URL reputation demonstrations

Applies to:

• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
• Microsoft Defender for Business
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1

Test how Microsoft Defender SmartScreen helps you identify phishing and malware websites based on URL reputation. Scenario requirements and setup

• Client devices must be running Windows 11 or Windows 10
• Server devices must be running Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Microsoft Edge browser required
• For more information, see Microsoft Defender SmartScreen

SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge URL scenario demonstrations

Is This Phishing?

Alerts the user to a suspicious page and ask for feedback:

• Is this Phishing?

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

  

Phishing Page

A page known for phishing that should be blocked:

• A known Phishing page

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

  

Malware page

A page that hosts malware and should be blocked:

• A known malware page

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

  

Blocked download

Blocked from downloading because of its URL reputation

• Download blocked due to URL reputation

  Launching this link should render a warning that the download was blocked as being unsafe by Microsoft Edge.

Exploit page

A page that attacks a browser vulnerability

• Known browser exploit page

  Launching this link should render a message similar to the Malware page message.

Malvertising

A benign page hosting a malicious advertisement

• A page known to contain malicious advertisements

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

  

See also

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Documentation

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - demonstration scenarios

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