SmartScreen
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SmartScreen is a Microsoft security technology that helps protect users by blocking malicious websites, downloads, and potentially unwanted applications in browsers like Microsoft Edge.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Defender SmartScreen | 3 |
| SmartScreen canonical | 2 |
| Microsoft reputation databases | 1 |
| Phishing Filter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T452282 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SmartScreen Context triple: [Microsoft Edge, securityFeature, SmartScreen]
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A.
Windows Defender
Windows Defender is Microsoft's built-in antivirus and anti-malware solution designed to protect Windows systems from viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other security threats in real time.
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B.
Windows Sandbox
Windows Sandbox is a lightweight, isolated virtual environment built into Windows that lets users safely run and test untrusted applications without affecting the host system.
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C.
Duo Security
Duo Security is a cybersecurity company best known for its cloud-based multi-factor authentication and zero-trust access solutions.
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D.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft that serves as the default browser for Windows and supports modern web standards and technologies.
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E.
Windows Hello
Windows Hello is a biometric and PIN-based authentication feature in Windows that lets users securely sign in using facial recognition, fingerprints, or a device-specific PIN.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SmartScreen Target entity description: SmartScreen is a Microsoft security technology that helps protect users by blocking malicious websites, downloads, and potentially unwanted applications in browsers like Microsoft Edge.
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A.
Windows Defender
Windows Defender is Microsoft's built-in antivirus and anti-malware solution designed to protect Windows systems from viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other security threats in real time.
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B.
Windows Sandbox
Windows Sandbox is a lightweight, isolated virtual environment built into Windows that lets users safely run and test untrusted applications without affecting the host system.
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C.
Duo Security
Duo Security is a cybersecurity company best known for its cloud-based multi-factor authentication and zero-trust access solutions.
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D.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft that serves as the default browser for Windows and supports modern web standards and technologies.
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E.
Windows Hello
Windows Hello is a biometric and PIN-based authentication feature in Windows that lets users securely sign in using facial recognition, fingerprints, or a device-specific PIN.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft security feature
ⓘ
security technology ⓘ |
| brandName |
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen
ⓘ
linked to:
SmartScreen
|
| canBeDisabledBy | system administrators ⓘ |
| canBeManagedVia |
Group Policy
ⓘ
Microsoft Endpoint Manager ⓘ
linked to:
Intune
|
| componentOf |
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen
ⓘ
linked to:
SmartScreen
Microsoft Edge security ⓘ Windows security ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Security app
|
| configurable | true ⓘ |
| dataSource |
Microsoft reputation databases
ⓘ
linked to:
SmartScreen
reported unsafe sites list ⓘ user telemetry ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| feature |
URL reputation checking
ⓘ
application reputation checking ⓘ blocking of reported malware sites ⓘ blocking of reported phishing sites ⓘ cloud-based reputation service ⓘ download screening ⓘ integration with Windows Defender SmartScreen ⓘ telemetry-based risk assessment ⓘ warning pages for unsafe sites ⓘ |
| introducedInProduct |
Internet Explorer 8
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Explorer
|
| operatedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| platform |
Web
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ |
| protectsAgainst |
drive-by downloads
ⓘ
malicious software ⓘ phishing attacks ⓘ potentially unwanted applications ⓘ social engineering attacks ⓘ |
| purpose |
block potentially unwanted applications
ⓘ
malware protection ⓘ phishing protection ⓘ protect users from malicious downloads ⓘ protect users from malicious websites ⓘ reputation-based protection ⓘ |
| requires | internet connectivity for reputation checks ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Phishing Filter
ⓘ
linked to:
SmartScreen
|
| usedIn |
Internet Explorer
ⓘ
Microsoft Edge ⓘ Microsoft Store ⓘ Outlook.com ⓘ
linked to:
Outlook
Windows ⓘ |
| warningType |
blocking warnings
ⓘ
informational warnings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: SmartScreen Description of subject: SmartScreen is a Microsoft security technology that helps protect users by blocking malicious websites, downloads, and potentially unwanted applications in browsers like Microsoft Edge.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Edge
linked to: SmartScreen
linked to: SmartScreen
linked to: SmartScreen
linked to: SmartScreen
linked to: SmartScreen