SmartScreen app reputation demonstration

Applies to:

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

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

Scenario requirements and setup

• The following versions of Windows are supported:
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer browser required.

Scenario Demos

Known good program

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

• Known good program download

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

  

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:

  

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:

Learn more

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Documentation

See also

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - demonstration scenarios