Forget Chrome and Edge – This Challenger – Browser now offers more protection against online scams
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- Duckduckgo offers improved, in-browser scam protection
- Online scam is increasing, so it wants to keep users safe
- It says that SCAM Blocker does not send tracking information to third parties
Online scam is increasing, AI enables cyber criminals to send more frequent scams that are more advanced than ever, and financial losses are increasingly growing, with Online fraud costs Americans $ 12.5 billion in 2024.
Duckduckgo Want to change this and reveal a new edition of his browser With a built-in SCAM Blocker tool that helps to protect users against phishing websites, malware and other online scams.
This now includes fake crypto -currency exchanges sites, fraudulent shopping sites and ‘strareware’ -a kind of malicious software that tries to convince victims that their device has a virus to trace them unnecessary unnecessary antivirus software.
Devastating losses
The SCAM Blocker is available for free on Duckduckgo for mobile and for desktop, and can enjoy Privacy Pro users VPN.
The tool works by preventing scams from loading when a user accidentally follows a malignant link. With a warning message, the user can then safely navigate from the page.
The SCAM Blocker also blocks advertisements for tracker before they load, so that users are safe for ‘malvertising’ ads that can endanger their systems.
SCAM Blocker never follows searches, and it prevents other companies from harvesting data, with browser protections that are designed to keep your information private. It protects your anonymity by keeping a ‘dangerous sitle list’ locally on your device, which means that your browsing data is not sent elsewhere.
“Most browsers use Google tools for phishing and malware blocking, so that browsing data is sent to Google in real time,” says Brit Edwards, senior communication manager, Duckduckgo.
“We don’t do that. We designed SCAM Blocker ourselves, with data from independent cyber security company Netcraft. Our scam protection does not require an account and we do not share your browsing data with third parties.”
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