SmartScreen app reputation demonstration

  • Applies to: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2, Microsoft Defender for Business

Test how Microsoft Defender for Endpoint SmartScreen helps you identify phishing and malware websites based on App reputation.

Prerequisites

  • Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer browser required.

Supported operating systems

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2016 and later
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2 and later.

Scenario Demos

Known good program

This program has a good reputation; the download should run uninterrupted:

Unknown program

Because the program download doesn't have sufficient reputation to ensure that it's trustworthy, SmartScreen will show a warning before running the program download.

  • Unknown program

    Launching this link should render a message similar to the following:

    SmartScreen doesn't have sufficient reputation information about the download file, and warns the user to stop or proceed with caution.

Known malware

This download is known malware; SmartScreen should block this program from running.

  • Known malware

    Launching this link should render a message similar to the following:

    Screenshot showing how SmartScreen detects a file download with an unsafe reputation; the download is blocked.

Learn more

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Documentation

See also

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - demonstration scenarios

Tip

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