Merge pull request #2489 from MicrosoftDocs/4074722-Smartscreen-content-updates

Changes to SmartScreen pages

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-smartscreen/windows-defender-smartscreen-overview.md

@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ manager: dansimp
 
 - Windows 10
 - Windows 10 Mobile
+- Microsoft Edge
 
-Windows Defender SmartScreen protects against phishing or malware websites, and the downloading of potentially malicious files.
+Windows Defender SmartScreen protects against phishing or malware websites and applications, and the downloading of potentially malicious files.
 
 **Windows Defender SmartScreen determines whether a site is potentially malicious by:**
 
-- Analyzing visited webpages looking for indications of suspicious behavior. If Windows Defender Smartscreen determines that a page is suspicious, it will show a warning page to advise caution.
+- Analyzing visited webpages looking for indications of suspicious behavior. If Windows Defender SmartScreen determines that a page is suspicious, it will show a warning page to advise caution.
 
 - Checking the visited sites against a dynamic list of reported phishing sites and malicious software sites. If it finds a match, Windows Defender SmartScreen shows a warning to let the user know that the site might be malicious.
 
@@ -36,16 +37,13 @@ Windows Defender SmartScreen protects against phishing or malware websites, and
 
 - Checking downloaded files against a list of files that are well known and downloaded by many Windows users. If the file isn't on that list, Windows Defender SmartScreen shows a warning, advising caution.
 
-    >[!NOTE]
-    >Before Windows 10, version 1703, this feature was called _the SmartScreen filter_ when used within the browser and _Windows SmartScreen_ when used outside of the browser.
-
 ## Benefits of Windows Defender SmartScreen
 
 Windows Defender SmartScreen provide an early warning system against websites that might engage in phishing attacks or attempt to distribute malware through a socially-engineered attack. The primary benefits are:
 
-- **Anti-phishing and anti-malware support.** Windows Defender SmartScreen helps to protect your employees from sites that are reported to host phishing attacks or attempt to distribute malicious software. It can also help protect against deceptive advertisements, scam sites, and drive-by attacks. Drive-by attacks are web-based attacks that tend to start on a trusted site, targeting security vulnerabilities in commonly-used software. Because drive-by attacks can happen even if the user does not click or download anything on the page, the danger often goes unnoticed. For more info about drive-by attacks, see [Evolving Windows Defender SmartScreen to protect you from drive-by attacks](https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/12/16/SmartScreen-drive-by-improvements/#3B7Bb8bzeAPq8hXE.97)
+- **Anti-phishing and anti-malware support.** Windows Defender SmartScreen helps to protect users from sites that are reported to host phishing attacks or attempt to distribute malicious software. It can also help protect against deceptive advertisements, scam sites, and drive-by attacks. Drive-by attacks are web-based attacks that tend to start on a trusted site, targeting security vulnerabilities in commonly used software. Because drive-by attacks can happen even if the user does not click or download anything on the page, the danger often goes unnoticed. For more info about drive-by attacks, see [Evolving Windows Defender SmartScreen to protect you from drive-by attacks](https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/12/16/SmartScreen-drive-by-improvements/#3B7Bb8bzeAPq8hXE.97)
 
-- **Reputation-based URL and app protection.** Windows Defender SmartScreen evaluates a website's URLs to determine if they're known to distribute or host unsafe content. It also provides reputation checks for apps, checking downloaded programs and the digital signature used to sign a file. If a URL, a file, an app, or a certificate has an established reputation, your employees won't see any warnings. If however there's no reputation, the item is marked as a higher risk and presents a warning to the employee.
+- **Reputation-based URL and app protection.** Windows Defender SmartScreen evaluates a website's URLs to determine if they're known to distribute or host unsafe content. It also provides reputation checks for apps, checking downloaded programs and the digital signature used to sign a file. If a URL, a file, an app, or a certificate has an established reputation, users won't see any warnings. If, however, there's no reputation, the item is marked as a higher risk and presents a warning to the user.
 
 - **Operating system integration.** Windows Defender SmartScreen is integrated into the Windows 10 operating system, meaning that it checks any files an app (including 3rd-party browsers and email clients) attempts to download and run.
 
@@ -53,14 +51,14 @@ Windows Defender SmartScreen provide an early warning system against websites th
 
 - **Management through Group Policy and Microsoft Intune.** Windows Defender SmartScreen supports using both Group Policy and Microsoft Intune settings. For more info about all available settings, see [Available Windows Defender SmartScreen Group Policy and mobile device management (MDM) settings](windows-defender-smartscreen-available-settings.md).
 
-- **Blocking URLs associated with potentially unwanted applications.** In the next major version of Microsoft Edge (based on Chromium), SmartScreen will blocks URLs associated with potentially unwanted applications, or PUAs. For more information on blocking URLs associated with PUAs, see [Detect and block potentially unwanted applications](../windows-defender-antivirus/detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-windows-defender-antivirus.md).
+- **Blocking URLs associated with potentially unwanted applications.** In Microsoft Edge (based on Chromium), SmartScreen blocks URLs associated with potentially unwanted applications, or PUAs. For more information on blocking URLs associated with PUAs, see [Detect and block potentially unwanted applications](../windows-defender-antivirus/detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-windows-defender-antivirus.md).
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > SmartScreen protects against malicious files from the internet. It does not protect against malicious files on internal locations or network shares, such as shared folders with UNC paths or SMB/CIFS shares.
 
 ## Viewing Windows Defender SmartScreen anti-phishing events
 
-When Windows Defender SmartScreen warns or blocks an employee from a website, it's logged as [Event 1035 - Anti-Phishing](https://technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/dd565657(v=msdn.10).aspx).
+When Windows Defender SmartScreen warns or blocks a user from a website, it's logged as [Event 1035 - Anti-Phishing](https://technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/dd565657(v=msdn.10).aspx).
 
 ## Viewing Windows event logs for Windows Defender SmartScreen
 Windows Defender SmartScreen events appear in the Microsoft-Windows-SmartScreen/Debug log in Event Viewer.
@@ -82,8 +80,5 @@ EventID | Description
 1002 | User Decision Windows Defender SmartScreen Event
 
 ## Related topics
-- [Windows Defender SmartScreen Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://feedback.smartscreen.microsoft.com/smartscreenfaq.aspx)
-
-- [SmartScreen Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://feedback.smartscreen.microsoft.com/smartscreenfaq.aspx)
 - [Threat protection](../index.md)
 - [Available Windows Defender SmartScreen Group Policy and mobile device management (MDM) settings](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-smartscreen/windows-defender-smartscreen-available-settings)

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-smartscreen/windows-defender-smartscreen-set-individual-device.md

@@ -19,60 +19,65 @@ ms.author: macapara
 **Applies to:**
 - Windows 10, version 1703
 - Windows 10 Mobile
+- Microsoft Edge
 
-Windows Defender SmartScreen helps to protect your employees if they try to visit sites previously reported as phishing or malware websites, or if an employee tries to download potentially malicious files.
+Windows Defender SmartScreen helps to protect users if they try to visit sites previously reported as phishing or malware websites, or if a user tries to download potentially malicious files.
 
-## How employees can use Windows Security to set up Windows Defender SmartScreen
-Starting with Windows 10, version 1703 your employees can use Windows Security to set up Windows Defender SmartScreen for an individual device; unless you've used Group Policy or Microsoft Intune to prevent it.
+## How users can use Windows Security to set up Windows Defender SmartScreen
+Starting with Windows 10, version 1703, users can use Windows Security to set up Windows Defender SmartScreen for an individual device; unless and administrator has used Group Policy or Microsoft Intune to prevent it.
 
 >[!NOTE]
 >If any of the following settings are managed through Group Policy or mobile device management (MDM) settings, it appears as unavailable to the employee.
 
 **To use Windows Security to set up Windows Defender SmartScreen on a device**
-1. Open the Windows Security app, and then click **App & browser control**.
+1. Open the Windows Security app, and then select **App & browser control** > **Reputation-based protection settings**.
 
-2. In the **App & browser control** screen, choose from the following options:
+2. In the **Reputation-based protection** screen, choose from the following options:
 
    - In the **Check apps and files** area:
-    
-       - **Block.** Stops employees from downloading and running unrecognized apps and files from the web.
 
-       - **Warn.** Warns employees that the apps and files being downloaded from the web are potentially dangerous, but allows the action to continue.
+       - **On.** Warns users that the apps and files being downloaded from the web are potentially dangerous but allows the action to continue.
 
-       - **Off.** Turns off Windows Defender SmartScreen, so an employee isn't alerted or stopped from downloading potentially malicious apps and files.
+       - **Off.** Turns off Windows Defender SmartScreen, so a user isn't alerted or stopped from downloading potentially malicious apps and files.
 
    - In the **Windows Defender SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge** area:
-    
-       - **Block.** Stops employees from downloading and running unrecognized apps and files from the web, while using Microsoft Edge.
         
-       - **Warn.** Warns employees that sites and downloads are potentially dangerous, but allows the action to continue while running in Microsoft Edge.
+       - **On.** Warns users that sites and downloads are potentially dangerous but allows the action to continue while running in Microsoft Edge.
         
-       - **Off.** Turns off Windows Defender SmartScreen, so an employee isn't alerted or stopped from downloading potentially malicious apps and files.    
+       - **Off.** Turns off Windows Defender SmartScreen, so a user isn't alerted or stopped from downloading potentially malicious apps and files.
+   - In the **Potentially unwanted app blocking** area:
+
+      - **On.** Turns on both the 'Block apps' and 'Block downloads settings. To learn more, see [How Microsoft identifies malware and potentially unwanted applications](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/intelligence/criteria#potentially-unwanted-application-pua).
+          - **Block apps.** This setting will prevent new apps from installing on the device and warn users of apps that are existing on the device.
+
+          - **Block downloads.** This setting will alert users and stop the downloads of apps in the Microsoft Edge browser (based on Chromium).
+
+      - **Off.** Turns off Potentially unwanted app blocking, so a user isn't alerted or stopped from downloading or installing potentially unwanted apps.
 
    - In the **Windows Defender SmartScreen from Microsoft Store apps** area:
         
-     - **Warn.** Warns employees that the sites and downloads used by Microsoft Store apps are potentially dangerous, but allows the action to continue.
+     - **On.** Warns users that the sites and downloads used by Microsoft Store apps are potentially dangerous but allows the action to continue.
         
-     - **Off.** Turns off Windows Defender SmartScreen, so an employee isn't alerted or stopped from visiting sites or from downloading potentially malicious apps and files.
+     - **Off.** Turns off Windows Defender SmartScreen, so a user isn't alerted or stopped from visiting sites or from downloading potentially malicious apps and files.
 
-       ![Windows Security, Windows Defender SmartScreen controls](images/windows-defender-smartscreen-control.png)
+       ![Windows Security, Windows Defender SmartScreen controls](images/windows-defender-smartscreen-control-2020.png)
 
-## How Windows Defender SmartScreen works when an employee tries to run an app
-Windows Defender SmartScreen checks the reputation of any web-based app the first time it's run from the Internet, checking digital signatures and other factors against a Microsoft-maintained service. If an app has no reputation or is known to be malicious, Windows Defender SmartScreen can warn the employee or block the app from running entirely, depending on how you've configured the feature to run in your organization.
+## How Windows Defender SmartScreen works when a user tries to run an app
+Windows Defender SmartScreen checks the reputation of any web-based app the first time it's run from the Internet, checking digital signatures and other factors against a Microsoft-maintained service. If an app has no reputation or is known to be malicious, Windows Defender SmartScreen can warn the user or block the app from running entirely, depending on how you've configured the feature to run in your organization.
 
-By default, your employees can bypass Windows Defender SmartScreen protection, letting them run legitimate apps after accepting a warning message prompt. You can also use Group Policy or Microsoft Intune to block employees from using unrecognized apps, or to entirely turn off Windows Defender SmartScreen (not recommended).
+By default, users can bypass Windows Defender SmartScreen protection, letting them run legitimate apps after accepting a warning message prompt. You can also use Group Policy or Microsoft Intune to block your employees from using unrecognized apps, or to entirely turn off Windows Defender SmartScreen (not recommended).
 
-## How employees can report websites as safe or unsafe
-You can configure Windows Defender SmartScreen to warn employees from going to a potentially dangerous site. Employees can then choose to report a website as safe from the warning message or as unsafe from within Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11.
+## How users can report websites as safe or unsafe
+Windows Defender SmartScreen can be configured to warn users from going to a potentially dangerous site. Users can then choose to report a website as safe from the warning message or as unsafe from within Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11.
 
 **To report a website as safe from the warning message**
 - On the warning screen for the site, click **More Information**, and then click **Report that this site does not contain threats**. The site info is sent to the Microsoft feedback site, which provides further instructions.
 
 **To report a website as unsafe from Microsoft Edge**
-- If a site seems potentially dangerous, employees can report it to Microsoft by clicking **More (...)**, clicking **Send feedback**, and then clicking **Report unsafe site**.
+- If a site seems potentially dangerous, users can report it to Microsoft by clicking **More (...)**, clicking **Send feedback**, and then clicking **Report unsafe site**.
 
 **To report a website as unsafe from Internet Explorer 11**
-- If a site seems potentially dangerous, employees can report it to Microsoft by clicking on the **Tools** menu, clicking **Windows Defender SmartScreen**, and then clicking **Report unsafe website**.
+- If a site seems potentially dangerous, users can report it to Microsoft by clicking on the **Tools** menu, clicking **Windows Defender SmartScreen**, and then clicking **Report unsafe website**.
 
 ## Related topics
 - [Threat protection](../index.md)