It's part of Windows' reputation-based protection system. Key points about SmartScreen for apps and files: It blocks unrecognized apps and files that may be potentially harmful. • It performs reputation checks on downloaded programs and their digital signatures. • If an app, file, or digital signature has an established good...

This category includes scripts to disable SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps. SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps is a security feature that: Checks content used by Microsoft Store apps. • Can restrict app installations to only those from the Microsoft Store. • Scans web content (URLs) accessed by Microsoft Store apps. It's part of Windows' broader Reputation-based protection system. Disabling this feature can: Enhance privacy by reducing data sent to Microsoft for content and app checks....

This category provides scripts to disable SmartScreen in Microsoft browsers. SmartScreen is a security feature in Edge. When you visit websites or download files, SmartScreen checks the reputation of the URL or file. If SmartScreen determines that the site or file is malicious, it blocks access or download. SmartScreen is enabled by default in Microsoft Edge. SmartScreen feature raises privacy concerns because it sends unhashed URLs, downloaded files, applications being run, IP addresses, and th...

This script disables COM SmartScreen integrations within Windows. SmartScreen is a security feature that aims to protect your device from harmful applications, files, and websites by comparing items with a database of known threats. COM (Component Object Model) objects are software components that let different programs communicate. These integrations allow SmartScreen to interact with various Windows components. Disabling these components disrupts SmartScreen's functionality. This scrip...

This script disables essential SmartScreen libraries, limiting their functionality and preventing their use by other programs. A library is a set of code and resources that help programs operate. A DLL (Dynamic Link Library) contains code and data that multiple programs can use simultaneously. Disabling these libraries stops SmartScreen operations across applications. This enhances your privacy by eliminating SmartScreen data collection. It improves security by reducing the system's attack s...

This script stops the "smartscreen.exe" process and prevents it from running. This process is officially known as Windows Defender SmartScreen. It manages the SmartScreen functionality. Disabling SmartScreen enhances privacy by preventing outbound network connections that transmit your data. Even when disabled, SmartScreen continues running in the background. It also improves system performance by reducing CPU usage. However, disabling the SmartScreen process may compromise your security by re...

This category includes scripts that disable SmartScreen system components. SmartScreen is a security feature in Windows that helps protect your device from potentially harmful applications, files, and websites. Its components run in the background as part of the operating system. Disabling these components may: Improve privacy by reducing data collection used for SmartScreen functionality. • Increase system performance by eliminating background processes. • Enhance security by removing potential...

This script disables the web content checking feature of SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps. SmartScreen scans web content (URLs) accessed by Microsoft Store apps to enhance security. SmartScreen is enabled by default. Initially, this feature was known as SmartScreen Filter for Microsoft Store apps. Later, it was renamed to "SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps". It is part of SmartScreen's reputation-based protection. Disabling this feature enhances your privacy by reducing data shared with...

This script allows users to bypass SmartScreen warnings in Edge (Legacy). Edge (Legacy) features a SmartScreen filter that warns users about potentially malicious websites and file downloads. By default, this feature allows users to ignore these warnings and proceed to download files. This script keeps this option, enhancing user privacy by minimizing data sent to Microsoft. Disabling this feature reduces potential privacy risks by preventing data sharing. This may also improve system performanc...

This script allows users to bypass SmartScreen warnings in Edge. Edge's SmartScreen shows warnings about potentially malicious websites. By default, users can override SmartScreen warnings and visit the site. This script maintains this option, enhancing privacy by minimizing data sent to Microsoft. Maintaining this option in its default state reduces potential privacy risks by limiting data sharing with Microsoft. This may also improve system performance by reducing processing workload. While ke...

This script allows users to bypass Edge SmartScreen warnings when downloading files. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns users about potentially unsafe downloads. By default, users can bypass Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings and complete unverified downloads. This script maintains the default option, enabling users to bypass SmartScreen warnings if chosen. This script allows users to override these warnings. This enhances user privacy by reducing the amount of data sent to Microsoft for ...

This script disables SmartScreen app blocking, allowing apps to bypass its warnings. SmartScreen is a security feature that protects users by displaying warnings before running potentially harmful programs. These warnings help prevent the execution of suspicious applications. This feature is enabled by default on Windows. SmartScreen sends data to Microsoft about the files and applications run on the system. This raises privacy concerns because it involves collecting user behavior data. The Cent...

This script allows users to bypass SmartScreen warnings for Microsoft Store apps. SmartScreen is a security feature that filters web content accessed by Microsoft Store apps. By default, SmartScreen allows users to bypass its warnings. This script keeps the default setting. Enabling SmartScreen bypass may enhance privacy by reducing data shared with Microsoft. It increases user control over security checks and may improve system performance by removing an additional security check. However, this...